Greetings 160M Enthusiasts,
The longest night of the year in the northern hemisphere is about upon
us.
This means that The Stew Perry TopBand DX Challenge sponsored by The
Boring Amateur Radio Club is just about here. Dec. 28/29 has the operating
time defined along with rules, past winners and fascinating information at:
http://www.kkn.net/stew/
If you are too lazy or a genuine sluggard to browse there, then perhaps
160M is not for you. However if you want to see what past scores were
obtained
by what stellar contesters along with a myriad of other facts..browse away!
This 160M CW contest has plaques available to be won sponsored by
Radio Stalwarts. The categories have been created by the intelligent
sponsors
who have donated $60 each to create and send the plaques. Listed below
is this year's group of categories and their prescient sponsors.
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/K7JA Top Score Southern Hemisphere
CE1/K7JA 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
VK6VZ Top Score by N. hemisphere working S. hemisphere
Winner gets Flying Doctors of VK baseball hat
The plaques for the 2012 running of The Stew have all been dispatched
to
the winners and The Boring Amateur Radio Club expects the winners to thank
the sponsors for their largess, clear thinking and being such all around
good
people. You can become a plaque sponsor by submitting an acceptable
category,
parting with $60 and emailing me at the address below.
Go polish that Beverage. Go apply elbow grease to your loop. Ensure
that
your verticals still are. Listen to that empty channel on the TV and try and
decode just what the refrigerator is sending you when it kicks on.
Do these things to get ready for The Stew Perry. You won't regret it.
73 and I remain,
Lew w7ew
The Boring Amateur Radio Club Committee on Exhortations
w7ew@arrl.net
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