Topband: 3B9C Online Log Etc.

[Thomas Giella KN4LF]

I presume that most already have this online log website for 3B9C saved but just in case here it is.
http://www.fsdxa.com/3b9c/online-logs.html .

Last night I worked 3B9C on 3795/3790 kc phone and I used my knowledge of propagation to do it. I began listening to the 3B9C op. Tuesday evening UTC, one hour before my local sunset here in Florida. He was in my high local QRN level on the tee vertical and in the lightning QRN on the low doublet, unfortunately I have no room for listening antennas on my suburban 1/4 acreville.

3B9C was never better then Q4 throughout the evening hours and unlike many I will not call a station unless he's Q5 at least part of the time. Sunrise for Rodriguez Island was approximately 0155 UTC. What I did was to switch to my low doublet beginning at 0150 UTC and at 0155 UTC 3B9C suddenly popped up out of the QRN to a real 59. I called him once on the low doublet and bingo worked him.

Tonight I will attempt to work them on 160 meters using the same method. I have M.S. and can't use a straight key or iambic paddle with proficiency any longer, so send CW with my computer via the MRP40 v60 software. I can set up the software to auto send via macros!

73 & GUD DX,
Thomas F. Giella, KN4LF
Plant City, FL, USA
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