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    01/06/2021 | AE3A

    After an unsuccessful New Year's Eve, I made a couple of contacts on New Year's Day, including a great "DX" QSO... 2 miles away!  Switched it up this year, using a J-37 "Mae West" straight key.  Looking forward to improving band conditions in the comin... Read More

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    01/06/2021 | N8XMS

     2021 SKN was a lot of fun.  I enjoyed 14 QSOs, 12 on 40-meters and 2 on 20-meters.  I used my Elecraft K2 at 5-watts into a HyGain AV640 vertical.  My key was an antique brass strap key that was made in the engineering shops at the University of Michi... Read More

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    01/02/2021 | KQ9J

     Operated SKN with a re-creation of my 1972 Novice station - a Heathkit HW-16 and HG-10B VFO - and of course, a straight key!  The contacts I made were all nice ragchew QSOs. Several were licensed in the early 1970's just like I was - and were using He... Read More

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    11/29/2020 | W6TOD

     This was my first 1.2 GHz EME contest. It was very rewarding and educational. I run a very small station compared to most so it was extra challenging as well. Thanks to the ARRL for hosting a great event, and thanks to all the participants for their p... Read More

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    10/15/2020 | AA9IL

    It was another fun contest that included roving along Lake Michigan from the northern Chicago suburbs up to north Wisconsin during the September weekend.  Conditions along the lake improved over the weekend and provided strong signals from Michigan sta... Read More

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    10/09/2020 | VE2GT

     VE2GT (FN35qj)  working VA3ELE and VA3TO (FN35qi) near the tower Read More

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    10/01/2020 | N0LD/R

    www.okrovers.info contains our OKRover pictures and latest efforts. The September 2020 VHF Contest started out to be an attempt to take our unlimited rover success and start applying it to the Classic Rover category.  This means limiting our inter-rove... Read More

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    09/23/2020 | K6JEY

    Here is Helen KI6LQV, with our EME/Terrestrial 10GHz station with a new IC9700 IF rig. The 9700 did an excellent job.  Doug K6JEY Read More

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