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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
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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
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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
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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
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01/02/2006 | WW4Z
My first Straight Key Night (2005) will not be my last. I had loads of fun working stations from all walks of life. I really enjoyed working a station, made up of Heathkit gear and a spark key, from Port Huron, Michigan. It sounded as good as new. M... Read More
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01/02/2006 | XE1NK
I was not planning to participate in the contest but it was 2130Z Sunday and thought: Well, I can put the FT-817 on the shack, connect it to my TH3J and enjoy a little bit. Thats what I did!
Just looking for stations even conditions were poor. Thanks f... Read More -
01/02/2006 | AA8K
Used a genuine Robertson Clocks spark key with my DX-60, Johnson Ranger, and Collins 75A-4. I got them repaired in time for SKN. What fun pumping the big brass key and the glow of 50 year old radios! My first time on CW in a decade and my fist sound... Read More
