Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W8DWI callsign genealogy
Currently held by MC DONALD, HOWARD C
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 W8DWI's current licensee, walking backwards.
- McDonald, Howard BOHgranted 2022-06-02cancelled 2022-09-24
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W8DWI.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W8DWI, oldest first.
- MC DONALD, HOWARD C FL2012-01-19 → cancelled 2020-10-08
- McDonald, Howard B OH2022-09-24 active