Topband: Stew Beef

[Michael St. Angelo]

The Stew Perry contest is one of the better ones but I agree with Larry and
Joe.  Contests  tend to take over the band and interferes with other form of
operation such as DX'ing, QRP and probably Digital operators.

What is missing is that we don't have a "WARC" type MF band which is free of
contest operation.

Maybe we could compromise. Is it possible to limit the SP to a portion of
the band that does not interfere with the DX, QRP and Digital frequencies?

Mike N2MS

-----Original Message-----
From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Joe
Wilkowski
Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2015 3:49 PM
To: 'Larry Burke'; topband at contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: Stew Beef

Well, since it is a public forum I have to side with Larry on this.  I am a
contester and enjoy mostly top band operating but I would have to agree that
too much of a good thing gets old quick.  It used to be that you looked
forward to the SP, but warm-ups, pre-warmups etc. seem to carry the theme
too far.
- Joe K8FC

-----Original Message-----
From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Larry
Burke
Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2015 6:38 PM
To: topband at contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: Stew Beef

> Fortunately participation is not mandatory for those who have had enough.

Ah, but that's exactly my point. Those with a limited or no interest in this
event DO have to "participate" in it by virtue of the additional weekend of
chaos that it causes. 

- Larry K5RK