JUST 10M OF WIRE ON THE ROOF. 5 WATTS OUT FROM IC705, VERY MUCH NOISE VERY MUCH NOISE FROM PV. THESE 2 STATIONS WERE THE ONLY ONE THAT COULD COPY ME DURING THE SHORT TIME TRYING ON 160M. - 9h-dm9ee THANKS TO DAVE, K1TTT, FOR THE USE OF HIS FITST CLASS STATION! SPONSORED BY K5JR - aa2a OPERATED FROM MY HOME STATION FOR THIS 160 METER CONTEST INSTEAD OF MY RECENT SEVERAL CONTESTS IN WHICH I OPERATED AS A MOBILE ON STONINGTON POINT CT. THE HOME STATION SETUP WAS A BAREFOOT IC-7300 USING A K6MM HELICAL 160 METER VERTICAL OVER 18 ELEVATED RADIALS. MY HOME STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 3 MILES FROM STONINGTON POINT AND ABOUT A MILE INLAND FROM OCEAN. CONDITIONS WERE NOWHERE NEAR AS GOOD AS DURING THE 2024 ARRL 160 METER CONTEST EARLIER IN DECEMBER. VERY HIGH QRN LEVELS THROUGHOUT, PARTICIPATION ALSO SEEMED WAY DOWN VICE THE ARRL 160 AND PREVIOUS SP CONTESTS,NEW STATIONS TO WORK WERE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN AFTER ABOUT 0400UTC. HEARD VERY FEW STATIONS WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI AND ONLY A FEW DX STATIONS DOWN IN THE ST. SOMEWHERES. SEE EVERYONE LATER ON THIS MONTH IN THE CQWW 160 CW! CHRIS, AJ1G STONINGTON CT - aj1g I RE-RESONATED MY TREE-SUPPORTED T-VERTICAL AND INSTALLED A 200' EAST-WEST BOG ESPECIALLY FOR THE 2024 STEW. THE BIDIRECTIONAL BOG WORKED EXTREMELY WELL WITH GOOD F/B AND F/S. MY K3S WAS OPERATED IN DIVERSITY MODE WITH THE TX VERTICAL IN ONE EAR AND THE BOG IN THE OTHER EAR. LOCAL THUNDERSTORM STATIC WAS VERY STRONG DURING THE ENTIRE CONTEST, AND THE BOG HELPED IMMENSELY. NO EUROPEANS WERE HEARD. BEST DX WAS KH6AQ. MY KPA-1500 AMPLIFIER WAS RUN AT 500 WATTS SINCE SWR FAULTS OCCURRED AT HIGHER OUTPUTS. - aj6t BEST QRB IS 6464KM FOR K3ZM AT FM17. NO RX ANTENNAS AVAILABLE. S8 NOISE ON TX ANTENNA... - da1dx BEST QRB IS 6656KM FOR K1LT AT EM89 - df9lj BEST QRB IS 3360KM FOR UA9CDC AT LO96 - dk5dq 100W ES MAGNETIC LOOP - dl1kvn I USED A DX-CLUSTER (DXHEAT.COM) ESPECIALLY TO MONITOR BAND ACTIVITY DURING BREAKS AND DECIDE WHETHER TO CONTINUE. THEREFORE I AM SUBMITTING A CHECK LOG. THANKS TO BORING AMATEUR RADIO CLUB AND ALL QSO PARTNERS. HNY - dl3hwm BEST QRB IS 5751KM FOR K3JO AT FN64 - dl4wa BEST QRB IS 13879KM FOR VK6VZ AT OF88 - dl5axx BEST QRB IS 6674KM FOR K3ZM AT FM17 - dl6mhw BEST QRB IS 6630KM FOR K3ZM AT FM17 - dl7at A VERY DEMANDING COMPETITION. BUT IT'S A LOT OF FUN. THE TEMPORARY ANTENNA WORKS GREAT DESPITE THE MODERATE CONDITIONS. - dl7cx LOUSY CONDS...... CUAGN IN SP 2025 ! 73 DE DL7YS, PETER - dl7ys BEST QRB IS 10520KM FOR DU7ET AT PJ19 - dr5x BEST QRB IS 5957KM FOR KP2M AT FK77 - ea1x BEST QRB IS 6421KM FOR K3JO AT FN64 - ew1m BEST QRB IS 1429KM FOR SK3W AT JP80 - f4vvg FLEX 6600 ANTENNAS: LW - f5oih BEST QRB IS 9109KM FOR NA7TB AT DM52 - f6agm BEST QRB IS 14415KM FOR VK6LW AT OF88 - f6fya BEST QRB IS 1640KM FOR LY4A AT KO15 - g0w BEST QRB IS 5941KM FOR K3ZM AT FM17 - g3wph DISAPPOINTINGLY POOR CONDITIONS, BUT STILL FUN! TNX TO THOSE WHO HEARD ME. - g4aff BEST QRB IS 7445KM FOR PJ2T AT FK52 - g4fal BEST QRB IS 7361KM FOR ZF9CW AT FK09 - g4irn BEST QRB IS 7361KM FOR ZF9CW AT FK09 - g5w BEST QRB IS 7565KM FOR K3ZM AT FM17 - ha7i ANT: INV. L SET POWER: 5W - ha8be FLEXRADIO 6600 ANTENNAS: BEAM - ha8l BEST QRB IS 9700KM FOR JA3YBK AT PM84 BAD COLD AND DIDN'T MAKE THE NIGHT SHIFT.73 AND HNY - i2wij BEST QRB IS 10099KM FOR JA3YBK AT PM84 GOLDEN LOG - HIGHEST QSOS WITH NO BUSTS - iq9rg LITTLE ANTENNA 100 W AND ROOKYE CW OPERATOR. THANKS ALL FOR THE PATIENCE. 73 LUCA - iu3mdi BEST QRB IS 9598KM FOR JA3YBK AT PM84 - iz3sqw WKD NINE JAS AND ONE DX(HL). NOT MUCH ACTIVITY HERE AND NO NEIGHBOR DX BUT ONE. HNY2025 TO ALL AND CU IN MANY CONTESTS! - ja8rwu I HAVE BEEN PATICIPATED ON THIS CONTEST SINCE THE FIRST TIME. I PATICIPATED ON LOWPOWER SINGLEOP. THE CONDITION WAS NOT GOOD. I TRIED THIS CONTEST WITH THE FT-710, A NEW TRANSCEIVER I BOUGHT THIS YEAR. THE BASIC RECEIVING PERFORMANCE OF THE FT-710 IS ALMOST THE SAME AS THE HIGHER-END FT-101DX IN TERMS OF MULTI-SIGNAL INTERMODULATION, SENSITIVITY SUPPRESSION, DYNAMIC RANGE, NOISE FLOOR LEVEL, AND PURITY, EXCEPT FOR THE 100KHZ BLOCKING PERFORMANCE, WHICH IS ABOUT 10DB LOWER. AND THE PRICE IS LESS THAN 1/5 PRICE! THE OPERABILITY IS VERY POOR, SO IT IS NOT SUITABLE FOR MULTI-BAND CONTESTS. HOWEVER, IT DEMONSTRATED THE BEST COST PERFORMANCE IN THIS SINGLE-BAND CONTEST, ESPECIALLY IN THE HARSH RECEIVING CONDITIONS OF 160M. BECAUSE IT IS DIRECT SAMPLING AND THERE IS NO RF MIXER, THE RECEIVING SOUND IS QUIET AND THE CW SIGNAL STANDS OUT FROM THE NOISE. 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 FT-817ND DP YAGI - jh7uju THE ELECTRICAL STORMS IN THE SOUTH MADE IT HARD FOR STATIONS TO PULL OUT MY WEAK SIGNAL. THANKS TO THOSE WHO PERSISTED. IT WAS A LITTEL BETTER IN THE MORNING. - k0kt ONLY HAD A FEW HOURS TO PLAY BUT ENJOYED IT AS ALWAYS - k1rid QRP TO 53 FOOT SLOPER. CONDITIONS WERE A CHALLENGE. BAD QSB AND HIGH NOISE LEVEL. THANKFUL FOR THOSE WHO COPIED MY WEAK SIGNAL! - k2ekm 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. 2024 STEW PERRY. THE 6 TIMES I DID DEC. STEW SOHP 2015-2022, MY QSO TOTAL IN 4 HRS 21-01Z WAS ABSURDLY CONSISTENT, 209-236 QS, MOSTLY W/KS AT 1-4 POINTS/Q. THEN IN 2023 I GOT JUST 184 QS 21-01Z AND A 522 SCORE CLAIM, VS AN 824 SCORE IN 2022. EVEN WITH KP=1 TO 2, MY 2024 SCORE CLAIM WAS LOWER, ONLY 454. I NOW THINK A KEY PART OF LOW SCORES SINCE 2022 WAS SFI OF 200-250, MAKING D-LAYER ABSORPTION WORSE. AND THIS YEAR, QRN LEVEL JUMPED UP & DOWN ~10 DB EVERY FEW SECONDS; BIG STORMS SW, SC TO TX, 30 TORNADOES. THEN AN R1 X-RAY FLARE HIT AT ~03Z; JUST 6 QS 0259-0349Z. ON WM7D WEB SITE X-RAY FLUX WAS GOING DOWN; I TOOK A 33-MIN BK IN HOPE DAMAGE WOULD CLEAR. NOPE; FLUX GOING BACK UP. MANY WEAK DUPES; 18 QS & 47 POINTS 1422 TO 1515Z QRT. FEW QS IF I HAD STAYED; AT ~06Z THERE WAS AN R3 X-RAY FLARE. - k3ccr BEST QRB IS 18530KM FOR VK6GX AT OF88 - k3jo "THE TOP BAND WAS VERY NOISY AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR IN FLORIDA. EVERYONE HAVE A HEALTHY AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!" - k3tw GREAT FUN, QRP ON 160 WAS A CHALLENGE, THANK YOU TO ALL THE OPS WHO STUCK WITH ME THROUGH THEIR "AGN?"S..73 RUSTY K4SAA - k4saa ONLY QRV 4 HOURS AND 20 MINUTES DUE TO ANTENNA PROBLEMS. - k7nj BEST QRB IS 1308KM FOR K3JO AT FN64 - k8gb 1/2 FRANKFORD RADIO CLUB (N2TX), 1/2 YANKEE CLIPPER CONTEST CLUB - kd2rd FLEX 6400 ANTENNAS: BUTTERNUT, INVETED L - ke0iat 5 WATTS WITH MY K2 AND 165' INVERTED-L WITH 47 MIXED LENGTH RADIALS. ROTTEN CONDITIONS WITH MASSIVE STORMS IN THE SOUTHEAST. - ki4io LOTS OF ALLIGATORS OUT THERE. - kj9c BEST QRB IS 1221KM FOR NN3Q AT FN10 - kk0u BEST QRB IS 2620KM FOR UN0L AT MO12 - ly2j BEST QRB IS 2144KM FOR IQ9RG AT JM76 - ly2k BEST QRB IS 8121KM FOR JA3YBK AT PM84 - ly2xw ELECRAFT K3 5 WATTS AND INV L ON 18M SPIDERPOLE WITH 6 RADIALS. TEMPORARY ANTENNA WAS ERECTED SATURDAY AT 13Z ON 28TH OF DECEMBER EXACTLY FOR STEW PERRY TOP BAND CONTEST. TESTED IN RAC CONTEST. MADE SEVERAL QSO'S AND DECIDED WOULD BE OK FOR STEW. ANTENNA WAS REMOVED AFTER LAST QSO 06:52 IN A 30 MINUTES. ANTENNA PICTURES AVAILABLE AT MY FACEBOOK PROFILE. HAPPY NEW YEAR. - ly7z BEST QRB IS 2162KM FOR G5W AT IO82 - lz2je BEST QRB IS 9142KM FOR JA3YBK AT PM84 - lz7x BEST QRB IS 4559KM FOR K3JO AT FN64 - mm2t BEST QRB IS 1994KM FOR NA7TB AT DM52 - n0kk 8TH STEW PERRY CONTEST - n1nn THANKS TO DAVE, K1TTT, FOR THE USE OF HIS FIRST CLASS STATION! SPONSORED BY K7FL CONSIDERED FOR THE PLAQUE SPONSORED BY K7RAT (TOP SCORE - QRP) ALTHOUGH I DOUBT I AM EVEN CLOSE! THANK YOU FOR A FUN EBENT! - n2kw BEST QRB IS 5689KM FOR G4AFF AT JO02 - n2nt MAJOR TECH PROBLEMS HERE PLUS FAMILY HOLIDAY LED TO MINIMUM ON-TIME. HAD ONLY SOUTH ARRAY WORKING. GAVE OUT SOME POINTS TO FRIENDS--HNY TO ALL! - n3iq BACKYARD SPECIAL: 65' LONG WIRE UP ABOUT 12', TOTAL AREA LESS THAN 75' X 15' INCLUDING COUNTERPOISE AND TREE SUPPORTS. - n3iw BEST QRB IS 2868KM FOR N6MA AT DM45 - n4ydu N5FL (K5JR OP) AT W4AX - n5fl RAN QRP, 5 WATTS TO A 20 FOOT END-FED WIRE. SPENT A COUPLE OF HOURS ON SATURDAY EVENING, AND A COUPLE ON SUNDAY MORNING, JUST TO SEE WHAT I COULD SCOOP UP FROM THE BIG STEW. MY SPREADSHEET DOES NOT CALCULATE THE SCORE FOR THIS ONE! :) NO IDEA, BUT I HAD FUN! TNX FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND THE QSOS. GO ARIZONA OUTLAWS! -73- JOHN N6HI - n6hi LOTS OF FUN! - n9jr BEST QRB IS 8616KM FOR JA3YBK AT PM84 - n9rv BEST QRB IS 3274KM FOR VE6WZ AT DO21 - ne2v PRETTY POOR CONDITIONS OUT HERE IN ARIZONA FOR ME. - ni5l I PLANNED TO OPERATE IN GEORGE ISL, FL FROM A PIER OVER SALT WATER. MY ANTENA WAS A WIRE ON 40FT SPIDERBEAM WIH 30M UPPER HORIZONTAL AND 15M LOWER HORIZONTAL WIRE. UNFORTUNATELY A SPECIFIC NOISE ON 160M WAS SO BIG (SOLAR POWER?) THAT I WAS FORCED TO OPERATE MY REMOTE STAION IN GA. OPERATING AT 100W WAS A MISTAKE AS STATIC CAUSED MANY REPEATS. - no9e UGLY DOES'T EVEN BEGIN TO DESCRIBE IT. NEVER HAVE CALLED SO MANY USA STATIONS THAT WERE S5-7 WITH NO RESPONSE. - np2x BEST QRB IS 2338KM FOR RM4F AT LO23 - oe2lcm RIG: KENWOOD TS-440S PWR: 80 W ANT: DIPOLE - oh5mq BEST QRB IS 6942KM FOR K3ZM AT FM17 - ok1crm BEST QRB IS 3089KM FOR UA9BA AT MO04 - ok1fps K3S,MLA-F - ok1lo BEST QRB IS 1839KM FOR SM2CEW AT KP15 - ok1vk BEST QRB IS 13297KM FOR VK6VZ AT OF88 - ok3c TS590S 20M LONG PIECE OF WIRE 7M UP - ok5et BEST QRB IS 2240KM FOR RM4F AT LO23 - ol1t FLEX6400 ANTENNAS: - ol6d BEST QRB IS 9065KM FOR ZF9CW AT FK09 - om3gi TRX DRAKE TR7 - 80W ANT LW - om3tbg TNX, 73! - om7at BEST QRB IS 6237KM FOR K3JO AT FN64 - om7ru YAESU FTDX101MP - 200 WATTS - SHORT DIPOLE - on4zd TRX K4D + INV L + 4 DIR BEVERAGE - op3t BEST QRB IS 1793KM FOR OG4T AT KP32 - pa2dk IC756PROIII, DELTA LOOP 160 73! - ra3xcz RA9MX@YANDEX.RU - ra9mx BEST QRB IS 3131KM FOR G4AMT AT IO70 - rc7kf TNX 73! - rm4f RIG XIEGU G90 PWR 5W, ANT LW - rw3ai SEE YOU NEXT YEAR ! I LOVE THIS CONTEST !!! 73 ! - rw7k TNX FOR CONTEST. 73! - rx3qne P.O.BOX 73 - rz0l WORKING FROME HOME WITH MY FT-2000, AIRSPYHF+ AND KELEMEN 160/80/40 DIPOL. - s51j BEST QRB IS 8356KM FOR ZF9CW AT FK09 - sc7dx BEST QRB IS 6212KM FOR F6AGM AT JJ00 - se7t BEST QRB IS 8583KM FOR PJ2T AT FK52 - sk3w BEST QRB IS 6573KM FOR K3ZM AT FM17 - sm6bga BEST QRB IS 6938KM FOR K3ZM AT FM17 - sn1t BEST QRB IS 1623KM FOR RW7K AT KN85 - sn2w BEST QRB IS 7159KM FOR K3ZM AT FM17 - so3o IC7100, 100W, TOP LOADED VERTICAL (16M + 3 X 10M) WITH 16 SHORT GROUND RADIALS. ANTENNA ERECTED ON DEC 26-28. POOR CONDITIONS BUT STILL HAD FUN! - so5cw BEST QRB IS 1512KM FOR F6AGM AT JN13 - sp2mkt BEST QRB IS 1866KM FOR RM4F AT LO23 - sp3vt RIG-IC746 ; PWR-100W ; ANT-LONGWIRE56M - sq9fmu HORRIBLE CONDITIONS! VERY FEW DX WORKED! ACTIVITY WAS BAD TOO! SEASON GREATINGS!!! - tm6m TNX 73! - ud0o BEST QRB IS 4650KM FOR TM6M AT IN78 - un0l BEST QRB IS 8059KM FOR JA3YBK AT PM84 - uw2u ICOM-718 - uw3wf PLAQUES CLAIME 1 - TOP SCORE, SINGLE-OP, CANADA PLAQUES CLAIME 2 - TOP QSOS, SINGLE-OP PLAQUES CLAIME 3 - N5IA MEMORIAL #1, TOP # GRIDS - va2wa BEST QRB IS 3510KM FOR AA6AA AT DM05 - va3ar FIRST TIME ENTRY - ve2gt BEST QRB IS 5089KM FOR G5W AT IO82 - ve3jm CHILLY REPAIRING BEVERAGES WITH ICE RAIN DAMAGE - ve3pn THIS WAS MY FIRST STEW PERRY CONTEST. THE BAND WAS NOT AS ACTIVE IN MY AREA AS THE ARRL 160. - ve7bgp ALMOST MISSED ANY QSO'S DUE TO MY LOST INTEREST, BUT I MANAGED TO STUMBLE ONTO THE BAND AND FOUND ONLY ONE STATION CALLING CQ CONTEST. CONDITIONS HERE WERE SUPRISINGLY GOOD,BUT NOTHING HEARD FROM EUROPE OR ELSEWHERE AND NO VK/ZL ACTIVITY. ZF9CW WAS STRONG, BUT HE DID NOT HEAR ME, BUT HE DID NOT HAVE ANY QSO'S WHILE I WAS CALLING HIM, SO IT MUST HAVE BEEN BAD ON HIS SIDE. - vk3io STATESIDE SIGNALS ALMOST NON-EXISTENT, ONLY HEARD 6, ALL VERY WEAK, WORKED 4, SOME WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY. HEARD 5 JA STATIONS, BUT UNABLE TO WORK ANY, DESPITE QUITE GOOD SIGNALS ON QSB PEAKS. I IMAGINE THEY HAD DIRECTIONAL RX ANTENNAS AIMED AT ST - vk6gx NICE BUT BRIEF OPENING INTO WESTERN EUROPE AT SUNRISE. SIGNALS AROUND S4-5. THE FOLLOWING SUNSET, CONDITIONS WERE TERRIBLE, WITH HIGH ABSORPTION AND QRN. VK3IO WAS. BARELY AUDIBLE! HEARD K3JO AT ESP LEVEL WORKING VK6GX. - vk6vz HEARD KH6 & VK BUT NO QSO THIS TIME - vo1na JUST A FEW QS TOWARDS THE END OF THE CONTEST TO STAY IN THE GAME! - w0zw LAZY-H VERTICAL ANTENNA, TOP AT 50 FT. - w1his THANKS FOR THE CONTACTS.THANKS FOR SPONSORING THE CONTEST. 73 - DAN, W1QK - w1qk W4AX - K5JR OP AT W4AX - w4ax BAND VERY UNSTABLE WITH DEEP QSB. DISAPPOINTED IN PARTICIPATION. PAST EXPERIENCES HAD WALL TO WALL SIGNALS FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE BAND UP TO 1875+. NOT SO MUCH THIS ROUND. - w5wtx BEST QRB IS 3890KM FOR KH6AQ AT BK29 - w6rkc ROUGH CONDITIONS, BUT DID MANAGE TO SNAG HI - w8lvn LOTS OF QRN TONIGHT. BEST DX I HEARD WAS ZF9CW, BUT HE COULDN'T HEAR ME. THANKS FOR THE FUN AND QSOS. 73 AND HNY, RON (W8RU). - w8ru BEST QRB IS 6780KM FOR KH6AQ AT BK29 - w9pa ALWAYS A FUN OPERATING EVENT BUT CONDITIONS WERE REALLY POOR. THANKS TO ALL WHO GOT ON AND THE FAST LOG CHECKING. - w9re RX/TX ANTENNA WAS AN INVERTED L VERTICAL LOADED 72 FT. LONG. 8 FT.GROUND ROD AND 2 50 FT RADIALS. - wb0khq HAD FUN. THANKS FOR THIS GOOD STEW PERRY 160 METER OPPORTUNITY. I GLADLY GOT IA, AND CANADA 3 TIMES. UNFORTUNATELY I DID NOT GET ANY QSO'S INTO #4 LAND. NOW TO LOOK FORWARD TOWARD THE TWO WW CQ 160M CONTESTS. - wb8wua BATTERY POWERED PORTABLE STATION (30W) FROM A SUBURBAN BACKYARD. TEMP DIPOLE - ONE LEG ON GROUND, OTHER LEG UP ABOUT 25' IN TREES. BACK YARD SIZE ~ 26'X 61' (~1586 SF). MOST QS EVER FOR ME. - wf4v BEST QRB IS 3061KM FOR CS2C AT IM57 OPERATOR AGE18YRS TRX FTDX10, 700W, INVVEE@18M - REMOTE OPERATION - yl24yota BEST QRB IS 8177KM FOR JA3YBK AT PM84 - yl7x GLAD TO BE IN CONTEST AGAIN.STRANGE CONDITIONS, GOT FUN. SETUP: IC-7300, 90W, 41M SLOPING WIRE , 73 SZIGY. - yo2is