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01/04/2006 | NF6E

Every Jan 1 Straight Key Night would come and go, and every Jan 1 I would tell myself, Ive got to do this next year. Well, this year was that year. I broke out my Nye-Viking Master Key and after my first QSO I realized that I had forgotten just how d... Read More
01/04/2006 | W3CEI

Thanks for a fun, relaxed way to start the New Year. A perfect blending of the past and present. I heard the many voices of Knight and Heath Kit, Ranger, Vikings, Drakes, Collins, Hallicrafters blended in with Ten-Tec, Kenwood, Yaesu, Icom, and good ol... Read More
01/03/2006 | WA9PWP

This SKN I used only one key from my small collection, a JRC KY-3A which was salvaged from a scrapped Dutch freighter 15 years ago by the keys previous owner, so I guess the key has been around the world a few times! A total of 24 contacts were made, m... Read More
01/03/2006 | K8PG

I HAD A GREAT TIME SKN 2OO6,I ONLY WORKED 40MTRS,BUT HAD9 VERY GOOD
LONG QSOS,A FEW LASTED 2 HRS,NOW THATS SKN FOR ME,THE MOST INTERESTING
QSO WAS WITH W9AVM JIM WHO WAS INVOLVED WITH THE EARLY SPACE PROGRAM.2ND VOTE GOES TO WA7IYB BOB,EVERY ONE HAD G... Read More
01/03/2006 | AB1BW

This was my second SKN and I am already looking forward to next year. It was great to hear nothing but straight keys and vintage rigs on the air. During the event I had a chance to make eight wounderful contacts. In the beginning, my 'straight key fi... Read More
01/03/2006 | W1TS

Glad to have participated in another of a long string of SKNs. I look forward to this activity each New Year's Eve as the XYL and I prefer to stay at home and "do our own thing". This year I operated from "Studio B" on a dresser in the spare bedroom ... Read More
01/03/2006 | WA3JJT

This is always a great event! I'm glad it's been extended for 24 hours. I was using a homebrew 1952 Novice Station with a 6L6 transmitter at 25 watts input on 80 and 40, and a single tube 6SN7 regen for receive, complete with a knife switch for T/R. Wh... Read More
01/03/2006 | KC4AUF

As my wife Becky KS4RX and I shared the radio we didn't share our choice in keys but used a "Y" connecter so we could use our favorite straight key. Her preference is a "Spark Proff" Navy key that came off of a Navy destroyer. My key is an adaptation o... Read More