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Subject: TopBand: Stew Perry Test
From: n5ul@wtaccess.com (Charles W. Shaw)
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 1997 00:08:12 +0000
Hello to All,

        While trying to relax after the test, one thought kept recurring:  What 
a great selection of DX!--How does it compare to earlier 160 tests?  
        My log from last night shows 207 QSO's--158 of those are with the U.S. 
and Canada.  That leaves 49 DX.  Add VY1JA back in to make an even 50!!!  These 
include 6 JA's, T88, 2 KL7's, and 40 eu's in one night!
        Except for the Stew Perry Test last year (where I made only 10 DX 
QSO's)--all 31 of the earlier 160 CW tests going back to 1981 were two-night 
affairs .  Never have I even approached this magnitude of DX QSO's from here in 
any of those earlier contests--usually with nearly twice the time on the air.  
No doubt that conditions--at least from New Mexico to EU--were excellent last 
night, but there must be more to it than that.  My station has improved along 
with my age through the years too, and I guess I am a bit more savvy as an 
operator now. -- But last night I made many bad blunders; I don't do well 
trying to push.
        So what makes this test different?  As best I can tell, it must be a 
matter of increased participation by the DX stations.  I know that when this 
test was designed, that was a primary goal.  If this -IS- a contest that 
appeals more to those of you outside the U.S. and Canada (than the other 160 
tests do), I would be very interested in reading why you are attracted to the 
"Stew".  I suppose there may be many different reasons; I can guess at some.  
But I would like to hear it from the DX, please!
        Thanks to the sponsors and workers running the show; 
        and thanks to all for the QSO!


        
73, Charles

Charles W. Shaw, N5UL
Hobbs, NM (near the SE corner)
<n5ul@wtaccess.com> 

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