Re: Topband: Stew Perry Contest

2020-12-28 Thread List Mail
Yes, I'm quite sure Stan was joking! On a serious note though, I was very pleased to work Stan last night. I was just about to turn off the radio, as the widespread thunderstorms continued to smash my receiver, when I saw Stan's CQ. Tuning to that frequency, I quickly determined the callsign,

Topband: Stew Perry audio files

2020-12-28 Thread ok1cf
Hi. My Stew Perry 5 minutes MP3 audio files are saved at: https://ulozto.cz/tamhle/sWl7RYQ4pzWA/name/Nahrano-28-12-2020-v-19-23-23 Time of files UTC+1 Hour. 73 es HNY Karel OK1CF _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector

Re: Topband: Stew Perry Contest

2020-12-28 Thread Gene Smar via Topband
Electric utilities used to use (ca 1980s) something called power-on nozzles or similar spelling to extinguish fires at energized substations. These nozzles were kept inside the stations hung on the chain link fence in specifically identified boxes for FD use. The nozzles broke up the water

Re: Topband: Stew Perry Contest

2020-12-28 Thread w5zn
Stan - yes dangerous..take a whiz on it instead :-))) ZN On 2020-12-28 09:49, Richard (Rick) Karlquist wrote: > On 12/28/2020 6:49 AM, Stan Stockton wrote: > >> I can see myself with my thumb over the end of a water hose before the CQ >> 160 Contest trying to spray water on power

Re: Topband: This report generated on Sunday, 27-Dec-20 at 20:29.

2020-12-28 Thread Tree
Yes. On Mon, Dec 28, 2020 at 8:54 AM Richard (Rick) Karlquist < rich...@karlquist.com> wrote: > > > On 12/28/2020 8:11 AM, Tree wrote: > > Okay - let's end this discussion now. > > > > US1Q has entered the Stew as a check log - he is not eligible for awards. > > > > It is unsportsmanlike to use

Re: Topband: standoff for inv L

2020-12-28 Thread Phil Lefever via Topband
I'd likely continue to use the fiberglass but I might fit a hardwood dowel inside its length to stiffen it. PVC can work that way too but you MUST have something to make it rigid. I had a side arm made from wood stuffed grey PVC pipe that was out in the weather for over 20 years with no

Re: Topband: This report generated on Sunday, 27-Dec-20 at 20:29.

2020-12-28 Thread Richard (Rick) Karlquist
On 12/28/2020 8:11 AM, Tree wrote: Okay - let's end this discussion now. US1Q has entered the Stew as a check log - he is not eligible for awards. It is unsportsmanlike to use a remove receiver to help stations get more points. Also - please note US1Q was disqualified in the 2020 CQ 160 CW

Re: Topband: Stew Perry Contest

2020-12-28 Thread Richard (Rick) Karlquist
On 12/28/2020 6:49 AM, Stan Stockton wrote: I can see myself with my thumb over the end of a water hose before the CQ 160 Contest trying to spray water on power line insulators! 73...Stan, ZF9CW _ This is extremely dangerous! Don't do it. The power company has special

Re: Topband: This report generated on Sunday, 27-Dec-20 at 20:29.

2020-12-28 Thread Tree
Okay - let's end this discussion now. US1Q has entered the Stew as a check log - he is not eligible for awards. It is unsportsmanlike to use a remove receiver to help stations get more points. Also - please note US1Q was disqualified in the 2020 CQ 160 CW contest. 73 Tree N6TR On Mon, Dec 28,

Re: Topband: This report generated on Sunday, 27-Dec-20 at 20:29.

2020-12-28 Thread uy0zg
Category S Q KC3R, N9SE, N3CZ, WB8DC --- Nick, UY0ZG http://www.topband.in.ua Stan Stockton писал 2020-12-28 17:00: Nick, Thanks for the QSO in the Stew Perry Contest. I am curious as to where you see the result you are reporting. I see that US1Q worked 10 QRP stations and you worked 7

Re: Topband: This report generated on Sunday, 27-Dec-20 at 20:29.

2020-12-28 Thread Stan Stockton
Nick, Thanks for the QSO in the Stew Perry Contest. I am curious as to where you see the result you are reporting. I see that US1Q worked 10 QRP stations and you worked 7 QRP stations. I do not see any statistics as to where they were located. Where do you see that four of the ten QRP

Topband: Stew Perry Contest

2020-12-28 Thread Stan Stockton
The Stew Perry Contest should be the standard for log processing. Also, unlike every other contest I have never seen anyone complain about the scoring not being fair. I have not worked the contest every year and I had forgotten how the logs are processed. I just submitted my log and then looked

Topband: This report generated on Sunday, 27-Dec-20 at 20:29.

2020-12-28 Thread uy0zg
There is a start of scoring: https://www.kkn.net/stew/STEWSCR.TXT I saw a unique outstanding result - US1Q (it is located 400 km east of me) in poor conditions heard four QRPs from the USA. The only one in zone 16 This is a record. It must be recorded in the Guinness book! The US1Q

Topband: Stew Perry conditions

2020-12-28 Thread uy0zg
Hi The situation in the south of zone 16 was very difficult. Already 23:20 utc - I can't hear radio stations from the USA . It's almost a disaster... But still the process has begun ! The first one in my magazine was W1UE. Many signals were very weak + QSB, QSB .. But I am very pleased