[CQ-Contest] Fwd: 20th Stew Perry TopBand DX Challange

[Lew Sayre]

 Greetings to all TopBand Contesters,
     The Stew Perry TopBand DX Challenge is approaching. 1500Z Dec.26 to
1500Z Dec 27 are the times this year. Operate any 14 hours out of this
period,
turn in your log and you'll have participated in the 20th Edition of this
event.
     This is a unique contest in many ways. Please motor on over to:
 www.kkn.net/stew/      to read the rules, who has paid for their plaques
and
assimilate the gestalt of this 160M Extravaganza.
     The contesters who care determine what radio deeds are worthy of a
plaque.
Listed below are the sponsors for these plaques and the categories they feel
are important to recognize. You can join this stellar group by emailing me
with
your category at the address listed way below.

KL7RA                            Top # of QSOs
North Pole Contest Group  To be decided
K7FL/5H2DA                    Top Score 100% Search & Pounce
KR2Q                              Golden Log Award
N0TT                                Top Score < 21y/o, >200 QSOs
K7CA                               Top Score China
TF3KX                              Aurora Borealis Award- Top Score North
of 60 deg N
                                        geomagnetic Latitude
Dr. Beldar-L1AR                Top Score,S/O, Temp Antenna erected after
Dec.14
VK6VZ- Flying Doctors of   Top Score- N. Hemisphere station working
      VK Baseball hat           S. Hemisphere stations
UX1UA                             Top # NA + SA Qs by Zone 16 station
UX1UA                              USA station with top # Qs with Zone 16
K6ND                                K6SE Memorial- Top Score World S/O
K1EP                                Top LP score between 30deg N & 40deg N
lat
                                (any station located in xM## gridsquare)
KH6LC                               VK/ZL Challenge- Top Score S/O, VK/ZL
N6TQ/A25TQ                     California Dreaming- Top # Qs with Calif
stations
                                 by a non California station.
W2GD Team                       Top # Qs, NA/SA by European Station
W7RH                                Top Score, Low Power, Asia
K7CA                                 Top Score from Zone 24, 27 or 28
K7CA                                  Top Score from either Zone 19 or 25
FWDXA                              KL7RA Memorial- Top Score, LP, Central
Division
NA0Y                                 Top Score North America
N9TF                                  Top Score, North America, S/O, QRP

     The plaques for the 2014 Stew Perry have all been mailed out around
the world
to the category winners. Peruse the plaque list for this year, operate
accordingly
and perhaps you'll receive a 2015 plaque next year at about this time.
     So now is the time to make those improvements to your TX/RX so your
system
will be in fine fettle for The Stew Perry. It also a good time to do all
the good deeds
necessary to obtain the time to operate in the contest Dec 26/27.
     The Boring Amateur Radio Club appreciates the TopBand community's
support
for this contest. We also appreciate you letting your DX friends know of
this
contest and urge all who can operate to do so.
     73 and I remain,
    Lew    w7ew
   Boring Amateur Club Promulgator
  w7ew at arrl.net