Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W8RYB callsign genealogy
Currently held by PAYNE, ROBERT L
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 W8RYB's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Brown, Ryan AMIgranted 2020-12-28cancelled 2021-02-06
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W8RYB.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W8RYB, oldest first.
- PAYNE, ROBERT L WV2007-07-19 → cancelled 2019-10-17
- Brown, Ryan A MI2021-02-06 active