Horst Niendorf (Germany)

Born in 1938 in Jueterbog  south of  Berlin. Started radio career in 1960 with  “Grossfunkzeugnis  2. Klasse”  after   2   years study in Königs Wusterhausen which allowed to work as op at coast radio station   “Ruegen Radio/DHS”. Thereafter acquired step by step   all   levels  of  maritime   radio   certificates   up to 1st class radiotelegraphy certificate and even GMDSS certificate.   Sailed on abt. 40 ships  as r/o in deep sea fisheries,  merchant marine and passenger ship “Hanseatic/C6KA9” as well. From  1978  till   1991 worked  as   a  teacher  at  the “Nautical Engineering College Warnemuende/Wustrow”  and   trained   more than 400 future radio officers including about 90 young ladies. Ended   maritime  radio   career  1998 when the GMDSS killed our jobs. Since 1980 ham radio op holding c/s DL4NH.   As founder and head of the Marcom radioclub mostly  operating   from   the museum ship ex “Dresden/DAVK” moored in Rostock. Her  former   radio   room  is used as Marcom’s clubstation using the c/s DL0MCM. But in  February 2018 in the age of 80 years I changed my domicile to the Dithmarschenregion, now without responsibilities for DL0MCM.