TopBand: Stew Perry Results

Fri, 17 Oct 1997 21:10:30 -0700 (PDT)

Sorry these have taken so long to publish.  It is a long story that
would probably be too boring to tell (knew I would get that word in).

Mark your calendar for the next one (rules at the end of the scores).

73 Tree N6TR
tree@contesting.com

              Results - First Stew Perry Top Band Challenge

This is an exciting time for TopBand (160 meter) operators.  The low
sunspot numbers have provided two consectutive years of good propagation
and a very active internet mail reflector has been establised bringing
TopBand operators together world wide to dicuss this fascinating band.

Some highlights of this past "season" included 4X4NJ working his 50th
state for 160 meter WAS.  Other highlights include WAC being made from
the WEST coast with only 100 watts and simple wire antennas.

Another highlight was the first running of the Stew Perry Top Band
Challenge.  Stew, W1BB, is the founding father of DXing on TopBand.  After
coming up with a new concept in 160 meter DX contesting, it only 
seemed natural to name the contest after him in his honor.

The contest was held on December 28th and 29th and was blessed with
better than average conditions.  Europe was workable from the USA
west coast for several hours.  GM3POI had a fantastic signal for
several hours and provided many the chance to work their first 
European during a contest.

In an attempt to equalize scores around the world, a formula was 
established which awarded QSO points based upon the distance between
the two stations making the QSO.  For each QSO, you received one
extra point for every 500 kilometers spanned.  This meant working
a station down the street gave you one point, working someone on 
the other coast gave you 8 to 10 points, and working someone in
a different part of the world gave you 15 to 25 points.

Another experiment with the scoring concerned power multipliers.  
Stations running less that 100 watts were given a multiplier of
2, and stations with less than 5 watts multiplied by 4 instead.
The goal here was to allow low power stations the ability to 
compete in the same score listing with the high power stations.

It appears that both of these scoring formulas meet their objectives.
The top score went to GM3POI -  which is no surprise.  However, 
the second place score came from W7GG in Oregon!!  The third place
score is a low power score from New Mexico, and the number seven
score came from a QRP station on the east coast.

The contest lasted for 24 hours starting at 1500 UTC.  However,
only 14 hours on time could be used.  The rules indicated that
only one off time could be taken between your first and last QSO.
The intent here was to allow people to take their daylight hours
off.  The wording of this rule was the most difficult part of writing
up the rules!  It appears this paid off and everyone was able to 
be on the band when it made sense.

The second running of this contest is scheduled for December 27th.  
Hope you can join the fun.

Multi

WW2Y		1770
N1BB		1566
K2OWE		1164
N5DX		801

HIGH POWER SO

GM3POI		3485
W7GG		2258
SM4HCM		2064
K8MK		2043
N7EX		1639
K8CC		1611  op W8MJ
N3OC		1560
K5NA		1296
N4AR		1269
K3WW		1103
4X4NJ		1069
NI6T		1060
VY1JA		991
W5WMU		851
K7OX		849
N5UL		819
N0IJ		791
N8EA		766
K7RAT		764  op N6TR
KH2D		763
KG4W		748
KB4GID		719
K4RO		711
VE3EJ		706
JA5BJC		700
KL7Y		690
K5ZD		678
W0OY		655  op N6ZZ
AJ6T		647
N6LL		646  op WA6CDR
WC4E		644
VE7FPT		614
AA8U		580
KC6VW		566
W0UY		563
VE3RM		560
N4BP		556
OK1FJD		532
OH8LAE		526
K1PX		515
W9RE		473
K2XA		450
W1WEF		447
N4AF		405
G0IVZ		397
VE6LB		370
WI0R		362
K8JP		354
K5TT		353
K0EJ		346
WA7VNI		284
W2KA		262
W8PT		252
N8YYS		249
N1MD		237
N4XR		206
K8MR		200
KO7V		160
VS96BG		156
K2BM		155
KB0IHM		149
K2PS		141
SM5BFJ		61

LOW POWER SO

N5IA		2122
W0AIH		2094  op KM0O
W3GH		1748
OM3TZQ		1726
K1HTV		1638
K7FR		1612
N2EE		1396  op K3BU
N4OGW		1386
N9IG		1174
VE3OSZ		946
WA2DFI		942
WA7LNW		920
W9RM		808
W0VU		764
KJ9C		758
VE3KP		748
W9WI		746
N7CKD		742
K3CT		708
N0AX		706
N8II		662
K5NZ		654
LY1DS		580
KS4S		579
NS0B		576
K3SV		560
PA0RCT		558
W4EF		550
W8RU		546
W3TMZ		528
WO1N		524
SP2EWQ		462
WA8ZDT		458
KK7A		450
W4/VE7CPN	446
N9CIQ		434
K2JL		420
W3CP		412
N2NL		396
K4BAI		380
WA8YRS		376
W8KTQ		362
K8CV		336
N2BIM		334
N6AA		332
DL9FBS		318
UR5IBG		296
KK1L		278
N0HF		264
K4FU		206
DJ5NN		198
W7GNP		150
DL7ANQ		112
KB3AFT		102
JM1LPN/1	52
OH1NOA		42
K5TR		6

QRP

ND3F		1944
K1ZM		1720
NN9K		1220
DJ8WL		708
K3WWP		616
KI0G		616
N3BNA		520
SP2HPD		280

                                  RULES 
                SECOND STEW PERRY TOPBAND DISTANCE CHALLENGE

1. Contest period:  1500Z December 27th to 1500Z December 28th, 1997. 
   Operate for a maximum of 14 hours.  Off time is intended to be
   taken during your daylight hours.  Only one break may be taken
   between your first and last QSOs, and must be of at least 30 minutes.

2. Bands and mode: 160 meters CW only.

3. Categories: Single operator or multi-operator. Only one signal shall 
   be transmitted at a time.  Remote or packet spotting shall not be used 
   Transmitting and receiving antennas shall be located at the same QTH.

4. Exchange: Four character grid square (ie: CN85).  

5. QSO Points: The number of QSO points for each contact depends on the
   distance between the two stations.  This is computed by taking the 
   distance between the centers of the two grid squares.  Count a minimum 
   of one point per QSO and an additional point for every 500 kilometers 
   distance.  For example, a QSO with a station 1750 kilometers away will 
   count for 4 QSO points.  No additional distance for long path is allowed.  

   If your logging software does not support this scoring method, we
   will compute your score for you if you submit your log electronically.

6. Score: Final score equals the total number of QSO points.  There is 
   no multiplier for different grids worked.  Stations running 5 to 100 
   watts output multiply their score by 2.  Stations running less 
   than 5 watts multiply their score by 4.  Scores will be listed separately
   for single ops and multi-single.

7. Reporting: Your log can be sent via the internet to TBDC@CONTESTING.COM 
   or via diskette in MS-DOS/Windows format  and must be sent by 
   January 28th, 1998.  Entries submitted by mail should be sent to:
   Boring Amateur Radio Club, PO Box 1357, Boring, OR 97009 USA.
   Logs shall be in ASCII format.  A summary sheet may be sent, but is not 
   necessary.

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