Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12

AB7IW

Expired

KESTER, DON W

Location: BOISE, ID
Class: Amateur Extra
Granted: 2003-03-06
Expires: 2013-06-01
Previous call: KJ7HU
FRN: 0008566184

Get notified about status changes and vanity availability for this callsign.

Vanity availability

Available

Available now

AB7IW cleared its 2-year hold on 2017-05-31. Eligible for vanity application.

Last held by KESTER, DON W (ID).

Confidence: High

Expired licenses get a 2-year FCC renewal grace period followed by the 2-year hold. The date shown accounts for both, so it's the firm release date per §97.19.

Callsign genealogy

Full chain →

Previously held by current licensee

KJ7HU
no FCC ULS record on file

License history

0 events

No recorded events.

More vanity slots coming available

From Idaho

All →

KB7QAL 2026-09-14
KD7SRK 2026-09-18
KF7YQA 2026-09-19
KC9CKY 2026-09-22
KD7STM 2026-09-25

Starting with AB7

All →

AB7FI ID · 2027-01-04
AB7QQ OR · 2027-01-25
AB7PM MT · 2027-02-11
AB7ED WA · 2027-03-11
AB7LV OR · 2027-05-10

Full history → Vanity availability → Callsign genealogy →