Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W8PDL callsign genealogy
Currently held by PARKER, DONALD O
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 W8PDL's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Atkinson, Clyde AMIgranted 2009-02-23cancelled 2009-03-21
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W8PDL.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W8PDL, oldest first.
- PARKER, DONALD O MI1996-06-19 → cancelled 2008-06-20
- ATKINSON, CLYDE A MI2019-05-08 active