Yo to the 160M World, That is not just any static you're tuning through and vigorously cursing . It is 160M static! It hides nocturnal signals that you must find. Sometimes it is easy because you have hardware and goo and it is all reciprocal. Sometimes it is very difficult because all good things of value are difficult at times. One of the best reasons to go static surfing is coming up Dec. 17/18. This 24 hour period does not belong to Jack Bauer. It belongs to all of the participants of the 16th running of The Stew Perry TopBand Challenge sponsored by The Boring Amateur Radio Club. Operate 14 hours out of the 24 like Jack would and you'll probably win a plaque! The rules will amaze and perhaps stupefy you as they reflect the fairest radio competition framework in the Universe. Cruise your browser to: http://jzap.com/k7rat/stew.html and appreciate for yourselves the simple but effective rules that govern playing in The Stew. Another stupefying facet of this long wave experience is that the participants decide what plaques should be given for heroic efforts riding the static. No predetermined categories will be allowed. They must come from the static combatants who know best what category should be sponsored. The list below shows these Contesting stalwarts who have sent $55 to The Boring Amateur Radio Club and offered up a prize to be fought over by the QSB bandits who will plunder the static to make The Q.
Call Category KL7RA "Top Number of QSOs" North Pole Contest Club "Might be-Best looking Ham" TF4M "Longest DX" (2 stations, each gets 1 plaque) W0UCE " Top Score USA/S-O/LP/single wire for Tx & Rx" KR2Q "Golden Log" (Top # of QSOs w/o a bust) K7FL "Top Score 100% Search & Pounce" N7UA "Top Score High Power" N2KW "Highest rate X 1 hour w/o bust" (Speed Demon) K6ND "K6SE Memorial-Top Score World" NA0Y "Top Score USA" F8BPN "Top Score EU- Low Power" EI4HQ "Perhaps you were Irish and didn't know it" (Top # of calls with sequential "EI" in them) N9ADG Top Score Asia VK6VZ "Top Score N. Hemisphere station working S. Hemisphere stations" (Winner gets official Flying Doctors of VK Baseball hat rather than plaque) You can join this illustrious group! Email me with your non-crass category and $55 later you'll be a part of history. The plaques have been all sent out for last year. If you won a plaque and haven't received it yet, then immediately arrest your postman as he has stolen a very beautiful work of Radio Art. Put up your Beverage. Put down your BOG. String over the neighbor's lawn your wire and get ready to participate in the Stew Perry TopBand Extravaganza. No experience is necessary but it would be good to know CW a little bit as this is a CW contest only. You have less than 2 weeks to prepare, so get to it! 73 and I remain, Lew W7EW The Boring Amateur Radio Club Barrager w7ew(at)arrl(dot)net _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK