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  • 01/18/2008 | K6TY/0

    SKN demonstrates why the RST tone scale has values less than nine and suffixes like C and K (hi)!

    I operated K6TY/0 in Saint Louis, Missouri using the Lionel J-38 and Icom 730 of my wife, KB0QJJ, with a random wire thrown over the second story deck at ... Read More

  • 01/18/2008 | W8KYZ

    This was my first straight key night. 80 cw was busy and noisy. I picked out W3TZW who had a great fist. We had a wonderful QSO for over 45 minutes. He was 85 and I am 71 years old. Roy was licensed for 69 years with the same call and I 55 years w... Read More

  • Siemens-Elliott Brothers: Vintage British Postal Key

    01/18/2008 | WN9U

    Straight Key Night 2008 was fantastic. I QSOd the following stations: KQ5U, W5YO, NQ4Q, N0QM, K2A/0,KA9OPL, W1TPB, WD8IHL, K5KW, K2HYD, and K7ZYV. Everyone had a fantastic fist and all made some fine CW music! My setup this year was a Heathkit HW-16 (c... Read More

  • 01/16/2008 | W7NVQ

    Another great SKN this year! This year's SKN found me to be a little challenged for antennas but next year will be better! I had a blast fireing up all my vintage rigs, including the Drake 2-NT/2-C combo, two Heathkit HW-16's, and my original novice AR... Read More

  • My Key and Rig.

    01/16/2008 | K2A/1 WB1EDI

    SKN for WB1EDI
    The first hour of SKN I operated as K2A/1 as part of the Straight Key Century Club second aniverssary Special event.I worked 12 stations as part of that and then did some operating under my own Call where i worked 10 more stations includ... Read More

  • 01/15/2008 | WB9CIS

    another enjoyable skn. as in most years, i run in to old friends. this yr, n9pf, paul, came back to me. the call threw me, he used to be wb9tus!! most interesting qso was with ole, n4abm. he's been a ham longer than my age!! he taught radio in ... Read More

  • 01/14/2008 | KK5CA

    This was my first significant RU effort in many years. It was also my first RTTY contest using the RigExpert Standard interface and MixW on the Vista OS. Running an Icom 746 in FSK, I had to do all the tuning with the radio and not with the waterfall... Read More

  • 01/11/2008 | M3ZWW

    Many thanks to all for the points.
    I had a great deal of fun running just 5 watts QRP
    73 de Billy M3ZWW.....QRP..... Read More

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