Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W8GIL callsign genealogy
Currently held by OSTOPYAK, STEVE F
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 W8GIL's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Villanueva Jr, GilbertTXgranted 2015-11-23cancelled 2015-12-12
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W8GIL.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W8GIL, oldest first.
- OSTOPYAK, STEVE F OH1988-03-29 → cancelled 2000-03-30
- Villanueva Jr, Gilbert TX2025-12-18 active