EU 08 RA 1927 USSR

QSL card sent to Barbara Dunn G6YL.
Started as a SWL in 1925.
Licensed in 1927 at EG6YL, Britian's first licensed YL.

 Pavel Gilyarov (from 1929 was eu3AB) was the head of the laboratory Ostekhbyuro, research engineer of the plant "Puffin". The callsign 08RA was often used to work his sister Marussia, when he didn't use his personal callsign. Paul was arrested on September 22, 1937, convicted under the Criminal Code of the RSFSR and shot on February 23, 1938. Maria Alexandrovna Gilyarova later became the doctor of geographical sciences, professor and taught at the Leningrad State University.

K8CX Collection