Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-14
W8OWN callsign genealogy
Currently held by Lapham, Christopher L
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 W8OWN's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Lapham, Christopher LMIgranted 2016-04-26cancelled 2020-12-22
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W8OWN.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W8OWN, oldest first.
- Rouman, George L MI2015-10-23 → cancelled 2019-01-15
- Lapham, Christopher L MI2020-12-22 active