Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-14
W8SHY callsign genealogy
Currently held by STARTUP, ALBERT B
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 W8SHY's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Leichliter, JasonMIgranted 2025-08-12cancelled 2025-09-30
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W8SHY.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W8SHY, oldest first.
- STARTUP, ALBERT B MI1995-11-28 → cancelled 2007-11-29
- Leichliter, Jason MI2025-09-30 active