Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W8VEL callsign genealogy
Currently held by VAN OCHTEN, MITCHELL G
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 W8VEL's current licensee, walking backwards.
- VAN OCHTEN, MITCHELL GMIgranted 2015-08-05cancelled 2021-04-23
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W8VEL.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W8VEL, oldest first.
- Flaugher, Paul R OH1993-07-13 → cancelled 2005-07-14
- VAN OCHTEN, MITCHELL G MI2021-04-23 active