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01/18/2006 | WB9DLC

I was only able to operate on-and-off during the SKN period with a late start. I used my vintage station with a Knight T150 transmitter and a Hammarlund HQ170A receiver. Most often crystal controlled but sometimes used my "slightly unstable" VFO. I ... Read More
01/18/2006 | KI4CIA

This was my first Straight Key Night as well. In fact, I'd only been on CW for four months!! I had a blast - made 9 contacts in about 7 hours. I've already gotten over 20 QSO's this month alone, which is more than the total I had for the four months... Read More
01/17/2006 | KC2LMX

This was my first Streight Key Night, and I plan to particapate in the up comming years. I did't have much time to allocate to the contest, but the two hours I spent on CW, SKN, was exciting. SKN night took me back to when I kid, listing to CW on the s... Read More
01/15/2006 | EA4DEI

HI THERE ARE THEY ALL AS THE SECOND YEAR I HAVE RETURNED TO TAKE PART IN THIS ONE SO AGREEABLE CONTEST THIS YEAR THOUGH THE SPREAD HAS NOT BEEN NICE THEY COULD HAVE BECOME COSILLAS. And I HAVE WE REALIZE MORE CONTACTS THAT LAST YEAR WITH THE AMERICAN C... Read More
01/14/2006 | W6AW

We operated from a commercial AM Broadcast site in Sacramento. The station went off the air at sundown, and returned at sunup, which limited our participation to evenings only. We loaded up a single 320 ft tower for transmit, and used a loop antenna ... Read More
01/14/2006 | AA7DX

AA7DX - Dick

Great Fun !! This was the first time Ive worked SKN in probably 20 years. And I was using my rebuilt J-38 Ive had since my Novice days in the early 70s.

Due to other activities and obligations I only got on for the last bit of the event a... Read More
01/14/2006 | AI4ME

This was my first contest ever. Oh, sure I participated in Field Day in 2005, but I was just a Tech back then! I was just playing with the computer and the radio interface trying to get MMTTY to work and what should I find? The band is filled with RTTY... Read More
01/14/2006 | N0IU

A number of other obligations kept me from operating full time, but I did manager to give out a few points! This was the first year I went "dash-less" by giving my exchange as 599 MO MO instead of 599-MO-MO. I know the jury is still out on this, so I h... Read More