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01/05/2007 | KB4MSU
Greetings to All,
This year was my best SKN yet. I operated from a one room log cabin this is owned by a family friend. It was originaly built in the mid 1800's, then moved and rebuilt about 40 years ago.
My station that I used was a crystal control... Read More -
01/05/2007 | KW0R
I was amazed at the number of CW ops on the bands.I only worked two
stations but listened to many. Next year more SKN and less football.
Meanwhile SKCC will keep the CW fires burning here.
Hugh Read More -
01/05/2007 | WA2EMF
Fired up my old Yaesu FT-757GXII and added base-loading coil to my 75 meter inverted-L. Worked pretty good too! 125 good contacts in 36 sections. Great to hear so many signals pounding into South Carolina. 73, Bob WA2EMF Read More
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01/05/2007 | WB5QVN
What a great event! I operated SKN using a vintage Drake Novice set-up (50W Xtal controlled 2-NT xmtr and a 2-C Rcvr) before getting lazy and firing-up the FT-990. Also did some SKN mail-reading on my National HRO. Used an old straight key liberated a... Read More
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01/05/2007 | WG1L
I prepared myself ahead of time this year, I got out the Morse Machine a couple weeks ahead of SKN and did a lot of practice so that I would not be as bad as I was a couple years ago with a very rusty fist at that time. I made 6 good SKN contacts this ... Read More
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01/05/2007 | WA0HQQ
There were lots of great stories told during SKN and I'm guilty of spending more time listening and enjoying them than making QSO's. The amount of activity was amazing! Read More
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01/05/2007 | NI9Y
This is the best SKN ever. There was actually QRM on the narrow 80 meter CW band for a change. And it lasted all night and even during he daylight hours.
The rig this SKN was a Heathkit AT-1 running 10 watts output with a 3.546 crystal. My antenna... Read More -
01/05/2007 | AB8KS
SKN 2007 what a blast. This was my second SKN, last year was fun but I felt like a Duck out of water with a Key.
Right after the 06 SKN, I found a group Called the Straight Key Century Club or SKCC, I started Having Qsos with the SKCC members and soon ... Read More
