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02/02/2016 | W7QQ/r
Our plan was to activate four grids south of Phoenix, Arizona, then overnight in Payson, Arizona and return to the home QTH near Albuquerque New Mexico by way of two grids in the Painted Desert National Park in northeast Arizona. We were tired of the ... Read More
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02/02/2016 | K2EZ/R
This was my fourth rove since my first last January. New for this rove was a new logging system, improved antennas, better DC power to the rigs/amps, and lower loss feedlines. I also set ambitious plans to activate a large number of grids All the wo... Read More
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02/01/2016 | W9SZ
I guess this was my "token effort" for this contest this year. I haven't been in the January contest in a few years, so I thought I'd get into this one. I only had Sunday available. I knew the temperature was supposed to get into the 50's here. That ... Read More
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01/31/2016 | K0NR
This year, I decided to operate portable from Mount Herman (DM79mb), which happens to be a Summits On The Air summit. Two birds, one stone. January weather is always a risk. On the hike up the mountain, I encountered icy conditions on the trail but not... Read More
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01/31/2016 | N1imw
Worked Boston Harbor Islands, Charlestown navy Yard (USS Constitution) and Saugus Iron Works today. Deer island was the Harbor site... Just a quarter mile from W1BB, Stew Perry's famous 160 meter set up... See photo of the water tower he mounted his 1... Read More
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01/31/2016 | N2YTF/P
I worked the contest after hiking up to the castle on SOTA summit W1/HH-002 Mt. Carmel, operating portable at 50W with my IC-706MKIIG on 2m only with a fantastic G4DHF 5 element wire beam. 29F with a steady blowing wind and after hiking up I was expo... Read More
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01/30/2016 | W5RE
I've enjoyed SKN for many years but have never sent comments. But this year I must. I usually use my old German Junker or the J-44 but this year is special. My old friend Ewan, N4LMI sent me a home built key for Christmas and it was the only one I ... Read More
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01/30/2016 | K6TY
Two QSOs this year, N5DY and AC2KK. I confess the QSO with AC2KK may have employed a rubber clock...but I will assert this was totally within the spirit of SKN! I used the classic Lionel J-38 of my wife, KB0QJJ. N5DY was using a WW2 straight key, whi... Read More
