Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
WW8J callsign genealogy
Currently held by SMITHWICK, BRADFORD 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 WW8J's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Flake, Richard JMIgranted 1996-01-17cancelled 2004-09-08
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held WW8J.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign WW8J, oldest first.
- SMITHWICK, BRADFORD J OH1999-06-15 → cancelled 2002-08-12
- Flake, Richard J MI2024-08-30 active