Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-14
W1ABE callsign genealogy
Currently held by KENDALL, LESTER E
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 W1ABE's current licensee, walking backwards.
- JESTINGS, JEFF JGAgranted 2002-04-19cancelled 2002-11-23
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W1ABE.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W1ABE, oldest first.
- KENDALL, LESTER E RI1997-05-20 → cancelled 2002-09-03
- JESTINGS, JEFF J GA2023-12-12 active