Greetings to The Long Hertzian Wavers, In a few short hours the starting gong will be struck at the Club station of The Boring Amateur Radio Club indicating the start of the 18th Running of The Stew Perry TopBand DX Challenge. All you need to know about this fine celebration of CW contesting on TopBand is inscribed here. http://www.kkn.net/stew/ Listed below are thoughtful contesters who have originated certain categories of competition to fan the flames of this unique contest. If you are struck smart by a category that needs to be included here, it is not too late to notify me and it can be included in the final determinations. These plaque sponsors are special and need to be told so whenever you meet them personally or through the RF. Thank them profusely.
KL7RA Top # of QSOs KL7RA Top Score, S/O, North America W2GD Team Top # NA+SA QSOs by EU Station TF4M Longest Distance QSO- 2 plaques TF4M Top Score Mobile (has to be actually able to move) N0TT Top Score <21 years old, >200 QSOs N5IA Most Grids Worked N5IA Highest Score Daytime operation only KH6LC VK-ZL Challenge, Top Score VK-ZL K5WA Top Score, S/O, Low Power, Americas K5WA Top Score, S/O, Low Power, Europe NA0Y Top Score USA TF3KX Aurora Borealis Award- Top Score N of 60 deg N geomagnetic latitude CE1/K7CA Top Score Southern Hemisphere CE1/K7CA Top Score Japan K1EP Top Score by First Time Entrant K2PO Top Score, S/O, Low Power, Zone 3 K6ND K6SE Memorial- Top Score World W7RH Top Score, Low Power, Asia K7FL Top Score 100% Search and Pounce W0RI Top Score, S/O, Zone 4 AA6VB Top Score, base loaded Vert <60' tall AA6VB Top Score Big City >50K,little pistol<100W WA2DFI Top Score VE KR2Q Golden Log- Top # of Qs without a bust K1LT Top Score from QSOs with low power & QRP W5GN Closest Score to Overall Average of Entrants VK6VZ VK6HD Memorial-Top Score by N. hemisphere working S. hemisphere. Winner gets Flying Doctors of VK baseball hat. Now would be a good time to take a good look at your 160M antennas. No matter if they are tubular aluminum, wires, rain gutters or that abandoned 1947 DeSoto in the neighbor's back yard. The weather has decimated certain parts of the world and we understand that certain 160M stalwarts might not be heard with their usual vigor, if at all due to structural irregularities that have developed in their stations. The Boring Amateur Radio Club would like to thank the 160M community and Contesters and DXers in general for the continued support and participation for The Stew Perry TopBand DX Challenge. Everybody should try and have a good time during this unique contest. 73 and I remain, Lew w7ew The Boring Amateur Radio Club Committee on Raconteurism w...@arrl.net _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband