Topband: Stew Perry Thank-you

[W2pm at aol.com]

In a message dated 12/31/2006 7:30:50 PM Eastern Standard Time,  
k3hx at juno.com writes:


Thanks to all the good folk who slowed down when they came back to  

me so I could more easily copy the grid report.   




I'm always amazed with the obvious good will and sportsmanship shown by so  
many in the Stew - quite unique to other contests to be sure!   I was  
attempting to work N6TR around 1030 or so and had to repeat my call and grid  squad 
MANY times over 5 minutes or so for the Q.   N6TR was as patient  as a saint and 
a number of stations who initally anwered his CQ waited like  gentlemen for 
me to finally get through.  Also nice to hear so many "73"  and other good 
wishes at the end of many contest Q's instead of the usual rabid  dog blastover to 
the next CQ TEST within nanoseconds of the Q.     Stew would be pleased ...  
just wish he try harder to improve the  propagation for us...   73 W2PM