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 w...@arrl.net _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband