TopBanders, BottomBanders and Everybody in Between, Within a few short hours the starting bell for the 17th Edition of The Stew Perry TopBand DX Challenge will sound. We do not fire off the ceremonial cannon anymore since the bail money for our leader was becoming substantial. Please drive your browser to http://www.kkn.net/stew/ to review the rules. The rules are easy. The contest is easy. 14 hours of operating is easy. 160 Meters however may be hard but that is what makes it all fun. Below are listed the plaques and their donors. Memorize this list or perhaps come back later when you submit your entry to let us know which plaque you are operating the contest in an effort to win. Or just operate to have fun! If you see or meet any of these donors please thank them and offer to buy them lunch or a beverage or some other genuine act of gratitude. They deserve it.
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. If you are seized by the notion that a perfectly good category has not been recognized then let me know forthwith and we can still award your plaque next fall to the winner. All of the various committees of The Boring Amateur Radio Club thank the participants for playing in this year's edition of The Stew Perry TopBand DX Challenge. If you can get on the air for a few minutes stolen from the various Holiday trappings we think you'll be the better person for it. 73 and I remain, Lew W7EW The Boring Amateur Radio Club Contest Caroler w...@arrl.net _______________________________________________ Stew Perry Topband Distance Challenge coming on December 29th.