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2018 ARRL Straight Key Night
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01/11/2018 | KG4UPO
Getting ready for the SKN event, I took my vintage Heathkit HW-16 out of the closet and dusted off the matching HG-10B VFO and old "Ham Key" straight key (you might remember the bright red plastic finger piece on this trusty key). It was an hour or... Read More
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01/09/2018 | vo1na
Used the Marconi Radio Club of Newfoundland CH150 transceiver for SKN2018. It is adorned with commomorative currency: a 2k lire note from VE3XN and a pair of 2 quid coins from M0ADA and KV6LEE and half crown from G3LMD. Conditions not the best, but ... Read More
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01/09/2018 | vo1na
Used the Marconi Radio Club of Newfoundland CH150 transceiver for SKN2018. It is adorned with commomorative currency: a 2k lire note from VE3XN and a pair of 2 quid coins from M0ADA and KV6LEE and half crown from G3LMD. Conditions not the best, but ... Read More
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01/07/2018 | W4LSV
I used my original Novice Transmitter from1965, a Johnson Adventurer. I was rock bound on 40 meters. Sure was a nostalgia nite using the Adventurrer and my old J-38. Had a great QSO with W7QQQ. 73. Barry W4LSV Read More
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01/06/2018 | SV1DKD
A quite fun few hours, and I particularly enjoyed banging away at my old straight key for the first time after 25 years or so. Looking forward to SKN 2019 and hopefully more hams in Europe will participate next year!! Wishing you all a fantastic new y... Read More
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01/06/2018 | WB2AWQ
Been doing SKN since its inception. I decided to do something a little different this year. Instead of using only my preferred keys, I decided to use all that I had. Now I only have 10 keys that qualify for SKN, so that wasn’t much of a challenge, just... Read More
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01/06/2018 | K8NB
Another great SKN. I heard lots of activity again this year. This year I used a Heathkit HW-16 with VFO. I stayed on 40 meters, and made 15 contacts in 10 different states. I used 11 different straight keys and 2 bugs during SKN. I am already looki... Read More
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01/05/2018 | KI6NTB
It has been a while since I perticipated, but this year, old TR-4 decided to work right around the time. I only had few QSOs but all of them are fun and memorable. Last few years, my activity has been low, mainly because my usual QRP power rigs are h... Read More