I was looking over last year's results to get in the mood for next weekend. Calliope, the muse of epic poetry, must have been in the area because limericks began flowing.
Here you go...if you aren't mentioned, perhaps you will make the post-contest version... 73, Doug K1DG --- Last year ZM and LZ went to JT To operate in frozen Zone 23 K3JO stayed home He had plans of his own He used Krassy’s call and won the country! In Europe where signals were wall-to-wall Working weak DX was just no fun at all While the band was a wreck The top gun was a Czech And OK6K was his call. The winner up Canada-way Was John Sluymer, VE3EJ. His vertical beam Is a Top-Bander’s dream So work him again this year, eh? Last year’s World CW winnah DL5AXX on Madeira It was quiet as can be There in Zone 33 If you called him he’d certainly hear ya. World Combined winner last year was Stan If you worked ZF, Stan was the man. Doesn’t matter which mode He does phone, he does code And makes big scores from down on Grand Cayman John Crovelli and his multiop team Use a big tower to hold their wire beam All night and all day From Barnegat Bay They never seem to run out of steam QRP on one sixty? You’re kidding me. That’s a clear case of radio misery Trying to cut through the clutter With a little 5-watter Last year’s World winner was LY5E. K3ZM’s place down at the shore Sports quarter-wave verticals – four! His signal’s so loud That he draws quite a crowd. Beating him is the thing that I aim for That other ZM, (VY2) Has waterfront verticals too He’ll score very high Up there on PEI He might win code and SSB too. There’s AA1K down in Delaware That’s a state that is otherwise very rare Though he’s not on the coast, He hears better than most With receiving antennas aimed everywhere Remote to KM on Cape Cod W1UE cuts a swath broad He sure likes to run And chase spots for more fun His competitors knows they are scrod “I too like remote” Bill Straw confesses (K1A op KO7SS) At home he’ll remain But he’ll transmit from Maine And have single-op assisted success And there’s Victor Kean K1LT Whose receive array’s all DSP From the East to the West He tunes them in best Can he win from Ohio? We’ll see. And of course there’s big gun Tree Tyree In the northwestern part of Zone 3 When his sun’s coming up He’ll be working Europe And his score will be something to see. I’ll be on the Maine Island of Long At the 22z starting gong I’ll drive up from Derry Ride the Casco Bay Ferry And have fun ‘cuz my signal’s so strong _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
