Sorry these have taken so long to publish. It is a long story that
would probably be too boring to tell (knew I would get that word in).
Mark your calendar for the next one (rules at the end of the scores).
73 Tree N6TR
tree@contesting.com
Results - First Stew Perry Top Band Challenge
This is an exciting time for TopBand (160 meter) operators. The low
sunspot numbers have provided two consectutive years of good propagation
and a very active internet mail reflector has been establised bringing
TopBand operators together world wide to dicuss this fascinating band.
Some highlights of this past "season" included 4X4NJ working his 50th
state for 160 meter WAS. Other highlights include WAC being made from
the WEST coast with only 100 watts and simple wire antennas.
Another highlight was the first running of the Stew Perry Top Band
Challenge. Stew, W1BB, is the founding father of DXing on TopBand. After
coming up with a new concept in 160 meter DX contesting, it only
seemed natural to name the contest after him in his honor.
The contest was held on December 28th and 29th and was blessed with
better than average conditions. Europe was workable from the USA
west coast for several hours. GM3POI had a fantastic signal for
several hours and provided many the chance to work their first
European during a contest.
In an attempt to equalize scores around the world, a formula was
established which awarded QSO points based upon the distance between
the two stations making the QSO. For each QSO, you received one
extra point for every 500 kilometers spanned. This meant working
a station down the street gave you one point, working someone on
the other coast gave you 8 to 10 points, and working someone in
a different part of the world gave you 15 to 25 points.
Another experiment with the scoring concerned power multipliers.
Stations running less that 100 watts were given a multiplier of
2, and stations with less than 5 watts multiplied by 4 instead.
The goal here was to allow low power stations the ability to
compete in the same score listing with the high power stations.
It appears that both of these scoring formulas meet their objectives.
The top score went to GM3POI - which is no surprise. However,
the second place score came from W7GG in Oregon!! The third place
score is a low power score from New Mexico, and the number seven
score came from a QRP station on the east coast.
The contest lasted for 24 hours starting at 1500 UTC. However,
only 14 hours on time could be used. The rules indicated that
only one off time could be taken between your first and last QSO.
The intent here was to allow people to take their daylight hours
off. The wording of this rule was the most difficult part of writing
up the rules! It appears this paid off and everyone was able to
be on the band when it made sense.
The second running of this contest is scheduled for December 27th.
Hope you can join the fun.
Multi
WW2Y 1770
N1BB 1566
K2OWE 1164
N5DX 801
HIGH POWER SO
GM3POI 3485
W7GG 2258
SM4HCM 2064
K8MK 2043
N7EX 1639
K8CC 1611 op W8MJ
N3OC 1560
K5NA 1296
N4AR 1269
K3WW 1103
4X4NJ 1069
NI6T 1060
VY1JA 991
W5WMU 851
K7OX 849
N5UL 819
N0IJ 791
N8EA 766
K7RAT 764 op N6TR
KH2D 763
KG4W 748
KB4GID 719
K4RO 711
VE3EJ 706
JA5BJC 700
KL7Y 690
K5ZD 678
W0OY 655 op N6ZZ
AJ6T 647
N6LL 646 op WA6CDR
WC4E 644
VE7FPT 614
AA8U 580
KC6VW 566
W0UY 563
VE3RM 560
N4BP 556
OK1FJD 532
OH8LAE 526
K1PX 515
W9RE 473
K2XA 450
W1WEF 447
N4AF 405
G0IVZ 397
VE6LB 370
WI0R 362
K8JP 354
K5TT 353
K0EJ 346
WA7VNI 284
W2KA 262
W8PT 252
N8YYS 249
N1MD 237
N4XR 206
K8MR 200
KO7V 160
VS96BG 156
K2BM 155
KB0IHM 149
K2PS 141
SM5BFJ 61
LOW POWER SO
N5IA 2122
W0AIH 2094 op KM0O
W3GH 1748
OM3TZQ 1726
K1HTV 1638
K7FR 1612
N2EE 1396 op K3BU
N4OGW 1386
N9IG 1174
VE3OSZ 946
WA2DFI 942
WA7LNW 920
W9RM 808
W0VU 764
KJ9C 758
VE3KP 748
W9WI 746
N7CKD 742
K3CT 708
N0AX 706
N8II 662
K5NZ 654
LY1DS 580
KS4S 579
NS0B 576
K3SV 560
PA0RCT 558
W4EF 550
W8RU 546
W3TMZ 528
WO1N 524
SP2EWQ 462
WA8ZDT 458
KK7A 450
W4/VE7CPN 446
N9CIQ 434
K2JL 420
W3CP 412
N2NL 396
K4BAI 380
WA8YRS 376
W8KTQ 362
K8CV 336
N2BIM 334
N6AA 332
DL9FBS 318
UR5IBG 296
KK1L 278
N0HF 264
K4FU 206
DJ5NN 198
W7GNP 150
DL7ANQ 112
KB3AFT 102
JM1LPN/1 52
OH1NOA 42
K5TR 6
QRP
ND3F 1944
K1ZM 1720
NN9K 1220
DJ8WL 708
K3WWP 616
KI0G 616
N3BNA 520
SP2HPD 280
RULES
SECOND STEW PERRY TOPBAND DISTANCE CHALLENGE
1. Contest period: 1500Z December 27th to 1500Z December 28th, 1997.
Operate for a maximum of 14 hours. Off time is intended to be
taken during your daylight hours. Only one break may be taken
between your first and last QSOs, and must be of at least 30 minutes.
2. Bands and mode: 160 meters CW only.
3. Categories: Single operator or multi-operator. Only one signal shall
be transmitted at a time. Remote or packet spotting shall not be used
Transmitting and receiving antennas shall be located at the same QTH.
4. Exchange: Four character grid square (ie: CN85).
5. QSO Points: The number of QSO points for each contact depends on the
distance between the two stations. This is computed by taking the
distance between the centers of the two grid squares. Count a minimum
of one point per QSO and an additional point for every 500 kilometers
distance. For example, a QSO with a station 1750 kilometers away will
count for 4 QSO points. No additional distance for long path is allowed.
If your logging software does not support this scoring method, we
will compute your score for you if you submit your log electronically.
6. Score: Final score equals the total number of QSO points. There is
no multiplier for different grids worked. Stations running 5 to 100
watts output multiply their score by 2. Stations running less
than 5 watts multiply their score by 4. Scores will be listed separately
for single ops and multi-single.
7. Reporting: Your log can be sent via the internet to TBDC@CONTESTING.COM
or via diskette in MS-DOS/Windows format and must be sent by
January 28th, 1998. Entries submitted by mail should be sent to:
Boring Amateur Radio Club, PO Box 1357, Boring, OR 97009 USA.
Logs shall be in ASCII format. A summary sheet may be sent, but is not
necessary.
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