Topband: Stew Beef

[K4OWR]

:::: Your contention that a few hours of a contest "interferes" with  
DX'ing, QRP, and digital is ridiculous since it provides many more 
opportunities to pursue those very activities by providing contacts when 
there is typically very little to behad. I've never noticed any amount 
of activity, specifically on 160, on a non contest weekend, that would 
be impacted since there typically is hardly any...again, specifically on 
160 meters.
BILL K4OWR

On 1/3/2016 1:54 PM, Michael St. Angelo wrote:
> 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
>
>
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