Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W8ESQ callsign genealogy
Currently held by LOONEY, DAVID A
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 W8ESQ's current licensee, walking backwards.
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W8ESQ.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W8ESQ, oldest first.
- HOUGH, ROBERT D WV1997-01-27 → cancelled 2000-04-18
- LOONEY, DAVID A OH2022-04-07 active