Avi Rochman (Israel)

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Born in Vilnius Lithuania and immigrated with my parents and brother in March 1971 to Israel (4X/4Z land), where I live with my extended family till today. I never lived next to the sea and my childhood experience with Baltic Sea during our family summer vacations was actually very bad; I felt terribly bad at the sea and always was sea sick as a child (Hi). In 1972 at age of 14 years old I was very curious and fascinated by electronics and the possibility to travel around the world, therefore decided to join Maritime Nautical School In Ashdod (Israel) where I was trained for 4 years till 1976 and become at the age of 18 Radio Officer on Merchant vessels holding 2nd Class R/O ticket.At age 18 (1976) immediately after finishing studies in the Nautical School, I joined the Israeli Navy where I served for 3 years ( till 1979) as CW operator on the missile ships. In 1979 after my demobilization from the Navy, I started my civilian R/O maritime career, but first of course, as an R/O Cadet in Haifa Radio 4XO for 3 month, and then 3 month in addition sea time at sea. I worked at sea starting 28 Nov-1979 till 28-Apr-1992 sailing on the following vessels:
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M/V Dhalit Rosenfeld Ltd. Israeli

M/V Dror II Tarshish Ltd Israeli

M/V Moran Tarshish Ltd Israeli

M/V Maklef Rosenfeld Ltd. Israeli

M/V Tilia ZIM Ltd Israeli

M/V Dona Mano Ltd Liberian

worked at sea remittently, thus starting in 1983 till 1989 studied in the Beersheba University for B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Materials Science and Engineering and sailed as R/O on my summer vacations which I must admit gave to me a very strong financial support to continue my studies. In 1992 I joined Motorola communications Israel where I managed Materials Technology Center and accomplished externally my Ph.D. degree in Materials Science and Engineering again in Beersheba University. I was employed by several Israeli/American Hi-Tech companies, still do, and also held in the past academic position of Deputy Chair Advanced Material Engineering Department in JRC (Jerusalem College of Engineering). Although got my extra class Ham license – 4X1WQ in early 1980s, never had thoughts of buying equipment and ”playing amateur” communications (Hi), but nostalgia and craving for CW never had abated, so luckily or by “mysterious guiding hand” I got in June 1989 from junk TS-820S transceiver……….and the rest is history. Hope to work you on the bands, 73:88, Good Health and Luck to all of you dear colleagues!!