Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-14
W8VHK callsign genealogy
Currently held by SHELLHAAS, RUSSELL D
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 W8VHK's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Shellhaas, David WOHgranted 2006-09-19cancelled 2006-12-22
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W8VHK.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W8VHK, oldest first.
- SHELLHAAS, RUSSELL D OH1994-07-14 → cancelled 2006-07-15
- SHELLHAAS, DAVID W OH2016-11-02 active