01/01/2004 | W1RO/7 Reflection of SKN.....
Left work at 1800 headed to SKN. Passed under a Helicopter Gunship preparing to patrol a party of 300,000 to start later. Passed Highway Patrol blocking off streets for added security. Woofed down dinner and headed to the Navy Flameproof Key. Switched the temporary Zepp antenna to the rig. It replaced the Inverted Vee that broke due to the first snow in Las Vegas in 20 years to stick to the ground and everything else. 40 meters was so crowded with SKN sounds you couldn't get a dit in sideways. No luck getting in. QSY to 20 meters. this band is so quiet you can hear modulationless electrons bounce off the antenna. Spin the dial and work the only station heard on the band. Maritime station KPH operating as K6KPH blew my headphones off. Great contact. Back to 40 meters to work another California station and one JA before going to bed. Despite heavy security one contact on SKN makes you forget all about what is not going good in the world. Thank you to all the participants of SKN, you are making the world and happier place to live. 73 Jim -- W1RO/7