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  • 01/04/2005 | W7OIL

    I wanted to do something special for SKN so I built a "vintage" key. Come SKN I worked K6KPH and W6BNB before my batteries died. Seems the new kittens got into the battery compartment and knocked the charging clip off the battery. Well, perhaps better ... Read More

  • 01/04/2005 | N8KC

    There's nothin' quite like Straight Key Night if you want to get back to Hamming at it's most primeval. A ham and his key pumping out a message.... I haven't missed one yet in the 15 years I've been licensed. This year was no different. Although I g... Read More

  • op ke6sls manning the key :)

    01/04/2005 | KE6SLS

    Had a great time during this years SKN. Shally, K6VHP carefully restored a Harvey Wells TBS-50C transmitter and built a slick custom power supply for the rig. I've been eyeballing this rig since 1995 when I first visited Shally's "Radio Ranch." As l... Read More

  • 01/03/2005 | WA5TMN

    My second consecutive year to do SKN after being a ham since 1967. Worked only 3 stations this year but all quality contacts. I was able to work K6KPH. There were so many stations after those folks. I would have really enjoyed a long chat. See www.... Read More

  • "The Charm of the Old Way of Doing Things"

    01/03/2005 | K4DXU

    A fun contest. I have only been a ham a little over a year, but I love CW, and this was my first SKN. I mostly used my Vibroplex bug, and I learned that the secret to bug use, at least for me, was to get the dit speed down...I had a "bug tamer" from ... Read More

  • 01/03/2005 | K5ZTY

    I only use my straight key once a year and therefore my rust always shows and my arm always gets tired but it is fun anyway. I only made two contacts this year but both were with very good ops and I find by past logs they are regulars on SKN. AB8FJ and... Read More

  • WB2AWQ operating position

    01/03/2005 | WB2AWQ

    SKN has become far more than just a night for getting out the old J-38 or whatever, it is a night for showing off one's revered "toys", and for me this was particularly so. What made this SKN special was that I used my ORIGINAL - 43 years ago - Novice... Read More

  • 01/03/2005 | WA9PWP

    I dont have any vintage gear to run, but did take out some of my straight key collection to use on the air; a Russian elektropribor, a few Brown Bros, a Marconi Marine 365EZ, an RCAF 10A/556, a Signaling Equip LTD No. 2, an Aussie PMG and English GPO, ... Read More

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