Re: Topband: Spring Stew Perry coming this weekend

2023-03-12 Thread Jim Brown
On 3/12/2023 12:01 PM, uy0zg via Topband wrote: I hope to live to see the next one. We earnestly join you and your countrymen in that hope. 73, Jim K9YC _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector

Re: Topband: Spring Stew Perry coming this weekend

2023-03-12 Thread uy0zg via Topband
Hi My evening - 90 QSOs with Europe My night - 3 QSOs with Europe My morning - 4 QSO NA, 1 QSO - SA, 1 QSO - EU... he loudest DX was the NP2X I have all the sound recordings. It's early spring here in the south of Ukraine. Season 160 is almost over for me. And, of course, I hope to live

Topband: Spring Stew Perry coming this weekend

2023-03-08 Thread TreeN6TR
The Spring Stew Perry event will occur this weekend, This is a 160 meter CW contest which scores points based upon the distance of your QSOs. It runs starting on Saturday at 1500Z for 24 hours. Exchagne is your four digit grid square. More information at http://www.kkn.net/stew 73 Tree N6TR /

Topband: Spring Stew Perry 160 meter event

2021-03-10 Thread Tree
This Spring Stew perry event is coming this weekend!! Starts at 1500Z on March 13th and runs for 24 hours. Exchange is your grid square and you get more points the further away the stations you work are. Last chance to enjoy good North Hemisphere propagation before the days start getting too

Topband: Spring Stew Perry Preliminary Results

2019-03-14 Thread Tree
It was great to hear all of the activity on 160 meter CW last weekend in the Spring Stew Perry test. We have already received 340 logs. There is still plenty of time to submit your log if you haven't already. Perhaps you noticed our new web page which includes a spiffy new log upload feature

Re: Topband: Spring Stew Perry (160 meters) Test this weekend

2019-03-11 Thread uy0zg
Hi Was the ZL3IX really in contest ? I heard only RST .. DL7CXS H 16032 155 1286 106 3400 ZL3IX 18317 Also not in contest 9M2AX ( super signal 589) and JA7BXS. Nick, UY0ZG Tree писал 2019-03-06 18:51: The Spring Stew is brewing - and you are invited to

Topband: Spring Stew Perry (160 meters) Test this weekend

2019-03-06 Thread Tree
The Spring Stew is brewing - and you are invited to participate this weekend. Full rules and results from previous events can be found here: http://www.kkn.net/stew 73 Tree N6TR _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector

Topband: Spring Stew Perry Topband Event

2018-03-09 Thread Tree
Surprise!! The Spring Stew Perry event is only hours away from starting. >From 15Z "tomorrow" for 24 hours, the Spring event will take place. And - we have something new to give you a reason to participate... (que some Vivaldi) the brand new Stew Perry Quatre Seasons Award!! This special

Topband: Spring Stew Perry Results Posted (160 meters)

2017-04-12 Thread Tree
The results from the second running of the Spring Stew have been posted. You can find them here: http://www.kkn.net/stew We had strong participation with over 250 logs submitted. The Summer Stew will be here on June 17/18th. 73 Tree N6TR _ Topband Reflector Archives -

Topband: Spring Stew Perry coming this weekend

2017-03-06 Thread Tree
A reminder that the Spring Stew will be happening this weekend - on Mar 11/12 UTC starting at 1200 UTC for 24 hours. You can find rules and previous results here: www.kkn.net/stew 73 Tree N6TR _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband

Re: Topband: Spring Stew Perry Equinox Version.

2016-03-19 Thread W7RH
Herb KV4FZ, no offense and not to worry . I know that most stations in the Caribbean are listening to EU early and I know you always listen west later in evening. Rick N6RK, my antenna system was beaming your way during QSO. This is equivalent ERP is about 600W. That antenna gain really helps

Re: Topband: Spring Stew Perry Equinox Version.

2016-03-15 Thread Jim Brown
On Tue,3/15/2016 2:57 AM, Herbert Schoenbohm wrote: Sorry Bob that I appeared deaf but I had the Beverages on EU most of the time to reduce the clix from a nearby local station. I hope that you have asked that station to clean up his act. Part of being a gentleman on the band is having a

Re: Topband: Spring Stew Perry Equinox Version.

2016-03-15 Thread Richard (Rick) Karlquist
On 3/15/2016 2:57 AM, Herbert Schoenbohm wrote: Sorry Bob that I appeared deaf but I had the Beverages on EU most of the time to reduce the clix from a nearby local station. I did work later both KH6ZM and KH6AT and both were very strong when they called me. Also many W6's and W7's are in my

Re: Topband: Spring Stew Perry Equinox Version.

2016-03-15 Thread Herbert Schoenbohm
Sorry Bob that I appeared deaf but I had the Beverages on EU most of the time to reduce the clix from a nearby local station. I did work later both KH6ZM and KH6AT and both were very strong when they called me. Also many W6's and W7's are in my log. Condition to EU were good so I concentrated

Topband: Spring Stew Perry Equinox Version.

2016-03-14 Thread W7RH
I won't say Top Band conditions were great, but activity was pretty good for this late in the season. I had installed a new logging computer and was into the event 2.5 hours when I discovered system time, N1MM and HRD times were all skewed. The only correct of the three was HRD (Ham Radio

Re: Topband: Spring Stew Perry

2016-03-13 Thread Matt Murphy
Eric, you were 20 over S9 in Illinois. On Sun, Mar 13, 2016 at 5:16 PM, wrote: > You had a pretty strong signal here for only 11 watts. Thanks > for the QSO Eric! > > Charlie, N0TT > OP: W0CW EM29 > > On Sat, 12 Mar 2016 18:58:40 -0500 Eric NO3M writes: > >

Re: Topband: Spring Stew Perry

2016-03-13 Thread n0tt1
You had a pretty strong signal here for only 11 watts. Thanks for the QSO Eric! Charlie, N0TT OP: W0CW EM29 On Sat, 12 Mar 2016 18:58:40 -0500 Eric NO3M writes: > Hand keying with an old bug oscillator HV supply also rectified > with > a Slop Jar bank (ie. electrolytic

Topband: spring stew perry

2016-03-13 Thread james soto via Topband
First time in the Stew Perry. 22 contacts just by running up and down the band. just been trying the inverted L after coax change from rg8x to 50ohms hard line. notice much better reception and notice that stations that i call was copying me pretty quick taking in consideration that i just run

Re: Topband: Spring Stew Perry

2016-03-13 Thread James Rodenkirch
71.5/72 de Jim R. K9JWV From: Jim F. <j_fit...@yahoo.com> Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2016 9:31 AM To: James Rodenkirch; topband@contesting.com; n...@no3m.net Subject: Re: Topband: Spring Stew Perry K9JWV... Good luck with that Inv U ! It worked great at my last location but

Re: Topband: Spring Stew Perry

2016-03-13 Thread Jim F. via Topband
band@contesting.com>; "n...@no3m.net" <n...@no3m.net>; Jim F. <j_fit...@yahoo.com> Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2016 9:48 AM Subject: Re: Topband: Spring Stew Perry Hearing very few CA ops this A.M. so don't expect to hear few JAs.oh well, my new antenna - an invert

Re: Topband: Spring Stew Perry

2016-03-13 Thread Jeff Kincaid
016 10:17 PM To: James Rodenkirch; topband@contesting.com; n...@no3m.net Subject: Re: Topband: Spring Stew Perry Eric...Mopa sounded great in NH !  Did not hear Jim KV4FZ was loud about 0500 but no reply. Worked NP2X about that time who was just above the noise. Out in the dark at 8 pm laying

Re: Topband: Spring Stew Perry

2016-03-13 Thread James Rodenkirch
. K9JWV From: Jim F. <j_fit...@yahoo.com> Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2016 10:17 PM To: James Rodenkirch; topband@contesting.com; n...@no3m.net Subject: Re: Topband: Spring Stew Perry Eric...Mopa sounded great in NH ! Did not hear Jim KV4FZ was loud abou

Re: Topband: Spring Stew Perry

2016-03-13 Thread James Rodenkirch
016 11:58 PM To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Re: Topband: Spring Stew Perry Heard Jim, K9JWV, around 0216z with good sigs, but couldn't get his attention. Caught Jim, K9YC, calling CQ low in the band, gave it a try and made an easy QSO. Jim/YC's QRP sigs have been getting better the last

Re: Topband: Spring Stew Perry

2016-03-13 Thread Gary Smith
I'm about to pull the plug, sun is out here and my short nap in the wee AM didn't help much. Excellent Jim made his QRP contact with CT, nice to get something difficult, accomplished. Best distance for me at my 99W was T32CO. Missed a few stations that couldn't hear me, especially a bunch of

Re: Topband: Spring Stew Perry

2016-03-12 Thread Eric NO3M
Heard Jim, K9JWV, around 0216z with good sigs, but couldn't get his attention. Caught Jim, K9YC, calling CQ low in the band, gave it a try and made an easy QSO. Jim/YC's QRP sigs have been getting better the last few contests compared to prior years as we are heading down the backside of

Re: Topband: Spring Stew Perry

2016-03-12 Thread Jim Brown
On Sat,3/12/2016 9:17 PM, Jim F. via Topband wrote: Eric...Mopa sounded great in NH ! Did not hear Jim Eric found me on my first run frequency. His first call was covered by a local, but I heard him. He got me on the next call. Solid signal, not loud, good copy. But -- the prize for

Re: Topband: Spring Stew Perry

2016-03-12 Thread Jim F. via Topband
, Jim / W1FMR / QRP / NH From: James Rodenkirch <rodenkirch_...@msn.com> To: "topband@contesting.com" <topband@contesting.com>; "n...@no3m.net" <n...@no3m.net> Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2016 6:53 PM Subject: Re: Topband: Spring Stew Perry Wil

Re: Topband: Spring Stew Perry

2016-03-12 Thread Eric NO3M
Hand keying with an old bug oscillator HV supply also rectified with a Slop Jar bank (ie. electrolytic rectifiers). Will get a late start; couple hour drive from home yet. 73 Eric NO3M On 2016.03.12 15:59, Art Snapper wrote: So is that MOPA interfaced to N1MM+ for keying?

Re: Topband: Spring Stew Perry

2016-03-12 Thread James Rodenkirch
net> Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2016 12:09 PM To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Re: Topband: Spring Stew Perry I should be QRV this evening with my 1928 MOPA running about 19W input / 11W output. Already worked some EU stations with it (Four Square TX), so hoping to catch some west of Rockies guys to

Re: Topband: Spring Stew Perry

2016-03-12 Thread Brian D G3VGZ
Seems to be some sort of Ukrainian contest on as well. serial No. etc. Any idea what it is? I can't find many in SP. Eric NO3M wrote: > I should be QRV this evening with my 1928 MOPA running about 19W input / > 11W output. Already worked some EU stations with it (Four

Re: Topband: Spring Stew Perry

2016-03-12 Thread Art Snapper
So is that MOPA interfaced to N1MM+ for keying? Nice Job. 73 Art NK8X ᐧ On Sat, Mar 12, 2016 at 2:09 PM, Eric NO3M wrote: > I should be QRV this evening with my 1928 MOPA running about 19W input / > 11W output. Already worked some EU stations with it (Four Square TX), so >

Re: Topband: Spring Stew Perry

2016-03-12 Thread Eric NO3M
I should be QRV this evening with my 1928 MOPA running about 19W input / 11W output. Already worked some EU stations with it (Four Square TX), so hoping to catch some west of Rockies guys tonight. http://no3m.net/vintage/160m-1928-mopa/ Not quite QRP 73 Eric NO3M _

Topband: Spring Stew Perry

2016-03-10 Thread Tree
The new instance of the Stew Perry contest will take place this weekend - starting at 1500Z on Saturday. Full rules can be found here - http://kkn.net/stew/. The scores for the December Running are available on the web site as well. We will have the write-up and plaque winners posted later.

Re: Topband: Spring Stew Perry in a few more days

2016-03-02 Thread Bill Cromwell
Hi Jim, Thanks. I started getting RF power out on transmit! I still have a lot to do. It's rude and crude! I spent enough time with the scope and generator today that as soon as I had some RF out of it I quit for the day. Staying at it too long leads to mistakes and frustration :)

Re: Topband: Spring Stew Perry in a few more days

2016-03-02 Thread James Rodenkirch
day, March 2, 2016 11:28 AM To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Topband: Spring Stew Perry in a few more days Hi, Somebody mentioned the Stew is coming 'round again so I finally remembered to look it up. It will be here a week from Saturday. I have been 'on a roll' at my workbench getting th

Topband: Spring Stew Perry in a few more days

2016-03-02 Thread Bill Cromwell
Hi, Somebody mentioned the Stew is coming 'round again so I finally remembered to look it up. It will be here a week from Saturday. I have been 'on a roll' at my workbench getting the old radios operational again. I am going to flog myself attempting to have the station ready to get on the