Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W8IRS callsign genealogy
Currently held by MC KOWN, DONALD 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 W8IRS's current licensee, walking backwards.
- KE8ODDcancelledIndependent Repeater SystemMIgranted 2020-03-09cancelled 2020-03-28
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W8IRS.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W8IRS, oldest first.
- MC KOWN, DONALD A OH1987-08-11 → cancelled 1999-08-16
- Independent Repeater System MI2020-03-28 active