Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W8TAR callsign genealogy
Currently held by SHONEBARGER, BERNARD R
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 W8TAR's current licensee, walking backwards.
- REIF, THOMAS AOHgranted 2014-08-18cancelled 2015-04-03
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W8TAR.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W8TAR, oldest first.
- SHONEBARGER, BERNARD R OH1996-05-22 → cancelled 2008-05-23
- REIF, THOMAS A OH2025-02-12 active