He was active Radio Amateur and member of the 5 Ocean Club.
Information from his qrz page:
I was born in Kirovograd-city on 16th of February in 1937. Have been a military pilot on Mi-4, Mi-6 and Mi-8 helicopters. After the army I were a top-manager in cosmic since laboratory that controlls radioamateurs satellites on the Earth. Now I'm an engineer in Institute of Spectroscopy RAS. Since 1962 I'm an radioamateur, my call signs were UF6BAA, UF6BG, UC2LAQ, UA0UAM, UA3DHU.
Information received from Anton, RC3C.
