F3AU 1931 France

Ivan Pastre F3AT 1976

Ivan was on the ARRL DXCC Honor Roll for many years.
He was also member of :
Réseau des Emetteurs Français (REF),
ARRL, A1 Operator Club, FOC,
Union Francaise des Telegraphistes (UFT),
Several other clubs not listed.

Ivan Pastre was first licensed in France as F3AU in 1931.
He became F3AT in 1933.
After WWII, he went to Africa in the Air Force.
He was licensed in French Equatorial Africa as FQ3AT and FQ3AT/FE in 1947.
He was licensed in Cameroon where he signed FE8AB in 1948.
He was licensed in French West Africa where he signed FF8AG in 1951.

Ivan became a SK on November 8, 2016 at age 102!

QSL G4UZN Collection
Info courtesy of F5NQL, K8CX
Photo courtesy of K8MFO