Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-14
W8KDS callsign genealogy
Currently held by RIDENOUR, PAUL W
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 W8KDS's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Gutierrez, Lance IMTgranted 2023-12-23cancelled 2024-01-13
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W8KDS.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W8KDS, oldest first.
- RIDENOUR, PAUL W MD2009-06-09 → cancelled 2021-06-10
- Gutierrez, Lance I MT2024-01-13 active