Important
Note: By uploading images to the ARRL website, you are granting the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) the non-exclusive right to use the images in any and all of its publications, whether for promotional or commercial purposes, including electronic media or any other media yet to be invented, without payment or any other consideration.
-
01/22/2006 | NT4XT
This year I was bestowed the pleasure of operating THE key I used during the first QSO I ever had in my life. It was summer 1977 with my unlce's J-38 which he let me borrow, just like he let me borrow (he was control op) his callsign, then WB6BWZ. Th... Read More
-
01/21/2006 | N6WK
This was my Second SKN event. I had more fun then I could have ever imagined. I worked 25 Stations, with an average QSO time of about 30 minutes. It is very hard to pick out any one Best fist, as everyone I worked was having a great time.
A very good ... Read More -
01/21/2006 | WB6CGJ
I broke out my classic Kenwood TS-520, and my vintage Ambassador telegraph key and ushered in the New Year making straignt key contacts with K7HP-HANK, K6KSG-DICK, K7DU-GEO, KG6TH-AL, WA6EKR-DAVE, W8FDV-JIM, and W6GLP-JERRY. It was a very special surpr... Read More
-
01/21/2006 | PJ2T
The RU was more like Field Day this year
than a RTTY Contest.
A large part of Curacao lost commerical
power on Friday night and was still off
Saturday morning. Rumors around the island
sounded like a sub-station had caught
fire and we would be lucky ... Read More -
01/21/2006 | WA0KFP
What fun 2006 SKN was. This was my first time in SKN hopefully the
start of many years. I think Don K9UQN said it best " So many missed
the Novice fun before getting on ssb or fm ". SKN did bring back
those days as a Novice. Thanks ARRL, it was a blast... Read More -
01/20/2006 | W0RTK
Only made 3 contacts this year and hope for more next year. Used my homebrew key once again which served me well. Received a compliment on my fist, and then I fell apart Hi. Looking forward to next year. Read More
-
01/18/2006 | WB9DLC
I was only able to operate on-and-off during the SKN period with a late start. I used my vintage station with a Knight T150 transmitter and a Hammarlund HQ170A receiver. Most often crystal controlled but sometimes used my "slightly unstable" VFO. I ... Read More
-
01/18/2006 | KI4CIA
This was my first Straight Key Night as well. In fact, I'd only been on CW for four months!! I had a blast - made 9 contacts in about 7 hours. I've already gotten over 20 QSO's this month alone, which is more than the total I had for the four months... Read More
