F8NY 1934 France

QSL card sent to Barbara Dunn G6YL.
Started as a SWL in 1925.
Licensed in 1927 at EG6YL.

Operator: Rene Sigrist

 

This is Rene Sigrist F8RSB, F8NY

 

 René Sigrist was a Textile Engineering from the School: École Supérieure de Filature et de Tissage de Mulhouse in 1927, like his father Edouard Sigrist in 1891,
curently ENSISA (École nationale Superieure d’ingénieurs sud Alsace)
Rene F8NY is on the 3rd row from the top, 6th from the right

 

Left to right: F8NY Rene Sigrist, F8FR Robert Dubs, F8FR's wife, parents of F8NY: Marie and Edouard Sigrist (Marie died in 1939 and Edouard in Breitenbach around 1935).
Front: Children of F8FR.

 

F8NY and equipment!

 

F8NY on the air!

 

1934 ARRL membership certificate of F8NY!

 

French callsigns dated 1 October 1924.

 

A power supply schematic by Rene F8NY

QSL K8CX Collection
Photos from the estate of F8RSB, F8NY
Courtesy of Floriane Sigrist