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01/26/2005 | WB6IYM
Another year and another SKN -- this one being a very nice affair indeed. Worked 21 stations overall, with the average QSO time being around 30 minutes. Rig was an Icom IC-756PROII running 100 watts to a Butternut HF6V on the ground. I used the stra... Read More
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01/26/2005 | WW2CQ/66
It was good to get out of the city and into the desert. We activiated the CQ magazine club station special event call sign WW2CQ/66.
Conditions were flakey at best, but it was good to field test the newly-rebuilt 10GHz rig.
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01/26/2005 | K6KPH
We look forward to SKN each year at K6KPH. This year, our 5th, was the best yet with transmitters on 5 bands including, for the first time,18Mc. Even better, four of these transmitters were 1950's vintage RCA sets that have been employed in the point... Read More
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01/26/2005 | K6LQ
I had the honor of using the following two keys in this years 2004/05 SKN. The one on the right is a 90+ year old American Army J-3A folding field key from WWI. It is mounted to the original 100 year old hardwood with the letters -3A pressed into it. M... Read More
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01/26/2005 | KU4JZ
We had alot of fun, just like an adventure! We were determined to be competetive, and we became adaptive. Due to severe weather conditions, we had to scrap plans to use directional antennas mounted on motorized masts. Instea... Read More
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01/26/2005 | KL7IDY
The year 2005 is the beginning of my 45th year in ham radio and this was the first SKN for me. It really takes one back to hear vintage radios on the air. The chirpy signal seems to be a badge of honor on this special night. Getting back to a strai... Read More
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01/25/2005 | KS5V
I've touched base on SKN through the years and never really commented.
There's nothing like SKN, nothing as good as SKN. The most interesting
QSO had to be with Mike, AE4R in Virginia. He was using vintage gear, a
Johnson Viking Ranger (circa1956) & a... Read More -
01/25/2005 | KY4Z
SKN has been forever one of those "meaning-to-do-it" events. This year however, I've been planning for it: I located my key, had it wired and ready to go. Heck, I even practiced a bit to limber up the old glass arm!
I fired up my Heathkit HW-16 and HG-... Read More
