Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W8RQ callsign genealogy
Currently held by MEESE JR, RUSSELL
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 W8RQ's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Smallwood, Michael AMIgranted 1997-02-18cancelled 2006-02-11
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W8RQ.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W8RQ, oldest first.
- MEESE JR, RUSSELL MI1994-01-18 → cancelled 2003-06-01
- Smallwood, Michael A MI2016-02-09 active