Greetings Radio Ruffians with a TopBand Bent, The anticipation is palpable as time draws near for the start of the 21st Running of The Stew Perry TopBand DX Challenge sponsored by the multitude of Amateurs who make up The Boring Amateur Radio Club. The contest is Dec 17/18. That is this weekend coming up, for those of you that need reminders like to remember an anniversary, put gas in the vehicle or to breathe. The rules for this contest are different. Please navigate to http://www.kkn.net/stew/ and see how they are different. Another unique aspect of The Stew is that The Boring Amateur Radio Club does not specify categories to win handsome plaques. You, the combatants do that. Yes, anyone who thinks up a stellar category and remits $60 or $63 to us will join the radio stalwarts listed below who are stoking the fires of competition.
KL7RA Top # of QSOs by a S/O N0TT Top Score, S/O, <21Y/O, > 200 QSOs K7CA Longest DX, S/O, Low Power from Zone 3 K7CA Top Score S/O CQ Zone 19,24,25,27,28 or China KH6LC VK/ZL Challenge- Top S/O VK-ZL AA6VB Top Score Big City >50K, Little Pistol <100W AA6VB Top Score Base Loaded Vertical < 60' tall N6TQ/A25TQ California Dreaming- Top # of QSOs with Cal VK0EK Stations by a non-California station Rochester DX Assoc Top Score,S/O, L-P, Outside N. America UX1UA Top # NA + SA QSOs by Zone 16 station K7FL Top Score 100% Search and Pounce K9JWV/WC7S Top QRP Score,West of Mississippi,wire antennas Dr. Beldar-L1AR Top Score,S/O, Temporary Antenna erected > Dec.3 (All parts of temporary antenna including radials must be installed after Dec. 3, 2016. This antenna must be the only antenna for TopBand at the station and may be left erected because as we all know "temporary" means "until I die") KR2Q Golden Log Award K2PO Top Score, S/O, Low Power, Zone 3 N6TR Top Score,S/O, Hi Power from CN Grid Field W2GD Team Top # QSOs, NA/SA by EU Station K6ND K6SE Memorial- Top Score, S/O, World WA6CDR N5IA Memorial- Top # of Grids Worked WA8WZG Top Score, S/O, by a 6 character call (Example- KA2BFD or WD6XYZ) W7RH Top Score, Low Power Asia K1EP Top Score (>100QSOs) by YL or XYL VE9AA Yr Trees Ants? If you have your TX wires in the trees or even attached to 1 tree and your adjudicated score is closest one to tree tree tree tree (3,333), then you win this plaque VK6VZ VK6HD Memorial- Top Score by N. hemisphere station working S. hemisphere stations. Winner gets a new, fresh Flying Doctors of VK baseball hat This list grows but will become even longer after you dream up a contesting category. Just email me with the particulars so we may flesh it out as some prior plaque proposals were too obtuse, couldn't be performed by any one of our species or just a tad obscene. There will be one or two more postings of the categories and sponsors right up until and through the start of The Stew so don't delay! Also those who haven't sent off their check or PayPals for their plaque sponsorship yet should not delay either., Also follow Stalwart's VK6VZ's example and go fire up your system tonight so you won't be modally morose when the only thing that happens when you call CQ is that you open and close the neighbor's garage door with a distinctive cadence. 73 and I remain, Lew w7ew The Boring Amateur Radio Club Committee on Participation w...@arrl.net _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband