Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-14
W8DVS callsign genealogy
Currently held by WAID, JAMES
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 W8DVS's current licensee, walking backwards.
- WAID, JAMES MOHgranted 2017-04-26cancelled 2017-05-26
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W8DVS.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W8DVS, oldest first.
- CARPENTER, TILFORD C OH1997-02-20 → cancelled 2009-02-21
- WAID, JAMES OH2017-05-26 active