Topband: Stew Beef

[Michael Adams]

A topband contest in early-mid March....

The biggest problem I see with the concept is that (assuming not abnormally warm weather) for some of us that's the time of year by when Ol' Man Winter will almost certainly have brought down the good tx and/or rx antennas, but before the snowpack shrinks enough to do anything about it.  :)

Seriously though....while I don't think there is such a thing as "too many contests" (after all, there are some successful, fun weekly contests being run), I'll admit that I tend not to get too excited about summer or fall Stews because of the relatively limited participation levels.  There may be something romantic about the image of a boy and his radio endlessly calling CQ through the night, but I have to maximize the fun I have in the limited amount of play time the XYL allows me. 

If there's a contest and if I'm in the shack, I'll probably tune around to see if there's any fun to be had.  But I am constrained on just how often I can clear a block of time to make a serious effort.  Nevertheless, I welcome the extra serving of Stew.  

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Michael Adams | N1EN | mda at n1en.org