Stew Perry Topband Challenge
Call: IV3PRK
Operator(s):
Station:
Class: SO HP
Grid Square: JN66
Operating Time (hrs):
QSOs: 123 Score: 451
Club:
Comments:
Conditions have been poor, with very weak signals and spotlight propagation.
This year there are even totally lacking JA's and VK6HD or VK6VZ!
Best distance QSO's have been FM5BH and K9DX, both 16 points. Interesting
spotlight on FM5BH that I could not hear for hours while other europeans were
calling on 1.833, and than came up at once picking 599 for five minutes: I got
through at first call!
>From States side, most consistent and lasting signal by W2GD followed by N2NT.
Most southern station was K4JA as I have been unable to get even a whisper from
W8JI on 1.843: was Tom QRP?
This is my fifth Stew Perry, so it could be interesting to see a comparison
with the previous years from my side:
Year 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
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KL7 1
W1 8 11 5 3 3
W2 4 4 3
W3 9 6 1
W4 10 8 1 2
W5 6 1
W6 4
W7 9 1
W8 7 6
W9 5 1 1
W0 6 3
VE 3 2 1 1
Carib./CA 1
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TOT.NA 72 44 7 6 11
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AS 2 4 3 3 5
JA - 1 1 11 -
OC - 1 1 2 -
AF - - 4 1 -
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Total QSO's 134 136 101 148 123
Rough points 1325 854 428 655 451
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Operating time around 11 hours each year, so it's noticeable the change in DX
conditions.
Rig has been always the same, running abt 600 W into a shunt-fed vertical and
receiving on a 4 elem. vertical mini-phased array and two beverages (....but
this year, due to the weak signals, best receive was mainly on the TX antenna).
Anyway the Stew Perry is always funny and the best event of the year!
Luis IV3PRK
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