Low Band Lovers, Fiddlers and Toleraters, December 26, 2009 is drawing closer. Bad weather is here. Static crashes deafen the receivers. All this portends that The Stew Perry Top Band DX Challenge wi
Dear Ditters and Dahters of the Ionosphere, All parts of the CQWW-all band tests have been exercised. The nice folks at the ARRL are having a very nice 160M contest as a warm-up for The Stew Perry To
Dear Jousters and Jesters of the TopBand and Contesting Realm, There has been much exercising of the little grey cells concerning contesting rules and fairness and relativity and such. You should be
A question for the group: Should I try to mess with the length of the phasing lines? The set-up: 2 1/4 wavelength 12ga wires up over the top of 2 tall fir trees, each sitting over 60 1/4 wavelength r
I'm pondering putting up a 4 square. An early problem would be the effect of having the bases of each element at a different elevation relative to each other. The QTH is on the top of a ridge so the
Greetings Denizens of The TopBand, It is that time of year again to bring notice to the contesting community about the 15th running of the Stew Perry TopBand DX Challenge. For those of you new to thi
Greetings TopBand Men, Women and others, The CQWW-SSB and both types of the ARRL Sweepstakes are in the book for 2010. You will have excellent warm-ups in the forms of the CQWW-CW and the ARRL-160M t
TopBanders, Contesters, DXers and lesser forms, The Boring Amateur Radio Club is announcing yet again, to those who care, that the 15th running of the Stew Perry TopBand DX Challenge will commence at
Nocturnal nomads, RF seekers, Long wire wizards and others, You have a bit of time before 1500Z Dec. 18 to do the chores, walk the dog, walk the beverages and pay the electricity bill in order to be
Ladies, Gentlemen and Children of the TopBand, In a few hours the 15th running of The Stew Perry TopBand DX Challenge will commence. We hope that you will take up paddle and key and join in the game.
Greetings Utilizers of the Night Forces, In 4 weeks the Stew Perry TopBand DX Challenge will be upon us. For Amateur Radio Operators who are not familiar with this event it is a 24 hour Morse Code te
Greetings to 160M Enthusiasts Around the World, The CQWW-CW is now in the books for this year. That contest along with a mighty fine 160M contest sponsored by the ARRL coming up this weekend will giv
Yo to the 160M World, That is not just any static you're tuning through and vigorously cursing . It is 160M static! It hides nocturnal signals that you must find. Sometimes it is easy because you hav
Yo Top Banders, Contesters, DXers, and lesser lights, I've heard it firsthand, that up on Top Band, the propagation can be rather scary. But here comes a test that's above all the rest, and is best k
Yo Radio Rapscallions of the TopBand Variety, Tomorrow is the start of the 16th running of The Stew Perry TopBand Dx Challenge sponsored by The Boring Amateur Radio Club. Be there or be square. Fling
Yo TopBander, The gong was gonged this morning atop the skyscraper housing The Boring Amateur Radio Club at 1500Z signalling the start of the 16th running of The Stew Perry TopBand Challenge. Exchang
High Tidings to the Low Band Community, The Boring Amateur Radio Club is pleased to announce the 17th edition of The Stew Perry TopBand Distance Challenge. This competition will happen between 15:00Z
Greetings to the LowBand RF Benders, The Stew Perry TopBand DX Challenge is happening Dec 29/30 2012. Please click on: www.kkn.net/stew for the exact times, rules, exchange, plaque info and a bunch o
Ladies and Genomes of the TopBand, The starting bell for The Stew Perry TopBand Distance Challenge is drawing near. We hope you are well on your way to having a spiffy 160M operating situation along
Radio Professionals, Radio Amateurs and Radio Doofuses, The Boring Amateur Radio Club has recently learned, from impeccable sources, that the world will not be ending Dec. 21, 2012 as some Mayan cale