Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-14
W8REN callsign genealogy
Currently held by Beland, Rene M
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 W8REN's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Beland, Rene MMIgranted 2019-12-13cancelled 2021-10-13
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W8REN.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W8REN, oldest first.
- Benedict, John D MI2008-04-25 → cancelled 2020-07-15
- Beland, Rene M MI2021-10-13 active