Born blind, the oldest of 5 children, in 1951 Ham Radio has been a bright spot in my life since 1963. State side cw QSO's have been very enjoyable over the years. I have enjoyed teaching the cw to others. I met my wife of 10 years on 2 meters back in 1976. We own a repeater in the Rochester NY area on 444.850 mhz, PL 110.9. 73's Tim WB2KAO