Topband: The Stew Perry TopBand DX Challenge is almost here.

Greetings Men, Women and Others of the 160M Inclination, The Boring Amateur Radio Club is very pleased to remind you that The Stew Perry TopBand DX Challenge is nearly upon us. The starting gong sounds at 1500Z Dec. 30 with this year's race ending as usual 24 hours later. The Rules

Topband: The Stew Perry Top Band Distance Challenge

Greetings Ringmasters, Trapeze Artists, Elephant Handlers, Strongmen, Clowns and respected Others of the 160M Realm, The Stew Perry Top Band Distance Challenge is afoot. It commences 1500Z Dec. 30, 2023 and ends 24 hours later. This contest is all

Topband: Fwd:

Yo Radio Rapscallions of the Top Band Universe, We understand that The Stew Perry Top Band Distance Challenge is a creative contest and it is only logical that it has inspired some creative poetry penned by Vic, VE3YT and displayed a few days ago on the CQ-Contest reflector. We also

Topband: The Stew Perry Top Band Distance Challenge

Greetings to the RF Fighters and Top Band Operators Around the World, In less than one week the next Stew Perry 160M contest will be exercised. The time period on Dec. 26/27 contains the appointed times. You may operate up to 14 hours out of the 24 allotted hours. Operate more time than

Topband: Stew Perry 2018

Greetings to TopBand Operators Worldwide, The 2018 running of the Stew Perry TopBand DX challenge is finished. Now the scoring work remains to be done. Please send in your log promptly! You can watch your score grow as QRP and low power stations send in their logs. You will receive a

Topband: The Stew Perry TopBand Challenge 1500Z Dec.29 2018

Greetings 160M Operators of our Solar System..and Ops of lesser bands,, 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 Fabulous Stew Perry. Conditions can be bad but the Q's can be had,

Topband: One Week until The Stew Perry Top Band DX Challenge!

Greetings Top Band Insomniacs, RF Maniacs and Low Band Lovers, It is slightly less than one week until the starting gong for The Stew Perry Top Band DX Challenge sponsored by The Boring Amateur Radio Club. Be sure to set aside up to 14 hours to participate in the best 160M CW contest in our

Topband: Alert! The Stew Perry TopBand DX Challenge Approaches

Attention 160M Spectrum Selectors, Spankers and Celebrities, The Boring Amateur Radio Club is reminding you to reserve Dec. 29/30 to operate in the 23rd Stew Perry TopBand DX Challenge. That is just a shade over 2 weeks from now. There is no other CW contest quite like The Big Stew. So you

Topband: The Stew Perry TopBand DX Challenge-160M

Attention 160M RF Connoisseurs Real or Imagined, December 29 and 30 are rapidly approaching. Please mouse on over to: http://www.kkn.net/stew/ and read why this home grown contest is a huge amount of fun to play in. It is unique. It uses a distance mnemonic for scoring. You can play

Topband: Announcing the 22ed Edition of The Stew Perry TopBand DX Challenge

Greetings TopBand Tenants, Renters and Occasional Campers, The Boring Amateur Radio Club wants you to know that you should reserve December 29 and 30 so that you may participate in the most unique 160M contest available, namely The Stew Perry TopBand DX Challenge. Yes, we understand this is

Topband: The Stew Thanks You

Greetings to All Radio Jousters and Jesters, The various committees of The Boring Amateur Radio Club effusively thank the Operators who participated in the recently concluded 2017 Stew Perry TopBand Distance Challenge. You may visit the web site at http://www.kkn.net/stew/ and find the

Topband: The Stew Perry is Within Hours, Pay Attention

Greetings to All Contesters with 160M Blood in their Arteries The Stew Perry TopBand Distance Challenge, sponsored by The Boring Amateur Radio Club, is less than 24 hours away. Go memorize the breathtaking and unique rules athttp://www.kkn.net/stew/ Then read the list below of Radio

Topband: The Stew Perry TopBand Contest is Nearly Here.

Greetings 160M DX Contesters and Seekers, The starting gong is getting closer for The Stew Perry TopBand DX Challenge sponsored by The Boring Amateur Radio Club. It happens this weekend coming up. In order to learn the exact times and rules and other interesting information about this unique

Re: Topband: Anyone else hear these?

Yo, or they could be signals from outer space.Ya just never know... 73 and I remain, Lew w7ew On Sat, Dec 16, 2017 at 12:53 PM, Wes Stewart wrote: > Thanks for all of the replies. Seems I'd heard these mentioned someplace > but didn't put two and two

Re: Topband: Anyone else hear these?

Yo, Fishing buoys. 73 and I remain, Leww7ew On Sat, Dec 16, 2017 at 12:19 PM, Wes Stewart wrote: > From time to time I'm hearing some non-ham stations transmitting on 1823 > and 1829 KHz. These signals typically pop up as steady carriers then > identify in

Topband: The Stew Perry TopBand DXC is 2 Weeks Away!

Greetings TopBand Contesters, It is only about 2 weeks until the starting gong is heard around the world for The Stew Perry TopBand Distance Challenge sponsored by The Boring Amateur Radio Club. The times, dates, rules and such live at http://www.kkn.net/stew/ Please read up on this

Topband: Stew Perry TopBand Challenge #22

Greetings 160M Protagonists, Pip Squeaks, Posers and Curious Onlookers, Dec 30/31 is rapidly approaching. Drive on over to: http://www.kkn.net/stew/ and read why the date is important. While there peruse the rules pertaining to The Stew Perry TopBand Challenge instigated by The Boring

Topband: Fwd: Announcing Edition #22- The Stew Perry TopBand DX Challenge

Greetings Nocturnal Raucous Radio Frequency Flingers, The Boring Amateur Radio Club urges you to set aside Dec. 30/31 for a pleasant get together with several hundred of your best 160M friends during The Stew Perry TopBand Challenge. So you won't embarrass yourself, go now and read the rules

Topband: Announcing Edition #22- The Stew Perry TopBand DX Challenge

Greetings Men, Women and Others, The Boring Amateur Radio Club is stoked to produce the 22ed running of The Stew Perry TopBand DX Challenge. This is a 24 hour, 160M CW contest being held this year starting at 1500Z December 30 and ending 24 hours later. More than enough time to work

Topband: The 21st Stew Perry is Afoot!

Greetings 160M Contesters and Pretenders, The event is under way. RF is being unleashed all about the globe. If you've forgotten what to do with the log post contest or if you wonder about a specific rule you might have fractured then motor on over to: http://www.kkn.net/stew/ Listed

Topband: The Stew Perry TopBand DX Challenge is less than 48 hours away

Greetings Even More Frozen TopBanders, The Stew Perry TopBand DX Challenge starts very soon. If you're not exactly sure when, or unsure of rules...like packet, running 10KW or public drunkenness please navigate to this site to read: http://www.kkn.net/stew/ Below is the current list of

Topband: Stew Perry TopBand Challenge 21 is about Here

Greetings Radio Ruffians with a TopBand Bent, The anticipation is palpable as time draws near for the start of the 21st Running of The Stew Perry TopBand DX Challenge sponsored by the multitude of Amateurs who make up The Boring Amateur Radio Club. The contest is Dec 17/18. That is this

Topband: Fwd: Fwd: Stew Perry TopBand DX Challenge #21

Greetings Frozen TopBanders, The Boring Amateur Radio Club needs YOU for the 21st edition of The Stew Perry TopBand DX Challenge. Peruse the rules: http://www.kkn.net/stew/ Understand that this contest is different in a lot of ways than other radio mayhems. Below are listed the

Topband: Fwd: Stew Perry TopBand DX Challenge #21

Greetings Contesters or Wannabes of Top Band, The ARRL 160M contest is over and was pretty darn good. The participants have in mind what needs to be done for the final station systems preparation for The Stew Perry Top Band DX Challenge. If you don't have a working system you have until Dec

Topband: Fwd: Stew Perry TopBand DX Challenge #21

Greetings TopBanders, LowBanders and Those Who Aren't Sure, The minions of The Boring Amateur Radio Club are pleased to remind you that in roughly 2 weeks from THIS WEEKEND the 21st Running of The Stew Perry TopBand DX will happen. That is Dec. 17 & 18 for those with calendarphobia. After

Topband: Stew Perry TopBand DX Challenge #21

Yo Creatures of the Radio Ethers, Mark down Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 17 & 18 2016, to operate in the 21st Edition of The Stew Perry TopBand DX Challenge sponsored by The Boring Amateur Radio Club. If you haven't heard of this contest consider these 2 actions: 1) Welcome to 160M radio

Topband: The Stew Perry TopBand DX Challenge is Afoot!

Greetings Greyline Jousters, Jesters, Gridsters and Grouches, The Boring Amateur Radio Club has fired the starting cannon this morning. The 20th Edition of The Stew Perry TopBand DX Challenge is on the air. This contest is the perfect antidote for the Holiday Frazzles which is endemic upon

Re: Topband: re topband QRP

Hi Robb, Please sign only your call- G0URR- without any other letters or numbers. Where the QRP business comes in, is in your submitted log where you note your power level. That is where the power levels matter to yourself and to the others for scoring purposes. Same goes for your grid

Topband: The Stew Perry is Coming. Are You Ready?

Greetings to Top Band Men, Women and undecided, The starting gong for the 20th Edition of The Stew Perry TopBand DX Challenge will go off at 1500Z, Dec 26 and the ending gong will happen at 1500Z Dec. 27. In between these times grid square gladiators will utilize cunning, wit, resolve, Morse

Topband: Fwd: 20th Stew Perry TopBand DX Challange

Greetings to all TopBand Contesters, The Stew Perry TopBand DX Challenge is approaching. 1500Z Dec.26 to 1500Z Dec 27 are the times this year. Operate any 14 hours out of this period, turn in your log and you'll have participated in the 20th Edition of this event. This is a unique

Topband: Fwd: 20th Stew Perry TopBand DX Challange

Greetings to the Ditters and Dawters of the 160M Realm, The evil snow, ice, winds and politicians are all afoot now... but the bright spot is coming your way 1500Z Dec. 26 to 1500Z Dec. 27 in the form of the 20th Edition of The Stew Perry TopBand DX Challenge sponsored by The Boring Amateur

Topband: 20th Stew Perry TopBand DX Challange

Greetings to the Static Quo Operators of our Solar System, The Boring Amateur Radio Club is pleased to invite you to participate in the Stew Perry TopBand DX Challenge commencing 1500Z Dec. 26 and running to 1500Z Dec. 27, 2015. Our friendly contest is a 160M CW (Morse Code) contest where

Re: Topband: Use of Remote Receivers During 160 Meter Contests

We would like to make very clear that The Stew Perry Top Band DX Challenge allows remote receiving sites up to 100 km away from the contester's station which is about 1 grid square away. This rule is to accommodate contesters who can't put up their Rx system at their station site due to

Topband: The Stew will Commence within 24 hours!

Salutations to All 160 Meter Movers, Shakers and Oscillators, In a few short hours The Stew Perry Topband DX Extravaganza sponsored by The Boring Amateur Radio Club will start. Before you engage in this RF funfest please browse on over to our website and read it through a couple of times. It

Topband: Stew Perry TopBand DX Challenge #19 is near

Hello to All 160 Meter Radio People, Contesters, DXers and others, It is but a few days until the starting bell is gonged at the Club Headquarters at 15:00Z Dec 27. Please avail yourselves of the pertinent rules and fascinating writings at the web site below. http://www.kkn.net/stew/

Topband: Fwd: 19th Stew Perry Top Band DX Challange

Greetings to All 160M Denizens present and future, The Boring Amateur Radio Club reminds all Top Band and potential Top Band inhabitants of the upcoming Stew Perry Top Band Distance Challenge happening Dec. 27 and 28 of this year. This is a unique radio contest with unique rules. Please browse

Re: Topband: Fwd: 19th Stew Perry Top Band DX Challange

Ah yes, a man who has read and understands the rules! We appreciate you making this excellent point after a severe over simplification. Thanks again, 73 and I remain, Lew w7ew On Sun, Dec 7, 2014 at 6:10 PM, Richard Karlquist rich...@karlquist.com wrote: On 2014-12-07 17:59, Lew

Topband: The Stew Perry Challenge Starts Soon

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

Topband: Fwd: The Stew Perry TopBand DX Challenge #18

Hello to Everybody in 160M Land, In a few very short days, the Stew Perry TopBand DX Challenge will take place. People from around the globe will fling RF mostly into the air and try to catch the same stuff with a variety of wires and metal devices. The rules are different than most contests

Topband: The Stew Perry TopBand DX Challenge #18

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

Topband: Fwd: Fwd: The 18th Stew Perry TopBand Challenge

Hello 160M Operators, Contesters, DXers and Mutants, The Boring Amateur Radio Club reminds you of the upcoming Stew Perry TopBand Distance Challenge happening Dec. 28-29. This contest is unique and adheres to very fair and thoughtful rules which are found at: http://www.kkn.net/stew/

Topband: Fwd: The 18th Stew Perry TopBand Challenge

160M Contesters, DXers, ragchewers and lesser lights, The Boring Amateur Radio Club is reminding you about The Stew Perry TopBand Distance Challenge which ignites Dec 28 at 1500Z and runs for 24 hours. This is an old school contest emphasizing the operator's abilities to tune, run and

Topband: The 18th Stew Perry TopBand Challenge

by the brilliant minds of 160M radio operators will be displayed. 73 and I remain, Lew Sayre W7EW The Boring Amateur Radio Club Plaque Monger w...@arrl.net _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband

Re: Topband: Trees (not the N6TR kind)

On Tue, Jan 1, 2013 at 4:13 AM, Richard Fry r...@adams.net wrote: As for the affect of trees on EM waves, below are the results of some simple measurements I posted earlier on another board. ___ Recording the relative readings on the dBµ and S/N displays of a Tecsun PL-310

Topband: The Stew Perry Contest- Dec 29/30 Notice #6

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

Topband: The Stew Perry Contest- Dec 29/30 Notice #5

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,

Re: Topband: GAP Vertical Question

Yo, Tom, et. al. please do keep taking this seriously! Most of us on this reflector do not have engineering degrees involving the physics of RF. However we do greatly enjoy developing systems to receive and fling RF energy into the ether and try desperately to follow the discussion here in

Topband: The Stew Perry vs the Mayans Notice #4

Radio Professionals, Radio Amateurs and Radio Doofuses, The Boring Amateur Radio Club has recently learned, from impeccable sources, that the world will not be ending Dec. 21, 2012 as some Mayan calendar enthusiasts have suggested. This means that The Stew Perry TopBand Distance Challenge

Topband: The Stew Perry TopBand Distance Challenge 2012

Greetings to the LowBand RF Benders, The Stew Perry TopBand DX Challenge is happening Dec 29/30 2012. Please click on: www.kkn.net/stewfor the exact times, rules, exchange, plaque info and a bunch of other cool stuff. Since you are an astute TopBander, you'll notice that The Stew

Topband: The Stew is Cooking

Yo TopBander, The gong was gonged this morning atop the skyscraper housing The Boring Amateur Radio Club at 1500Z signalling the start of the 16th running of The Stew Perry TopBand Challenge. Exchanges were made, smoke was let out, equipment was cursed- in short a very good start. If you

Topband: Stew Tomorrow!!

Yo Radio Rapscallions of the TopBand Variety, Tomorrow is the start of the 16th running of The Stew Perry TopBand Dx Challenge sponsored by The Boring Amateur Radio Club. Be there or be square. Fling some 160M energy into the air and see where it lands. Go to the Website and check out the

Topband: The 16th Stew Perry TopBand DX Challenge

Greetings to 160M Enthusiasts Around the World, The CQWW-CW is now in the books for this year. That contest along with a mighty fine 160M contest sponsored by the ARRL coming up this weekend will give you the chance to ensure that your 160M station is at peak condition for playing in the

Topband: The 16th Stew Perry TopBand DX Challenge

Greetings Utilizers of the Night Forces, In 4 weeks the Stew Perry TopBand DX Challenge will be upon us. For Amateur Radio Operators who are not familiar with this event it is a 24 hour Morse Code test on 160M only, with the contest participants exchanging their calls and Maidenhead Grid 4