Domenico CASELLI (Italy)

Born   in  San Benedetto del Tronto (AP) in November  1954. Withapproximately  31 years  employed  in a   Maritime   Agency – Custom broker,  busy  exclusively  with ships. My first approaches with radio go back in the 1964 having in my home a  tube receiver IRRADIO,   subsequently with one   radio   Allocchio  Bacchini  I  followed in December 1970 and January 1971   the   recovery of oceanic Fishing Trawler “RODI”, sunk  in   the  Adriatic Sea – South of Ancona, with disastrous consequences …….. Left voluntary in Navy in 1973, I  didn’t  accept the carreer because of my registration and successive  call  near  the local school for Ship’s Radiotelegraphist – I.A.L . This Institute  prepared  excellent Ship’s Radio Operators in this years. Recalled in Navy  in January  1974  I  have lend service until December of 1975 in the category nurses, but   my  acquaintances   “cw-radio”  and  my  real  origin considered, I helped when necessary an old Chief R/T, than seen my great passion for the telegraphy proposed me to change   my   category but it was not possible because of the many problems that would be fated. I had earned sympathy and esteem by the Chief to the point  to replace   him  (with  the  approval   of   the Commando) in the turns of watch and this naturally   with   my   great   and   immense   satisfaction.   SWL  until 1976 (nearly exclusively in CW), since those times I possessed and still have an HAGENUK E75 of 1953 (100 – 4600 kHz in an angle of my station) with this receiver   I  have received thousands  of   weather   forecasts,  traffic  list,  radio newscasts,  from IAR – ROME RADIO. The Amateur radio licencearrived   in   1976. Enrolled to the A.R.I in 1977, I am always active inCW. I am a collector of telegraphic keys  with   special  care  for BUG   (VIBROPLEX).   Instructor of  W/T and aid instructor  near   Section A.R.I   of San Benedetto del Tronto.