Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W8MEN callsign genealogy
Currently held by SHIRK, ALBIN 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 W8MEN's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Shirk, Peter WTNgranted 2013-02-06cancelled 2013-03-22
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W8MEN.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W8MEN, oldest first.
- SHIRK, ALBIN B OH1988-06-14 → cancelled 2000-06-15
- Shirk, Peter W TN2013-03-22 → cancelled 2025-03-25