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2018 ARRL Straight Key Night

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01/02/2019 | K4DS

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01/31/2018 | KL7HNY/4

This was fun. I'm not a dyed-in-the-wool contester -- I don't really have the patience. But to have a chance to fire up my trusty EFJ Viking 1 (throttled back to 50W out) and Hallicrafters SX-111 and expect to make some QSOs with other oldtimers w... Read More
01/31/2018 | AD0YM

This year’s straight key night was my first successful contact in over forty years. Boy Scouts plus opportunities in my high school electronics lab were my first tastes of ham radio. I achieved Novice in the mid 1970's and did what I could with what ... Read More
01/19/2018 | K6TY

After making emergency repairs to the window line feeding our 40 m vertical loop that were necessitated by a fallen pecan tree limb, and with my tools and ladder still scattered in the front yard, I rushed inside and was able to work KD7REM on 40 m jus... Read More
01/19/2018 | N5BF

Two 23 cm EME Contacts: NC1I and VE6TA. CW EME QSOs can take a long time just to correctly copy all the infofmation and should be considered "honorary ragchews" as a result. Frank NC1I for best first - clean, straight, Farnsworth-like sending really... Read More
01/17/2018 | KE0Z

I always look forward to this event. Nice to hear all the good fists. The photo is a Heath DX20 transmitter paired with a Hammarlund HQ100c receiver. I use them quite often and they still work very well. The key is a chrome plated SpeedX that I got ... Read More
01/14/2018 | W1TPB

I always look forward to SKN. The speed is slower and when conditions permit the QSOs are lengthy. I still find the old antique key is the best of them all. The bands were in fairly good shape and I was pleased to make it into my 85th year. I now ha... Read More
01/13/2018 | K4RT

Lots of SKN activity Friday & Saturday, and good to hear many vintage transmitters and transceivers on air. I made five SKN contacts, each one interesting. My gear included a Heathkit DX-100B transmitter, National NC-173 receiver, and inverted-vee ant... Read More