Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W8KTL callsign genealogy
Currently held by COMFORT, RAYMOND B
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 W8KTL's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Klipa, Thomas LMIgranted 2007-06-15cancelled 2014-03-15
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W8KTL.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W8KTL, oldest first.
- COMFORT, RAYMOND B MI1997-02-27 → cancelled 2009-02-28
- Klipa, Thomas L MI2024-01-09 active