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01/02/2013 | AA5TB
40 meters sounded great during the evening with all of the old rigs and straight keys on the air. I got on with my WWII Bendix Flame Proof key connected to my little SW-40+ QRP rig. I only had 2 W into my half wave inverted-L antenna but I still had ... Read More
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01/02/2013 | K5BZH
SKN 2013 had its trying times due to insufficient propagation plus an electrical contact problem with my ground mounted 14AVQ. It still turned out to be a fun event, made 21 contacts in 8 states (10 of them in my home state of Texas, 3 in California, ... Read More
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01/02/2013 | W0TF
I was cold outside in North Dakota this News Year's Eve (-10 F) so it was a good night to break out the tube rigs and the straightkeys. I recently made a road trip to VE6-land recently and among other things there came back with me a very nice Johnson ... Read More
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01/02/2013 | W1OH
Always fun to work a few stations in SKN and always wish for more time! Made 6 good contacts during Sunday afternoon here on Cape Cod - NJ, CT, RI, and MA on 40m and last MA on 80m! Used my original J-38 key from my Novice days in 1964. Rigs used ... Read More
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01/02/2013 | K6JEY
Nice SKN. Lots of activity. I decided to use new and old: my new KX3, a Llaves Christmas key and a night light made from a 100th. I also used the Drake twins and a Signal Electric key. HNY to all and many happy dits and dahs. Doug K6JEY Read More
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01/02/2013 | KW6G
Another great SKN and my first at my house hear at Lake Wildwood in the Sierra Nevada foothills of Northern Calfornia. It was a good test for my new HyTower vertical. In general, I believe there was more activity this year than in past few years. A... Read More
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01/02/2013 | W0CZ
Once again I enjoyed using my 100 year old key from a depot of the Canadian National Railroad which was given to me over 50 years ago and used off and on by me all these years. I used a new antenna setup this year. I used my old Hy-Tower vertical for t... Read More
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01/02/2013 | WB8SIW
This year’s SKN seemed better than ever! Plenty of interesting stories, a nice variety of vintage equipment, and courtesy and good operating practices were the word of the day. This year, I concentrated primarily on 80 and 40-meters. My primary equi... Read More
