Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W8KPL callsign genealogy
Currently held by SIMPSON, WILLIAM 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 W8KPL's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Morris, James KMIgranted 2024-11-14cancelled 2024-12-03
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W8KPL.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W8KPL, oldest first.
- SIMPSON, WILLIAM W MI1996-12-06 → cancelled 2001-03-02
- Morris, James K MI2024-12-03 active