Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W8JFD callsign genealogy
Currently held by RANEY, JACK E
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 W8JFD's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Schmenk, Bill ROHgranted 2010-01-27cancelled 2016-07-23
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W8JFD.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W8JFD, oldest first.
- RANEY, JACK E OH2004-03-09 → cancelled 2016-06-01
- Schmenk, Bill R OH2026-04-25 active