Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
WD8DAD callsign genealogy
Currently held by MERRELL, RICHARD P
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 WD8DAD's current licensee, walking backwards.
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held WD8DAD.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign WD8DAD, oldest first.
- MERRELL, RICHARD P MI2009-01-06 → cancelled 2021-03-24
- Lathan, Christopher J MI2025-06-17 active