W4DDD James W. 'Jim' Robinson Mandeville, LA QCWA # 24782

First lic 1933 first in call book 1934 In St Marys GA as W4DDD my father who got me into hamming was W4CWG Wes.

Now at age 93 1/2 in down stairs apartment with a limited patio. Only have a IC 718 left and it now has problems with transmitting. Have a Ten Tec qrp rig for cw only that I can use in my car with a 8 ft vertical which I plan to try out soon with weather b4 it gets too hot as don.t drive an operate so will be sitting hopefully in the shade. I also work cq100 the VOIP computer radio program only for Lic hams. Do cw when I can find a cw contact and also voice. So this keeps mtyself and many hams who still do HF or those who have had to give up HF operating but want to keep up a hamming life. I now live in Mandeville LA just across Lake Ponchatrain from New Orleans 25 miles N of NOLA. 73 W4DDD JIM The ten Tec shown in the picture from qrz.com picture was taken in about 2008 was sold to a voice only ham when sizing down my station.

May 03, 2015