Yo Top Banders, Contesters, DXers, and lesser lights, (Back by popular demand)
I've heard it firsthand, that up on Top Band, the propagation can be rather scary. But here comes a test that's above all the rest, and is best known as The Stew Perry. Conditions can be bad but the Q's can be had, if the Op really knows of the mix, by twiddling the knobs to filter the slobs who insist on running transmitters with clicks! The band can be tough with operators quite rough who will search each frequency and cranny, The winners who care to sit up all night there, and keep their perch under their fanny. The Stew scoring rules now challenge the fools who keep unfair judging alive, you'll make a long Q which makes more points for you than the old country multiplier jive. You'll have 14 hours to test out your powers of sending and getting mayhem. You may shriek, you may swear but the signals with care you'll pull right out of the din. This time of the year, with Christmas so near makes operating time a prized thing. So make things good deeded to get the time needed to compete for The Stew's wooden bling. The donors below are the Stalwarts we know who typify real radio lore. They make a donation for a plaque-type creation that'll drop your jaw right to the floor. So I've written this tome, I wouldn't call it a poem, to attract your care and attention. to invite you to play, in a nocturnal way, in the 17th Stew Perry Conflaguration. Dr Big Gun ( call withheld, with apologies to Robt. Service ) You want to see the rules? Want to see other cool stuff? Go to http:// <http://jzap.com/k7rat/stew.html>www.kkn.net/stew and check them out. Call Category KL7RA- Top Number of QSOs North Pole Contest Group- Some Stupendous Achievement as Judged by Club W2GD Team- Top # of NA+SA QSOs by EU Station AA6VB- Top Score Base Loaded Vertical < 60' tall AA6VB- Top Score Big City(>50K), Little Pistol(<100W) K7CA- Top Score Southern Hemisphere K7CA- Top Score JA TF4M- Longest QSO Hi Power- Both Ends gets plaques TF4M- Top Score Mobile( Must be truly mobile-not just portable) W7RH- Top Score S/O, Low Power, Zone 3 K7FL- Top Score 100% Search and Pounce N5IA- Top # of Grids worked K6ND- K6SE Memorial- Top Score World NA0Y- Top Score USA KR2Q- Golden Log-Top # of Qs without a bust KH6LC- VK/ZL Challenge Top Score VK/ZL WX7G Top Score Utilizing Lamest Antenna, 50 Qs minimum EI4HQ- You might be Irish and not know it--Top # of calls in log with E and I side by side TF3KX- Aurora Borealis Award--Top Score N of 60 deg N geomagnetic latitude N0TT- Top Score < 21 Y/O, > 200 Qs, USA N2KW- Speed Demon--Highest rate over 1 hour without a bust W1FMR & K9JWV- Top # of contacts by QRP Station W0RI- Top # of QSOs by Op > 70 years young K1EP- JZAP Memorial- Top Score by Station in NY or CA (W6) K1DG- Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Award--Highest Score from a grid ending in 42 N4NW- Sandy Hook Elementary School Memorial--Top Score by Educator, Staff, or Full time Volunteer for K-12 Grade. Verification necessary. KE3X- Top Score from a city lot with all Tx and Rx located within 200' of transmitter. Long Beverages Excluded. Top Score using single element Tx antenna in "L" or "T" configuration which is < 70' vertically VK6VZ- N. Hemisphere station that works the most S. Hemisphere stations. Winner receives coveted Flying Doctors of Australia cap rather than plaque. The Boring Amateur Radio Club thanks these donors. To check and see if you've forgotten to send in payment just go to the web site. If you would like to join the above mentioned Giants of Contesting don't dawdle. Let me know of your intentions directly as the contest is 3 days away and there will be 1 more posting of the available plaques for the combatants to contest toward before the starting bell.. The Boring Amateur Radio Club reminds the entrants that we are good but can not read your minds as to what plaques you think you have the best chance of winning. So please inform us in your comments of your intentions. You have 48-72 hours to improve your TopBand Station and/or the Operator. You have been notified. Go polish your Beverage or connect your radial field to your septic field or something productive such as that. Also please thank, in some way, the donor whose plaque you won last year if you haven't already. 73 and I remain, Lew W7EW The Boring Amateur Radio Club Scribe w...@arrl.net _______________________________________________ Stew Perry Topband Distance Challenge coming on December 29th.