ARRL

Register Account

Login Help

Important

You must be logged in to the website in order for your soapbox to be automatically posted. If you are not logged in, your Soapbox requires manual approval before it is posted, and will take much longer to appear. Log in by using the boxes at the top of this page.

Note: By uploading images to the ARRL website, you are granting the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) the non-exclusive right to use the images in any and all of its publications, whether for promotional or commercial purposes, including electronic media or any other media yet to be invented, without payment or any other consideration.

Results 6833 to 6840 of 9906
851 852 853 854 855 856 857 858 859
  • Telegraphy's roots and early application

    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

  • 11 element 432 mhz yagi at left and Moxon Rectangle "Coffee Table" 2m SSB antenna at right

    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

  • 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

  • 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

  • It's a long, cold, dreary climb in winter

    01/25/2005 | K2DRH

    Saturday dawned cold and snowy after a restless night spent waking frequently to the sound of sustained 40 MPH winds with higher gusts howling through the guy wires. Having already lost the bottom 50 foot boom 6M antenna in early December to an even s... Read More

  • 01/25/2005 | KQ6EE

    KQ6EE (OLD MAN CHU) still can hike. I did not do any contact on Saturday because of family duties. So, on Sunday, wake up early in the morning, pack everything in my back-pack; from 6m to 1.2 ghz; Ft-817 for all vhf/uhf band, Alinco 220 HT, Icom 4 ba... Read More

  • K7MDL/R 10GHz setup with towel to keep the light rain and cold wind off. Pointed south at N7EPD and KB7DQH/R on Poch's Peak in CN96 (about 130km). This is Sunday afternoon on Green Mountain in CN98 at 2950ft. The snow topped mountain to the left is Mt. Pilchuck with the often visited "bench" area visible just to the immediate left of the dish. Everett is about 90deg to the right from this angle. The black box on the back is velcro'd in place and is a 15.36MHz TCXO connected into the directional coupler to act as a reasonably accurate marker generator at 10368.088MHz. I added a crystal oven to the brick PLO last week, and after a short warm up I found the stations quickly within 3 KHz of where I expected. W7NBH in eastern Washington CN96 came in strong over the Cascade mountain range on this angle on 6M through 1296, working the bounce off Mt. Rainer in CN96. It was mostly dry except when we wanted to work 10GHz!

    01/25/2005 | K7MDL/R

    Traveled 4 grids, CN87, CN97, CN88, and CN98. The plan was to limit the road miles, stay closer to home, but extract every last QSO from each of the 4 grids. Also wanted to field test the new 10GHz setup. More details and pictures are at my website ... Read More

Results 6833 to 6840 of 9906
851 852 853 854 855 856 857 858 859

Back to Top

Having Trouble?

NEW TO ARRL

LEARN MORE ABOUT

IN THE ARRL STORE

EXPLORE ARRL

Instragram     Facebook     Twitter     YouTube     LinkedIn