GENERAL DX LOG - aa1k THANKS TO DAVE, K1TTT, FOR THE USE OF HIS FINE STATION. THIS OPERATION WAS 100% S/P - aa2a QUIET BAND. RUNNING HIGH POWER OF 175 WATTS. THANKS FOR ALL THE QSOS. GLAD TO QSO KH6, KL7, XE, FEW EU, AND THE CARRIBEAN AS WELL AS MANY NA HAMS. - ac4g OPERATED AGAIN AS AJ1G/M AS A SELF CONTAINED MOBILE STATION FROM STONINTON POINT CT. SAME SETUP AS DURING PREVIOUS 160 METER CW CONTESTS, INCLUDING THE ARRL 160 CW CONTEST EARLIER IN DECEMBER, AND THE LOW BAND JACK IN OCTOBER - IC7100 AT 100 WATTS FEEDING INTO A 1960S VINTAGE SHAKESPEARE WONDER ROD HELICALLY LOADED 2 MHZ MARINE BAND BOAT WHIP ANTENNA (SIMILAR TO A HAMSTICK BUT NOT ADJUSTABLE) MOUNTED ON THE LEFT REAR CORNER OF A 2012 TACOMA 4X4 PICKUP TRUCK. A SIMPLE LC MATCHING NETWORK AT THE ANTENNA FEED POINT IS USED TO PROVIDE UP TO A NEAR PERFECT 1:1 SWR MATCH INTO THE IC-7100, WHICH HAS NO INTERNAL ANTENNA TUNER. ANTENNA AND MATCHING NETWORK HAS VERY HIGH Q, IT'S NECESSARY TO CHANGE THE TAP ON THE COIL OF THE MATCHING NETWORK ABOUT EVERY 15 KHZ WHEN MOVING UP AND DOWN THE BAND TO KEEP THE SWR BELOW 2:1 TO PREVENT THE 7100 FROM CUTTING BACK ON OUTPUT POWER. NO EXTERNAL RADIALS WERE USED FOR A COUNTERPOISE, JUST THE TRUCK BODY. I HAVE ADDED WIRE LATH MESH MATERIAL OVER THE TACOMA CARGO BED FLOOR, WHICH UNLIKE THOSE OF MOST TRUCKS IS MADE OF HIGH IMPACT GRP MATERIAL, THE MESH IS BONDED TO THE TRUCK BODY AT THE TAILGATE FRAME. THE MESH IS COVERED BY A VINYL MAT FOR COSMETIC PURPOSES. THE MOST IMPORTANT 3 PARTS OF THE MOBILE SETUP ARE, LIKE IN REAL ESTATE, LOCATION LOCATION, LOCATION - AT THE POINT, I CAN PARK ABOUT 5 FEET AWAY FROM THE SALT WATER FROM THE NORTHEEAST ALL THE WAY AROUND TO THE NORTHWEST. THERE'S PRETTY MUCH NOTHING BUT SALT WATER TO THE SOUTH UNTIL THE CARIBBEAN AND EASTERN BRAZIL, AND 100 MILES OF LONG ISLAND SOUND TO THE WEST. THE PATH TO EUROPE HAS SEVERAL MILES OF OPEN WATER TO THE NORTHEAST, AND THEN RUNS PARALLEL ALONG THE RI COAST AND THE SOUTH SHORE OF CAPE COD. IT'S BEEN ONE OF MY FAVORITE MOBILE DXING LOCATIONS FOR WELL OVER 20 YEARS NOW. THIS BIG STEW HAD THE BEST PROPAGATION CONDITIONS I'VE EXPERIENCED SO FAR. FOR THE FIRST TIME, I OPERATED ALMOST ALL NIGHT, STARTING AT AROUND 0040 Z SATURDAY NIGHT, THROUGH JUST BEFORE 1200 Z SUNDAY MORNING, WITH ABOUT AN HOUR BREAK FOR A COFFEE AND BREAKFAST RUN AT AROUND 0900Z, WHEN NEW QS WERE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN. WAS AMAZED TO HAVE JOZEF CT9ABO ON MADEIRA TIME EVER, MADE IT INTO EU IN A 160 CONTEST AS A MOBILE THANKS TO ROLAND LY4A. MANY THANKS TO DAVE KH6AQ FOR MY BEST DX SO FAR IN AN SP CONTEST, AND TO JORGE CX6VM FOR HIS EFFORTS IN TRYING TO COMPLETE A QSO, WE ALMOST DID IT! MAYBE WE'LL MAKE IT IN THE CQWW 160 COMING UP IN A FEW WEEKS! IN AN EFFORT TO ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO TRY COMPETING IN THE SPS AS MOBILES, I AM PLANNING ON SPONSORING A PLAQUE FOR THE BEST MOBILE STATION SCORE IN NEXT YEAR'S BIG STEW. AS SPONSOR, I WILL OF COUSE RECUSE MYSELF FROM ELIBIBILITY, BUT WILL BE VERY HAPPY TO HEAR OTHERS TILTING AT WINDMILLS WITH VERY SMALL JOUSTING LANCES IN FUTURE CONTESTS. TRY IT, YOU MAY BE SURPRISED HOW WELL YOU CAN DO AS A 160 METER MOBILE OPERATING FROM A GOOD LOCATION! 73 AND ZUT DE CHRIS, AJ1G STONINGTON, CT - aj1g-m 1ST STEW TNX 73 - aj1s IC-7610 100WATTS QUAD VERTICAL, TU AND BEST 73 TO 2024 - dj2ia BEST QRB IS 2934KM FOR CT9ABO AT IM12 - dj8ew BEST QRB IS 3165KM FOR CT9ABO AT IM12 - dl1wa TS 890 - 2X 19,5M - DOPPELZEPP - HUEHNERLEITUNG - dl2za BEST QRB IS 9279KM FOR JH2FXK AT PM84 - dl5axx IC7610, ANT:ENDFED 26M@15MTRS - dl5cl BEST QRB IS 2552KM FOR RM4F AT LO23 - dl65ennepe BEST QRB IS 16086KM FOR VK3IO AT QF22 - dr5x BEST QRB IS 9148KM FOR ZF9CW AT FK09 - e71a BEST QRB IS 7200KM FOR W2GD AT FM29 - e77dx BEST QRB IS 1785KM FOR OH0Z AT JP90 - e77ea BEST QRB IS 5957KM FOR NP2X AT FK77 - ea1x BEST QRB IS 7455KM FOR ZF9CW AT FK09 - ea4m BEST QRB IS 9156KM FOR PJ2T AT FK52 - eu4e POWER 300WT.@ ANT. INV.-L - ew3ln SEARCH AND POUNCE CAT. - f3wt HAD FUN. 73 - f5phw BEST QRB IS 7609KM FOR PJ2T AT FK52 - f6agm BEST QRB IS 8569KM FOR XE2X AT EL06 - f6fya BEST QRB IS 1479KM FOR SK3W AT JP80 - f8crs BEST QRB IS 8169KM FOR N2IC AT DM52 CONDITIONS GENERALLY POOR - PARTICULARLY TO THE USA. SIGNALS WEAK AND LITTLE AT ALL FROM THE FAR EAST. I SENSE ACTIVITIY WAS DOWN AS WELL. THIS WAS HARD GOING! AFTER THE FIRST COUPLE OF HOURS OF GOOD RATES, IT WAS A CASE OF ALTERNATE CQING AND SCANNING THE BAND FOR ANY STATIONS. BY ABOUT THREE HOURS IN TO THE CONTESTS THERE WERE FEW NEW EUROPEANS LEFT TO WORK, SO JUST WAITED FOR PROPAGATION TO THE US TO PROVIDE MORE QSOS. - g3bj ICOM 7400 AND HOME BREW TOP LOADED 10M VERTICAL - g3snt FT710 5W QUARTER WAVE LOOP - g3ymc ONLY BRIEF OPERATING THIS YEAR AS WE HAVE VISITORS FOR NEW YEAR. PROPAGATION NOT GREAT BUT SOME DX QSOS AVAILABLE. - g4fal BEST QRB IS 7361KM FOR ZF9CW AT FK09 - g4irn BEST QRB IS 6753KM FOR 8P5A AT GK03 - gm4zuk ICOM756PRO 5 WATTS DIPOLE - ha6nl BEST QRB IS 8870KM FOR JA5DQH AT PM73 - ha7i ELECRAFT K3 100 WATTS KELEMEN DIPOLE FOR 3.5 AND 1.8 MHZ - hb9arf BEST QRB IS 8325KM FOR ZF9CW AT FK09 LAST CONTEST OF THE YEAR: HNY EVERYBODY! - i2wij BEST QRB IS 3045KM FOR RM4F AT LO23 - is0jxo MY FIRTS TIME IN STEW PERRY CONTEST, USING A SIMPLE INVERTED-VEE AND WITHOUT ANY RX ANTENNA. I LIKE THE RULES SO MUCH. - it9blb PUT YOUR COMMENTS HERE. - ja8dnv THE LAST CONTEST IN 2023. WKD THREE JAS AND NO DX THIS TIME. HNY2024 TO ALL AND CU IN MANY CONTESTS & ON 3830 IN 2024! 73'S AKIRA, JA8RWU - ja8rwu I ENJOYED THE CONTEST. - ja9fhb I HAVE BEEN PATICIPATED ON THIS CONTEST SINCE THE FIRST TIME. I PATICIPATED ON LOWPOWER SINGLEOP. THE CONDITION WAS NOT GOOD. I USED TRANCEIVER 'K2,K3,KX3 ON THIS CONTEST. I USE A K2 FOR WTACH A VERY WEAK SINGAL. I USE A K3 FOR A WEAK SIGNAL IN THE VERY HEAVY QRM. I USE A KX3 FOR A SPPED WATCH. I USE MY MICRO VERT ANTENNA WHICH LENGTH ONLY 3.6METERS. I BUILT IT ON MY BALCONY 2M*10M SPACE OF MY CONDMINIAM. I SET THE TRANSMITING SPEED OF MY ELECTRONICS KEYER UPPER 20 WPM. I LIKE MY MICRO VERET ANTENNA FOR MY TOP BAND EQUIPMENT! THE RESPONSE RATE FROM THE W STATION WAS VERY GOOD, PROBABLY BECAUSE THE CONDITIONS FOR NORTH AMERICA WERE VERY BAD THIS SEASON. IN ADDITION, THE CONDITIONS TOWARDS EU RUSSIA ARE UNPRECEDENTED, AND I HAVE HAD LITTLE EXPERIENCE IN THE PAST TO BE ABLE TO QSO WITH EU RUSSIA FROM THE BEGINNING. HOWEVER, THE NUMBER OF QSOS WITH THE NORTH AMERICAN AFFAIRS BUREAU WAS SO SMALL THAT I COULDN'T GET THE LESS THAN THE LAST YEAR. HOWEVER, IN JAPAN, THE 160M BAND WAS EXPANDED, SO IT WAS ABLE TO OPERATE VERY SPACIOUSLY. WHAT I WOULD LIKE AMERICANS TO KNOW IS THAT EVEN DURING THE DX CONTEST IN JAPAN, DOMESTIC LAG CHEWS ARE ALWAYS HELD BETWEEN 1845 AND 1875KHZ, AND THE SIGNALS OF OVERSEAS STATIONS ARE ALMOST CRUSHED AND INAUDIBLE. THE SITUATION IS THE SAME FOR BOTH THE CW AND SSB CONTESTS. THE REASON IS THAT THE PEOPLE OF DOMESTIC LAG CHEWERS ARE NOT INTERESTED IN DX AT ALL, AND UNLIKE EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES, JA DOES NOT ALLOW MORE THAN 1875KHZ, SO DOMESTIC COMMUNICATION IS ALWAYS DONE IN DX WINDOW OF SSB. - je1spy THANK YOU ALL STATIONS! - jf2fiu I ENJOYED THE CONTEST. - ji3nop 200W & LONG-WIRE, 23ML, 10MH & 1.8MHZ~50MHZ ATU. CONDX WAS BAD ON 160M, BUT ENJOYED WITH FTDX101MP & TOUCH-PAD. - jk1hwu BEST QRB IS 8649KM FOR CX6VM AT GF27 - k1lz BEST QRB IS 1798KM FOR K9OM AT EL98 - k1xm I WAS EXCITED FOR THE DECEMBER SP CONTEST THIS YEAR BECAUSE I SPENT SOME TIME IN THE FALL UPGRADING MY RX SYSTEM. NOW I HAVE BEVERAGE ANTENNAS POINTING NE AND W. I DEFINITELY NOTICED A BIG DIFFERENCE ON SIGNALS AS I SWITCHED BETWEEN ANTENNAS. - k1zk SPENT LOTS OF TIME CALLING JA3YBK AND FINALLY GOT HIM WITH A MINUTE LEFT IN THE CONTEST. NO SUCH JOY FOR PJ2T (ALTHOUGH ZF9CW, 8P5A AND KP4AA HEARD ME). THANKS TO THE STAFF AT THE BORING CLUB, FOR ALL THEY DO TO KEEP 160M HOPPING. - k2po K3CCR IS THE CLUB STATION AT THE COLLINGTON CONTINUING-CARE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY AT FM 18OW IN MD, JUST EAST OF DC. AS THE ONLY CW OP I (N3UM) DID SOHP IN THE DEC. 2023 STEW PERRY. THE 6 TIMES I DID DEC. STEW SOHP 2015-2022 I GOT 3 EXCELLENT OR GOOD RESULTS, 1 FAIR, AND 2 POOR. BUT, MY QSO TOTAL IN 4 HRS 21-01Z WAS ABSURDLY CONSISTENT; 209 TO 236 QS, W/KS AT 1 TO 4 PTS/Q, EVEN AS MY SCORE CLAIM VARIED FROM 747 TO 2031 PTS. IT WAS OF COURSE THE LATE 7 TO 15-POINT QS IN EU AND OUT TO W6 & W7 THAT DROVE MY FINAL SCORE. SO, I EXPECTED 225 OR SO QS 21-01Z IN 2023. NOPE; JUST 184 QS! WHY SO FEW? I DON’T KNOW; MAYBE X RAY FLARES. OR MAYBE ON DEC. 30 AND 31 OPS WERE DISTRACTED BY PREPS FOR NEW-YEAR’S. CONDX POOR AFTER 01Z. I GOT JUST 83 QS, VS 136 TO 190 IN THE LAST 6 DEC. SPS. I HEARD ONLY ONE EU; CT8 OR CT9, BUT COULD NOT COPY MORE. AND, I GOT ONLY ONE 7 PT W/K Q, PLUS 5 CARIB. QS AT 5-7 PTS EACH. FINAL SCORE CLAIM WAS 522, VS WORST PREVIOUS DEC. STEW OF 747. AFTER 04Z JUST 17 QS, WEAK SIGS FROM 1 TO 3 PT NEARBY GRIDS. NO REASON TO EXPECT BETTER, SO QRT AT 0456Z & HOPE CONDX AND ACTIVITY FOR DEC. 2025 STEW ARE BETTER. - k3ccr "BAND CONDITIONS WERE QUIET AND GOOD FOR QRP." - k3tw FIRST TIME RUNNING QRP IN A CONTEST - k4wm STARTED ABOUT ONE HOUR LATE. NO EUROPEANS HEARD. JA OPENING WAS GOOD, BUT VERY FEW. MAYBE DUE TO EARTHQUAKES THERE. SOME QSOS WERE NOT LOGGED DUE TO PROBLEM CAUSING K3 TO NEED RESTORING CONFIGURATION SEVERAL TIMES DURING CONTEST. - k7nj GAVE OUT EN73 INSTEAD OF EN74. ROOKIE MISTAKE! MEA CULPA! SUBMIT AS CHECK LOG. - k8gl MY FIRST STEW PERRY. A CONSTANT BLAST OF QRN FROM MY LOCAL POLE PIG, BUT FUN ANYWAY... - k9zu 73 - kd8tnf WOULD LIKE TO BE ENTERED IN ONE OF THE PLAQUE CATEGORIES: 1 - TOP SCORE, SINGLE-OP, QRP, USA SINGLE-OP, ONLY ONE ANTENNA FOR BOTH TX/RX APEX AT 65' UP HIGN IN A SWEET GUM TREE - ke0l CONDITIONS SEEMED RELATIVELY GOOD, ESPECIALLY COMPARED TO EARLIER IN THE MONTH DURING ARRL 160M WHICH WAS ABSOLUTELY DISMAL (I OPERATED WITH W2GD & CO.), ALTHOUGH NOT AS GOOD AS SOME PAST YEARS (MY NOTES FROM 2016 SAID THAT WAS THE BEST YEAR I'VE HEARD). I GOT A LATE START BUT DID WELL ONCE I WAS UNDERWAY. N2IC IN NM WAS SURPRISINGLY LOUD WHEN I WORKED HIM AROUND 00:30Z. IT MUST HAVE JUST BEEN GETTING DARK THERE. OTHER SURPRISES: SK3W (SM5INO) WAS SO LOUND WHEN HE CALLED AROUND 0130Z THAT I THOUGHT FOR SURE I WAS MISCOPYING A US CALL. UT6UD CALLED IN AROUND 0230Z AND WAS ALSO RELATIVELY LOUD AND EASY TO COPY. KH6AQ WAS NEVER LOUD TO ME BUT WAS SOLID FOR MANY HOURS STARTING AROUND 0500Z WHEN I FIRST WORKED HIM AND EVEN WHEN I UNINTENTIONALLY DUPED HIM LATER ON. HE MUST HEAR WELL BECAUSE HE ANSWERED ME ON THE FIRST CALL BOTH TIMES. HE WAS STILL AUDIBLE WHEN I GOT BACK ON AROUND 1130Z. I HAD A SHORT RUN OF STATIONS FROM EUROPE FROM ABOUT 0530Z TILL JUST BEFORE 0700Z AND THEN THAT END VERY SUDDENLY. - ke2d K2 AT 5 WATTS ANTENNA 165'INVERTED-L WITH 47 MIXED LENGTH RADIALS I LOVE THIS EVENT GOOD CONDITIONS THIS YEAR - ki4io MOOSE KEPT DESTROYBING MY LOG SND BEVERAGES. TRYING AND MFJ RX LOOP. NOT GOOD. FELL BACK ION THE TX ANTENNA AND RAN LOW POWEE TO BE SURE I COULD HEAR ALL I CALLED. - kj9c BEST QRB IS 1927KM FOR K7NJ AT DM37 - kk0u STATIC ... SIGNALS... RADIO MUSIC ! - km1r 5W TO END-FED WIRE - kn1h IT WAS A STRUGGLE DUE TO ANOTHER CONTEST WEEKEND WITH SEVERE SOLAR DISTURBANCES BUT I WANT TO LET ZF9CW KNOW I HEARD AND ANSWERED HIS CQS HE CALLED FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS. HE HAD NO QSOS THEN EVEN THOUGH BUT KH6AQ CAME IN NICE AND OFTEN AS ALWAYS TO MY WEST. - ks7t YL, ROOKIE (LICENSED APRIL 2021). - ky4gs BEST QRB IS 15189KM FOR VK3IO AT QF22 - ly2bw BEST QRB IS 8405KM FOR 8P5A AT GK03 - ly2k BEST QRB IS 15189KM FOR VK3IO AT QF22 - ly2xw NO QSO WITH RUSSIA AND BELARUS - ly2zo LOCATOR IS KO25OL I ENJOYED DAYTIME OPERATION ON NIGHT BAND. DAYS ARE SHORT HERE 55 NORTH. STARTED RIGHT AT SUNRISE BY VE7CC CLUSTER SW CALCULIATION. 73! HNY! ALGIS LY7M - ly7m BEST QRB IS 8136KM FOR K3ZM AT FM17 - lz5r NO EUROPE OR ASIA THIS TIME BUT WITH HIGH SOLAR FLUX, THAT'S NOT UNEXPECTED. THE BAND WAS VERY QUIET WITH NO MAJOR STORM SYSTEMS ANYWHERE NEAR THE MIDWEST. HIGHLIGHTS WERE BEING CALLED BY FY5KE AND WORKING MANY FRIENDS FROM AROUND NA. LOTS OF HNY EXCHANGED! - n0ax THE WEATHER WAS GOOD FOR A TEMPORARY ANTENNA NEXT TO THE APARTMENT. NO WIND AND NO RAIN/SNOW. HURRAY! I PUT UP THE INVERTED-U VERTICAL, SUPPORTED BY TWO 30-FOOT FIBERGLASS MAST AND A 16-FOOT PAINTERS POLE. 105 FEET OF 22-GA. WIRE TRANSITIONING UP, OVER, AND DOWN. THE FEED-POINT WAS ELEVATED ABOUT 2 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE FAR END OF THE WIRE TRANSITIONED DOWN THE 30-FOOT MAST TO ABOUT 8 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. A TAPPED COIL WAS USED TO ACQUIRE RESONANCE, AND A BETA-MATCH WAS USED FOR IMPEDANCE MATCHING. 18 GROUND RADIALS WERE SPREAD OUT UNDER THE VERTICAL. THE GROUND RADIALS ARE A MIX OF WIRE WITH LENGTHS OF 15 FEET TO 30 FEET LONG. THE RESULT WAS A VSWR OF 1.5:1 OR BETTER FROM 1.8 MHZ TO 1.85 MHZ. THE IC-705 WAS VERY HAPPY DELIVERING 5 WATTS TO THE ANTENNA. INTERESTING BAND CONDITIONS WITH VERY DEEP FADES THAT LASTED A LONG TIME BETWEEN THE LOWS AND HIGHS. THIS WAS A LOT OF FUN. THANKS EVERYONE FOR SLOWING YOUR CODE SPEED DOWN TO MY 15 WPM LEVEL DURING THE EXCHANGES. 72! - n0kis THANKS TO DAVE, K1TTT, FOR THE USE OF HIS FINE STATION! WAS A 100% DAYTIME OPERATION. TRYING FOR THE PLAQUE SPONSORED BY K5JR (N5IA MEMORIAL #2) - n2kw BEST QRB IS 3169KM FOR PJ2T AT FK52 - n2nc BEST QRB IS 1869KM FOR N0TT AT EM29 - n2so FUN AS USUAL. GRANDKIDS VISITING WAS A PRIORITY. STATION IN FM19KJ PLAYED VERY WELL. K3 PLUS A2000 AMP, ARRAYS FOR NE, S, W AND COMBINATIONS. ONE BEVERAGE TO NE. - n3iq 100% SEARCH & POUNCE.(SOMETIMES MORE SEARCH THAN POUNCE). IS AROUND 100 FT. X 200 FT, SO NOT SURE IF THAT QUALIFIES FOR BACK YARD SPECIAL. - n3iw HOPE I REMEMBER THIS CONTEST NEXT YEAR. FUN.TNX ALL AND HNY. - n4mj BEST QRB IS 3939KM FOR VE7ZO AT CN79 - n4ydu QRP "FULL 5W" TO A 20-FOOT END-FED WIRE. TNX FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND THE QSOS. GO ARIZONA OUTLAWS! -73- JOHN N6HI - n6hi 100% SEARCH-AND-POUNCE - n9hde BEST QRB IS 8821KM FOR JA5DQH AT PM73 - n9rv FUN CONTEST TO END THE YEAR WITH. THE SHORT INVERTED L, 25' VERTICAL, FED AT THE 6BTV FEED POINT AS A PARALLEL WIRE, PERFORMED WELL. WORKED EVERYONE I HEARD. NO EU HEARD HERE, BUT MANY CARIBBEAN HEARD AND WORKED. HAWAII WAS NICE BONUS AFTER ROLLING OUT OF BED FROM A SHORT NAP AT 11:30UTC. ALWAYS A NICE BONUS TO WORK THE K7RAT CLUB STATION. LOTS OF FUN! THANKS TO THE BORING AMATURE RADIO CLUB FOR SPONSORING A FUN CONTEST! 73 GENE N9TF. 100 WAS TO A COBBLED TOGETHER 160 ANTENNA AS ALWAYS. - n9tf BEST QRB IS 3868KM FOR PJ2T AT FK52 - ng7a OPERATION FROM ST GEORGE ISL, FL THE ANTENA WAS INV L SET ON 2 40FT SPIDERPOLES WITH ONE RADIAL ON A DOCK OVER SALT WATER. FT891 DID PRETTY WELL INCLUDING QUITE EFEFCTIVE APF. SOME RFI FROM NEARBY HOMES. POOR CONDITIONS. WITH A SIMILAR SETUP, A FEW YEARS AGO 160M WAS FULL OF STRONG EU WELL BEFORE THE SUNSET. THIS TIME NO EU AND WEAK SIGNALS FROM THE EAST COAST. SOME STRONG SIGNALS FROM THE WEST COAST AND KH6 BUT NO JA. - no9e IC7610/TUNER +KAT500 TUNER 40M INV VEE 45FT - 25W TO THE ANTENNA - ns2n FIRST TIME ENTRANT - oe6vie BEST QRB IS 1927KM FOR S53O AT JN86 - oh6og BEST QRB IS 9282KM FOR PJ2T AT FK52 - oh7k BEST QRB IS 9169KM FOR JA3YBK AT PM84 FT1000MP MARKV, PA ACOM1010 -500W, DIPOL, BEVERAGES - ok1dol BEST QRB IS 7864KM FOR 8P5A AT GK03 - ok2bfn BEST QRB IS 3379KM FOR CT9ABO AT IM12 - ok2zv BEST QRB IS 9469KM FOR XE2X AT EL06 - ok3c BEST QRB IS 3460KM FOR R9LM AT MO27 - ok3rm TNX, 73! - om7at BEST QRB IS 10606KM FOR ZF9CW AT FK09 - p3x IC756PROIII, DELTA LOOP 160 73! - ra3xcz TNX 73! - rm4f DAUGHTER'S BIRTHDAY IS ON 31 OF DECEMBER ! DIDN'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO OPERATE ALL THE TIME. SEE YOU IN NEXT ONE ! 73 ! BEST QRB IS 9591KM FOR KP4AA AT FK68 - rw7k BEST QRB IS 3092KM FOR CT9ABO AT IM12 - s53k BEST QRB IS 8363KM FOR PJ2T AT FK52 - sc7dx BEST QRB IS 8473KM FOR FY5KE AT GJ35 - se0x BEST QRB IS 15611KM FOR VK3TZ AT QF22 - sk3w ELECRAFT K3 100W TO INVERTED-L ANTENNA - sm5css BEST QRB IS 8362KM FOR PJ2T AT FK52 - sm6m FLEX6400 ANTENNAS: DIPOLE - so3o IC7100 DELTA FOR 40M ON 80M AND 160M AS LW INTERNAL FSK IN IC7100 NO USING PC IN CONTEST! - sp9gmi HARD CONTEST! STORM,STATIC CRASHES FORCED ME TO STOP OFTEN! PROPAGATION WAS BAD AS ACTIVITY! SO FEW NA IN LOG, SOME WEST INDIES,NOTHING IN ASIA! 100W TO 26M TOP LOADED VERTICAL IN CITY CENTER! RX ANTENNA 80M SLOPPER SEASON GREATINGS SEE YOU SOON IN 2024 AGAIN! HNY OLI - tm6m IC-746 + DELTA - ur7ec ICOM-718 - ut4wa BEST QRB IS 8929KM FOR NP2X AT FK77 - uw2u ICOM-718 - uw3wf THIS WAS MY FIRST STEW PERRY CONTEST. SINGLE-OP, LOW-POWER, ALL EQUIPMENT AT MY HOME QTH IN THE CITY. I USED 100% SEARCH & POUNCE TO PICK MY QSO'S. 160M IS A CHALLENGE FOR ME IN MY CITY BACKYARD OF 28'X73' (2044 FT2). TOP BAND WAS A DREAM SINCE BUYING ON4UN'S LOW-BAND DXING IN 1995. RADIO: ICOM IC-7300 AT 100W. TUNER: PALSTAR AT2K. RX ANTENNA: 21.5 FT VERTICAL WHIP, FED BY 9:1 UNUN, 73 FT FROM HOUSE. MY 160M TX ANTENNA IS A REPURPOSED MULTIBAND WINDOM FOR 40M-10M. TX ANTENNA: 66 FT HORIZONTAL WINDOM UP 25 FT WITH SINGLE WIRE FEED. TX ANTENNA IS FED WITH 9:1 UNUN AND 20 SHORT RADIALS BETWEEN 14'-39' TX/RX ANTENNA SELECTOR: MFJ-1708B. COAX CABLE FEED IS ABOUT 50' RG-8X FROM ANTENNA TO RIG. I WOULD LIKE TO ENTER MY CALL SIGN IN THE AWARD CATEGORY FIRST STEW SINGLE-OP LOW-POWER. SOMEDAY I HOPE TO USE A K2AV FOLDED COUNTERPOISE WITH A LOADED INV-L. I SAW A YOU-TUBE VIDEO BY VE3MM WHERE HE USED A FENCE-MOUNTED K2AV FCP AND THAT SEEMS DOABLE AT MY QTH. I MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET A COIL-LOADED INV-L UP ABOUT 40' IN A TREE - ANOTHER FUTURE ANTENNA PROJECT. '73, RICHARD VA3RSA. - va3rsa USED FT1000D+SDRX FOUND BIG ISSUE NEED TO MUTE THE SDR AUDIO ON TX OR LATENCY MAKES HAND/PADDLE DRIVE YOU NUTS!! BUT FUN AT SAME TIME - ve3pn A WIPE-OUT IN VK6 THIS TIME. HNY FOLKS, 73, PHIL VK6GX. - vk6gx PLACE TO BE IN 23 BUT MISSING HP! - vo1na ALWAYS FUN ... BUT I OPERATED ASSISTED AS I'M APT TO DO .. HARD TO GO BACKWARDS .. HENCE THE CHECKLOG .. 73 & HNY ED - w2mkm FIRST TIME PLAYING IN STEW. JUST CASUALLY SCREWING AROUND FOR ABOUT AN HOU R ON SATURDAY NIGHT. NEVER HEARD ANY EU STATIONS OUT HERE IN THE SW DESERT BUT THATS NOTHING NEW. ZF9CW VERY LOUD FROM FK09. - w2xx BEST QRB IS 1152KM FOR K0DI AT EM80 - w3fa FIRST TIMER IN THE STEW PERRY! ON FOR C. 4 HRS FROM 2AM-7:40AM NICE QUIET BAND TIL NEAR MY SR WHEN QRN BUILT UP QUITE A BIT. NICE PROP TO WEST COAST AND 7-LAND. DE BOB, W3HKK AGE 82, HELD SOAPBOX: THIS CALL SINCE 1956 + A FEW DX CALLS AS WELL. - w3hkk GREAT CONDX SAT EVE! - w4jfa BEST QRB IS 5868KM FOR PJ2T AT FK52 - w6rkc FIRST TIME LBEING ROCK BOUND IN STEW PERRY. ARC5 VFO POWER SUPLY BROKE USED HQ100 WITH ROCK BOUNED 6AG&/807 EXCITING PAR OF 805S AND 40 FT HIGH INVERTED L - w7dra FIRST TIME IN THE STEW PERRY CONTEST. - w8dpk FIRST TIME ENTRY - w8fib ALL SEARCH AND POUNCE - w8kno JUST A COUPLE OF HOURS AVAILABLE DUE TO PARTY SEASON. - w8lvn STILL HAVING TROUBLE LOADING MY 160M INV-L SO I USED THE 80M DIPOLE INSTEAD. AS THE OLD ADAGE GOES, A COMPROMISE ANTENNA BEATS -NO- ANTENNA EVERY TIME. THANKS FOR THE FUN AND QSO. HAPPY NEW YEAR! 73 DE RON (W8RU). - w8ru BEST QRB IS 6780KM FOR KH6AQ AT BK29 - w9pa GREAT CONTEST ALTHOUGH CONDITIONS NON EXISTENT FOR ME TO EU. ONLY DOUBLE DIGIT Q WAS KH6AQ (14). A LOT OF DUPES THIS TIME (17). I CALLED CQ FT AND HAD 76 2ND RADIO Q'S. NEWER RADIOS WORKED A LOT BETTER IN THIS REGARD. THANKS AS ALWAYS TO THE BORING GROUP FOR LIGHTNING FAST ADJUDICATION AND SPONSORING. FIRST TIME IN A WHILE THAT A GRANDKID'S BIRTHDAY PARTY DID NOT LIMIT MY OPERATING FT. THANKS TO ALL FOR MAKING THE EFFORT TO OPERATE. - w9re AGAIN, I HAD FUN ON THIS GOOD 160 METER EVENT BAND OPPORTUNITY. THE 160 BAND CONDITIONS WERE QUITE GOOD AND QUIET. I GOT MISSOURI AND IOWA ; UNFORTUNATELY NOT GEORGIA, FLORIDA, NOR MAINE. I INTEND TO PARTICIPATE HERE AGAIN ON THE NEXT FOUR CONTESTS DURING THE COURSE OF THE NEW YEAR. - wb8wua FIRST STEW AND FIRST-EVER TOPBAND QSOS. BATTERY POWERED, 30W, ONE LEG OF DIPOLE ON GROUND, OTHER LEG UP LESS THAN 20' IN TREES IN A SUBURBAN BACKYARD. - wf4v THIS IS THE 1ST WQ6X SP-160 CONTEST RUN QRP FROM WA6TQT IN ANZA. WHEN I HEARD THAT WA6TQT'S STN-2 WAS NOT COMMITTED FOR THE WEEKEND, I SET THINGS UP TO RUN THE CANADIAN RAC GIG MULTI-BAND QRP, FOLLOWED BY A SHORT RUN IN THE STEW PERRY CONTEST, AGAIN RUNNING QRP. THE TRI-SQUARE ARRAY FOR 160 HAS A BROKEN PHASING CABLE, SO WHEN I WOULD CLICK ON N-E, S-E OR WEST, WHO NOSE WHAT DIRECTION WAS ACTUALLY POINTING. CALLING CQ AND CHECKING THE RBN STATS DID NOT REVEAL ANY CONCLUSIVE INFO IN THIS REGARD. KH6AQ WAS THE MOST DISTANT QSO. WHILE A PJ2 STATION WAS LOUD AND CLEAR IN ANZA, WQ6X WAS NOT HEARD THERE. READ ALL ABOUT THIS GIG AT: HTTP://WQ6X.BLOGSPOT.COM - wq6x SKOOKUMLOGGER, FLEX 6600M, INVERTED-L, BEVERAGES - wu4g ALWAYS WAITING FOR THE STEW. MY ANTENNA SET UP. HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/UDFQQYFJX4W?FEATURE=SHARED - yl3jd