Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-14
W8EAL callsign genealogy
Currently held by ZIMBELMAN, ROBERT
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 W8EAL's current licensee, walking backwards.
- ZIMBELMAN, ROBERTOHgranted 2022-01-10cancelled 2022-01-29
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W8EAL.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W8EAL, oldest first.
- Chenock, Lawrence J MI2008-06-17 → cancelled 2020-09-11
- ZIMBELMAN, ROBERT OH2022-01-29 active