Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-14
WA4RUM callsign genealogy
Currently held by KESTER, RAYMOND D
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 WA4RUM's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Kester, Ray DVAgranted 2020-06-25cancelled 2020-08-11
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held WA4RUM.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign WA4RUM, oldest first.
- KESTER, RAYMOND D VA2014-05-21 → cancelled 2018-10-09
- Kester, Ray VA2020-08-11 active