Top Band and way to end the year

Calling all 160M Contesting Creatures, The Boring Amateur Radio Club is producing the 11th edition ofThe Stew Perry TopBand DX Challengeand you should be there! All you really need is a radio, a hunk ofwire, vital signs and the time period off from1500Z December 30 until 1500Z December 31 or at least 14 hours of thistime period preferably when it's dark.The rules and information are straightforward and can be foundat: http://www.jzap.com/k7rat/stew.html

This contesting extravaganza is unique in several areas: score perQ based on distance, score enhancementsfor being low power or QRP or even working the peanut whistle types andof course the ability of the contestingcombatants themselves to honor heroic achievements by sponsoring plaquesproduced by The Boring AmateurRadio Club. The famous, smart and good looking Hams listed below havepicked a particular category for this year'sedition of the Test. All it cost them for this immortality is $50 and ane-mail to me advising me of your desired sponsoredcategory. The Boring Amateur Radio Club reserves the right to suggestan alternative category if the one you've pickedseems risqué or perverse. Silly or stupid or clever is fine so the realmof possibilities for your contesting brain is very large.You can join these Stalwarts by thinking up a category and e-mailing meand then sending the $50 pittance.

This year's plaques and Sponsors are:
KL7RA Highest Number of QSO'sW7TMT Top Score, Low Power, First time entryKB7Q Top Score in Grid Field "DM"
N7JW Top Score South of the EquatorK7CA Top Score Asiatic RussiaN0TT Top Score USA Op <> 100 QSOVK6VZ Top Score with antenna in a space <>4000\' above sea levelKR2Q Top Score with Golden Log (no busts)N9ADG We\'re considering several possibilities with this grant

You may have noticed that this is a CW only contest. If your code speed is nonexistentor the equivalent of not old enough to drive yet....don\'t despair! Practice the magicalphrase "QRS", slide up the band a bit and have at it. When a di-dah jockey goes too fast foryou, just whip out the QRS on him/her/it and they\'ll do it again slower. The propagation gurus from The Kenai, Oklahoma, New Yurp, Singapore, Canada, California and Texasall agree that the possibility for tremendous conditions exist for this year\'s edition ofThe Stew Perry TopBand Challenge. So go put up a wire and set aside some personal respite time",1]
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N5IA Most Grid Squares workedN7JW Top Score South of the EquatorK7CA Top Score Asiatic RussiaN0TT Top Score USA Op <> 100 QSOVK6VZ Top Score with antenna in a space <>4000' above sea levelKR2Q Top Score with Golden Log (no busts)N9ADG We're considering several possibilities with this grant You may have noticed that this is a CW only contest. If your code speed is nonexistentor the equivalent of not old enough to drive yet....don't despair! Practice the magicalphrase "QRS", slide up the band a bit and have at it. When a di-dah jockey goes too fast foryou, just whip out the QRS on him/her/it and they'll do it again slower. The propagation gurus from The Kenai, Oklahoma, New Yurp, Singapore, Canada, California and Texasall agree that the possibility for tremendous conditions exist for this year's edition ofThe Stew Perry TopBand Challenge. So go put up a wire and set aside some personal respite time
toughest stage. 73 and I remain, Lew W7EW/W7AT The Boring Amateur Radio Club Vice President in charge of plaques, pizza and propagation w7ew@arrl.net_______________________________________________CQ-Contest mailing listCQ-Contest@contesting.comhttp://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest",0]
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from all the Holiday blather and hub-bub so you can come out and play with us on Radio's almosttoughest stage. 73 and I remain, Lew W7EW/W7AT The Boring Amateur Radio Club Vice President in charge of plaques, pizza and propagation w7ew@arrl.net