Topband: What would Stew want?

[john]

enough said, or needs to be said,,, lets close this thread now   dx is 
73 john w8wej

On 1/8/2016 6:18 PM, Tree wrote:
> The Boring ARC does not pretend to know whether or not Stew would want the
> TBDC named after him.
>
> The Boring ARC did not create the Stew - it just saw a good idea that came
> together and needed some organization for the concept to grow into what it
> is today.
>
> The Stew concept was invented by a group of interested hams - and the rules
> were developed in committee.  I can't honestly remember all of the people
> who were involved in the discussion - but I know that Bill Fisher, KM9P /
> W4AN (a silent key himself) was very much involved.  Maybe someone else who
> was there can provide more details.  The first Stew was run - and then
> there was nobody around to do the work of generating the results. That is
> when the Boring ARC stepped in.
>
> I do believe that Stew would like some of the concepts incorporated into
> the Stew contest.  He might even operate it given the chance.
>
> However, even if that is not true, I hope Stew is happy with the fact that
> the event is something that honors his contribution to the band - and if
> nothing else - provides a reason for people who are new to the band to
> wonder who this K1BB [sic] fellow is.
>
> I can't think of any other contest that has taken the name of an individual
> - so this must be a great honor!
>
> 73 Tree N6TR (who never met Stew - but heard him on the band at least once)
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