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Subject: Topband: Stew Perry DX Window and cluster usage
From: "Ron Tremayne VK3IO" <vk3io@iinet.net.au>
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 21:10:59 +1100
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Hello Stew Perry participants from down under.

I think some of you have missed the point about DX Window and should not 
confuse it with the normal band plan when operating the SP contest.

As far as I am concerned it is one "big" Dx window as it is a DX challenge  
contest.

Although I would appreciate a North America - contest station free calling 
zone, from 1830 to 1835 to enable us low power "long distance" dx type stations 
to be heard.

As far as the DX cluster is concerned I don't mind the casual DX 
operator/casual contest operator posting contest stations, but what is totally 
unacceptable is including the grid locator info in the posting. 

These stations who do such postings with grid locator info are just tempting us 
mere humans to "cheat".

Of course the posters are just casual contest operators or other and you cannot 
do anything about this.

It is up to us the serious Stew Perry entrants not to view and use such info 
and this in many cases would be too much to expect.

The stew perry was much better down under this year (in VK3) with not as much 
summer static this year. North america was better than last year but still 
weak. Twice as many contacts and stations heard this year than last year.

73's Ron vk3io@iinet.net.au
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