Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-14
WA8VKS callsign genealogy
Currently held by HOSSLER, WILLIAM A
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 WA8VKS's current licensee, walking backwards.
- HOSSLER, WILLIAM AINgranted 2011-08-04cancelled 2011-10-01
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held WA8VKS.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign WA8VKS, oldest first.
- HOSSLER, WILLIAM A IN1998-12-22 → cancelled 2010-12-23
- HOSSLER, WILLIAM A MI2021-07-09 active