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  • 01/12/2004 | W2RJJ

    As soon as i turned on the radio, one hour into SKN, I could hear there were lots more participants than in previous years. I worked 24 stations, and, as usual, the ops were great to chat with.

    I started with a J-38 and finished with my British Air Min... Read More

  • 01/11/2004 | N1FZ

    I had a great qso with WB9CIS and we found out that we also had a cw qso in 1996 he is a retired industrial electrician from Illinois and I am currently an electrician too! My rig is a Ten -Tec OMNI 6 and my key is an antique Nathaniel Baldwin key... Read More

  • 01/11/2004 | K9VKY

    Though a little light on the number of contacts at 22, the 2004 SKN contacts using 52 year old glow-in-the-dark equipment and the J-38 from my mentor, W9FUF, were of quality rather than quantity. Many QSOs were well over an hour long, and the 2+ hour ... Read More

  • 01/11/2004 | N2EY

    Another great SKN! Used my J-37 that I've had since 1966 or so. Rig was my homebrew 100 watt CW transceiver, known as the Southgate Type 7.

    Only two QSOs (K8VBL and K5LG) but what great QSOs! K8VBL was running a homebrew 35 watter, so we were homebrew-... Read More

  • 01/11/2004 | K9VKY

    Though short on the number of QSOs (22), SKN 2004 was no exception for a wonderful time. Using 52 year old glow-in-the-dark equipment and the J-38 once owned by my mentor, W9FUF, quality made up for the lack of quantity. Several contacts passed the o... Read More

  • 01/11/2004 | KD

    2004 was the best SKN that I remember in a long time. I worked 12 stations, culminating in a QSO with a ham that I have not seen in many years. I operated SKN using my K2 at 5 watts, and loved every minute of it. I was disappointed that I did not wor... Read More

  • 01/10/2004 | M0DCS

    Having just returned to Ham Radio and finding the delights of RTTY, I decided to enter the contest, although with my 50watts and small ant. I knew there was no way I was going to be up there with the "Big Guns".

    However, I have set myself a target for ... Read More

  • 01/10/2004 | W6SGJ/KL7

    I have been operating SKN for several years but this year from my son's QTH in Soldotna, Alaska. My home QTH is in Vancouver, WA. and am up in AK visiting my son. I brought my TS-440 and J-38 with me so as not to miss SKN. On Xmas Eve my son brought... Read More

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