Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-14
WB8LYJ callsign genealogy
Currently held by TOWNSEND, JOSEPH J
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 WB8LYJ's current licensee, walking backwards.
- TOWNSEND, JOSEPH JGAgranted 2019-06-12cancelled 2019-12-28
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held WB8LYJ.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign WB8LYJ, oldest first.
- TOWNSEND, JOSEPH J OH1990-10-02 → cancelled 2002-10-03
- TOWNSEND, JOSEPH J GA2019-12-28 active