Topband: Stew Perry Results and Boring Report

[Tree]

The results for the 2003 running of the Stew Perry Topband Distance
Challenge have been posted to the web.  You can find them by going to
http://web.jzap.com/k7rat/stew.html.

The next Stew Perry contest is on the weekend of December 18/19th.

One rule change is being made - the multiplier for working a QRP station
(that we get the log from) is being increased to 4X instead of 2X.  Now,
you get as many points for working a QRP station as he does for working
you.

Plaques will be mailed in November and K1PX will also be sending out the
certificates.

Log check reports are available via return e-mail sent to me.

And now for the Boring Report (it has been a long time since I have had
anything to report).  Yesterday, after erecting  my 2nd vertical for the new
80 meter 4 square, I spread out the 160 meter radials for the loaded tower.

Listened early and heard CO8LY.  Checked the band again around 0430 and 
DF2PY had a very nice signal.  Took me about 20 minutes to get my station
QRV to transmit - and Wolf's signal had dropped some, but we did make a 
QSO.  This ends a 19 month gap since the last time I worked Europe on 160
(and yes, it was Wolf again).  It sure is great to have the DF2PY beacon
on the band - and it sure felt great to go to bed after working Europe on
160 meters.

73 Tree N6TR/7
tree at kkn.net
Boring, OR