Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-14
W8RAK callsign genealogy
Currently held by Kennedy, Robert A
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 W8RAK's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Kennedy, Robert AMIgranted 2017-05-24cancelled 2017-06-27
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W8RAK.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W8RAK, oldest first.
- ESTERLY, JOHN R OH1998-01-05 → cancelled 2000-10-04
- Kennedy, Robert A MI2017-06-27 active