[Elecraft] Stew Perry is a Great CW Event

[Jim Brown]

Don't forget the Stew Perry Contest this weekend -- 160M, Saturday 1500Z to
Sunday 1500Z. This is a great CW contest, whose only shortcoming is not
enough activity. The exchange is your grid (like on 6M), and the score
for each QSO depends on the distance between your grid and the other
station's grid, as well as his power and your power. So you get more
points for running low power and QRP, and you get more points for
working low power and QRP stations.

This is a great opportunity to exercise you K2 or K3 at any power level 
and have a good time. Even if you don't have a dedicated 160M antenna, 
with a decent antenna tuner, you can load up almost any random wire 
against whatever you can use for a ground or counterpoise.  And because 
everyone gets points for working low power stations, all of those other 
guys will be working hard to pull your peanut whistle out of the mud.  
So fire up whatever you can and go at it!  You'll be surprised at what 
you can work, especially in the wee small hours of the morning.

Be there or be square!

73, Jim K9YC