Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-14
W8EI callsign genealogy
Currently held by NIELSON, READ R
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 W8EI's current licensee, walking backwards.
- MacCracken, William ROHgranted 2008-05-16cancelled 2010-03-26
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W8EI.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W8EI, oldest first.
- NIELSON, READ R OH2006-08-31 → cancelled 2007-06-29
- MacCracken, William R OH2020-04-02 active