Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W8PRK callsign genealogy
Currently held by MELNICK, WALTER
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 W8PRK's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Kaiser Jr, Paul RMIgranted 2023-04-22cancelled 2024-06-25
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W8PRK.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W8PRK, oldest first.
- MELNICK, WALTER OH2004-04-21 → cancelled 2016-05-25
- Kaiser Jr, Paul R MI2024-06-25 active