I worked and received a QSL from Jackie for a Topband QSO on 13 Nov 1987. A long time ago!
73 Frank W3LPL ----- Original Message ----- From: "Garry Shapiro" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 8:05:32 AM Subject: Re: Topband: 3B9EME You did not say exactly how many years ago you worked Jacky on 160. In 1999, after a DXpedition to 3B9 in which Jacky was a participant, the homeward-bound DXpeditioners (including myself) were at Jacky's house in Mauritius, standing on his roof and enjoying a beer. Jacky pointed to the house and lot next door and related how, before the lot was developed, he had used it for 160m. I don't think he has replaced that long-last antenna. I, already a rabid topbander, was of course disappointed by that turn of events. As 3B9R, we had erected a Titanex with 60 radials on a soccer pitch and had a kW. We worked lots of Europe, but only a handful of NA stations on the east coast, on one evening. No west coast at all. Garry, NI6T On 9/9/2013 6:39 PM, Charlie Cunningham wrote: > Wow! That's a good one!! I worked Jacky, 3B8CF many years ago on 160, but > never 3B9! Lowest bands I've ever worked 3B9 were 40 and 30 m. I worked > Jacky just before sunset here in Raleigh NC! Worked him with the FT-757 GX > that I had back then, with a GG 4-400A afterburner doing the best it could - > about 450 W to my inverted L with the submerged radials in the lake! :-) > > Charlie, K4OTV > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Topband [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike > Waters > Sent: Monday, September 09, 2013 9:30 PM > To: topband > Subject: Topband: 3B9EME > > 3B9EME has been calling CQ (listening up ~1) on 1822 for over an hour. But > they can't seem to hear very well. > > At one time, they were S7 here in SW Missouri. Someone tell them to put up > a Beverage antenna. :-) > > 73, Mike > www.w0btu.com > _________________ > Topband Reflector > > _________________ > Topband Reflector > _________________ Topband Reflector _________________ Topband Reflector
