Dinkins, Rodney

For more than 30 years, Dinkins worked in the aerospace industry as an electronics technical writer. Rod Dinkins started in radio in the late 1940s with his Knight Kit Ocean Hopper receiver, listening in to the ham bands. He served as an Aviation Electronics Technician from 1951-1955. Re-entering civilian life, he spent four years as an electronics instructor, followed by two years as a vocational electronics teacher at a junior college. He received his Amateur Radio license in 1977. He is a member of the San Diego DX Club (SDDXC) and the Palomar Amateur Radio Club (PARC), and was the former n...