20140720 CT3FT(Madeira Island) on 17m CW

20140720 CT3FT(Madeira Island) on 17m CW

CT3FT  Madeira Island CEDRIC J. ROURKE BOX 86 PORTO SANTO ISLAND 9400 Madeira Island Email: Use mouse to view.. Ham Member Lookups: 191512

20140720 1640UTC 18075kHz CT3FT
Date : 20/Jul/2014 1640UTC
Freq : 18075kHz CW
Rig   : SDR(PI4THT)
ANT : Mini-Whip(PAORDT) 
PC recording

Lookups 191512 (219992) QRZ Record# 726697 QRZ Admin CT3FT Date Joined 2006-03-01 12:00:42 Last Update 2009-03-07 09:43:35 Geo Source From DXCC Bearing 334.6° NNW (from JJ5IZX) Distance 7485.7 mi (12047.1 km) Long Path 17371.1 mi (27956.1 km) Sunrise 06:13:19 UTC Sunset 20:15:06 UTC Admin For (1) CT3FT Other Callsigns Alias Comment GI3IVJ Previous callsign

Started SWLing as a schoolboy in 1949 back in Belfast, Ireland.   Studied for the ham radio tests and passed in 1952 and got my callsign GI3IVJ in Jan 1953.   My dad got his GI3JIM call about the same time and we set up a joint station.   Passed my professional exams and entered high school physics teaching in 1955.   We moved QTH several times and ended up on a rural hill top in Co. Down with an 80' tower and a 5 band Quad.   Working DX became easy and we both made it to DXCC HR in due course(364c).   With early retirement I moved down south to Madeira, found a nice wife,Margaret, and started DXing all over again from day one using CT3FT and CS3T in contests.   I use CW in the mornings on LF 1.8, 3.5, 7 & 10.1 MHz around dawn and SSB later in the day on HF.   QSL via CT buro or direct with SAE and return postage.   Hope QSO you from time to time.   73   Cedric.

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