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    01/12/2017 | N2N

      ARRL RTTY Roundup is one of my favorites! I used a special 1x1 callsign, N2N, this year. Read More

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    01/12/2017 | W1FP

     Another great SKN, although the 80 & 40 meter bands were so long at night Sunday evening that I could not work my buddy K1WPO, 200 miles away.  I did work others though , including local friend WA1TEO. I used a KX3 rather than boat anchor gear this ye... Read More

  • 01/11/2017 | ND8L

    Great activity this year!  Even with the sunspot numbers down, worked a few JA's. One small observation though...a thousand years ago in my first phone contest I called KH6IJ and his response was as pithy and relevant today as it was then. "KH6IJ, Kilo... Read More

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    01/11/2017 | K9LA

     Didn't work many, but enjoyed the few I did work. Read More

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    01/11/2017 | K9LA

     Used two different stations during Straight Key Night: On Friday evening I used my Viking Ranger II and HQ-170. On Saturday I used my Heathkit DX-35 and Drake 2B. As the Beach Boys said - fun, fun, fun. Read More

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    01/10/2017 | W1TPB

     I always look forward to SKN. I used my old navy key again. Approx. 100 Years old. Conitions were good and the QSOs were interesting as usual. I've been a ham 66yrs and now at 84 I am operating from a senior complex station, W1LPH Looking forward to n... Read More

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    01/10/2017 | KD2KEH

     Straight Key night 2017 -- KD2KEH, Ken Knox, Buffalo, NY I’m a new Ham – licensed in January 2016. Well, I’m sort of a new ham. I was a Novice Ham in 1972 for a little while.  You remember - one single tube, crystal, home brew transmitter with a Heath... Read More

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    01/10/2017 | WD6DBM

     What a great night and day.  For the first time I used a Heathkit HW-16 for the entire event, resisting the urge to use a modern rig when cdx were crowded.  This HW-16 was built and modified by my mentor W5NYT, and features a 2nd IF, 5 bands, linear k... Read More

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