Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W8DRR callsign genealogy
Currently held by PRECHTEL, CLEMENT J
The FCC publishes a previous_call_sign on
every amateur license — a self-link to the licensee's prior callsign.
Following those links produces the chain below.
Previous callsigns
Older callsigns held by W8DRR's current licensee, walking backwards.
- RANZ, DOUGLAS RMIgranted 2002-12-18cancelled 2007-04-13
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W8DRR.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W8DRR, oldest first.
- PRECHTEL, CLEMENT J OH1994-05-24 → cancelled 2003-07-03
- RANZ, DOUGLAS R MI2017-02-14 active