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01/02/2012 | n1imw
Another great straight key night! Great to hear the new ops on for the first time. . . . Congrats to Vibroplex on their code mite. . ..very smoth operation and super stable base for a mini key. Read More
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01/02/2012 | N4NQ
SKN was a lot of fun. My first time participating and I gotta say my fist was pretty bad. My arm got sore and I got sloppy but I had four real nice rag chews and I will be back next year for sure. 73, Sid N4NQ Read More
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01/02/2012 | W1RO/7
I heard lots of stations participating this year. This is the only event I make a point of doing every year. Other events I do as time allows. I was able to put my Drake 2NT/2C/2CQ station on the air for the first time. I managed to work 5 bands for th... Read More
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01/02/2012 | N8KC
Well... another SKN come and gone. I enjoyed this one as much or more than any other though I always seem to find myself wishing I'd had more time to operate (I was at a party from 0000-0600). Once again, I dusted off my Nye-Viking Master key, a gift ... Read More
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01/02/2012 | K1NV
The 75A-4 and Johnson Viking II were teamed for this year's SKN from the new QTH in Loyalton, CA. I made a total of four quality SKN contacts with OR, CA, and AZ before retiring from the unheated garage shack to the warm house before local midnight. A... Read More
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01/02/2012 | KB8TL
I didn't have much time to operate but it was fun. Ran my homebrew TX / VFO / Drake R-4B and used a combination of a Vibroplex Original Std bug (1961) and a Lightning bug (1929). By request, a few pictures of my homebrew TX as it was being constructed. Read More
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01/02/2012 | N8XMS
Available time was limited but I managed to enjoy 8 SKN QSOs. I was QRP with 5 watts for all of them. I switched off between using my U.S. Army Signal Corps 1941 J5-A key and my vintage strap key made in the engineering shop at the University of Michig... Read More
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01/02/2012 | K0VJ
I picked up a Vibroplex Original a few years ago, and despite my best efforts I became convinced that I'd never master it. After extended service as a paperweight in the shack, I dusted it off earlier this year and added a Vari-Speed. Darned if that wi... Read More
