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2009 ARRL Straight Key Night

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  • WB6CGJ operating SKN station.

    01/05/2009 | WB6CGJ

    Another great Straight Key Night. The hand made code, the chirping and drifting cw signals emerging from my Heathkit Apache TX-1 transmitter (1954 Vintage) and my National NC-183 receiver (1947 Vintage) was music to my ears. The tuning and adjusting of... Read More

  • AN/PRC-1 Spy Radio at K9VKY

    01/05/2009 | K9VKY

    SKN for 2009 proved to be a wonderful operating experience just like those of the past. The AN/PRC-1 spy radio set perked right along despite the limitations of its 12 watt crystal controlled transmitter and not having band spread and selectivitiy ca... Read More

  • Survivor SB-101

    01/05/2009 | VE7BGP

    This year I had a lot of fun participating in the SKN. I like a lot of other Hams I dug out my Vintage Heathkit SB-101 and hooked my newly acquired SpeedX hand Key surplus from the Canadian Military Base. The really nice and interesting QSO I had was a... Read More

  • 01/05/2009 | N2COP

    Three Dog Night was wrong: "One Is Not the Loneliest Number..." Like many people, New Year's Eve night and even New Year's Day had family and friends parading through our home for visits. It was 2300 UTC when I finally sat at my Ten-Tec Argonaut 516 ... Read More

  • W0AAA

    01/05/2009 | W0AAA

    I've missed alot of SKN's over the years but I became hooked in 2005 after one very special QSO. You know the kind, where the stars align just right and something magical happens. It was my first SKN and I had made a few contacts and thought I would ... Read More

  • 01/05/2009 | K6KQV

    As always, the SKN was a great time. I heard many stations this year and some really good fists. I didn't hear too many bugs and I heard no cootie keys this yer. It was good to hear some of the classic gear on the air too. 73 and Happy New Year to ... Read More

  • 01/04/2009 | KI0KM

    I wasn't able to operate Straight Key Night as much as I wanted due to work commitments, but still made a few contacts. Rigs used were a Hallicrafters HT-40 for some contacts and an Icom IC-765 for the rest. Keys used were a Brown Bros. ST key, a Weste... Read More

  • K9ZTV working K6KPH on 40 Meters using a Morse Express Christmas 2006 Commemorative Miniature Key SN 107

    01/04/2009 | K9ZTV

    CW ops and their XYLs from the Mid-MO ARC in Jefferson City, MO, held a SKN party at the home of one our members. After enjoying food and conversation, the men adjourned to the "wireless room" for a couple of hours of operating with an FT-2000 and Qua... Read More

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