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01/03/2015 | AI6II
Only worked seven stations this year: W6PAP, WA6FEJ, K6LHU, W0YBS, WA6BXV, WI6O and WA6NPC. Best fist was WA6BXV, very steady, precise keying, just excellent. Most interesting qso was with WI6O and WA6NPC – Bill (WA6NPC) broke into the qso I had goin... Read More
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01/03/2015 | KW6G
At last, I finally put together a Drake Novice station for SKN! I put my vintage Drake 2C (purchased when I was a Novice back in 1972 and stored carfully for over 35 years) and my recently eBay acquired 2CQ matching speaker and Q multiplier and 2NT tr... Read More
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01/02/2015 | K5HK
Best Fist and Most interesting QSO go to AB7MP, Mark in Spokane Wa. Mark was using an old Navy Explosion Proof Key superbly and he had just gotten out of the hospital the Afternoon of the 1st thinking he would miss SKN this year. Ataboy Mark! Very i... Read More
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01/02/2015 | K6CTW
Very enjoyable for the time I got to operate. Next year I'm going to have to find a way to operate longer. Band conditions started out OK but went out pretty quickly after dark here on the West coast. Gear was a Heathkit DX-60, Drake 2-B/2-BQ, Hozme... Read More
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01/02/2015 | KC2LMX
I enjoy using a straight key, as I learned morse code on a J- 38 . Today was a treat for me, as it takes me back to the good old days when people had to use there skill to communicate on CW. My hat is off to the people that keeps the tradition alive. ... Read More
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01/02/2015 | WA7CS
SKN was extra special for me this year.
After several years of near-QRT following a life-threatening medical condition, I fired up the radios and dusted off my straight key.
The first very pleasant rag chew was with AE6C, Denny in Fremont CA. His QR... Read More -
01/02/2015 | KN5L
The vintage KN5L SKN 2015 station included a Heathkit DX-60A, Drake 2-B and 2-BQ, B&W 381C TR Switch, and 1978 Vibroplex Original Standard bug. It was reported that the DX-60A sounded like the good old days with a little click and chirp.
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01/02/2015 | W1FP
Built a Rockmite 40 meter and got it done just in time for SKN 2015. Worked only 2 stations W2WSC in NJ and W0UY in Kansas. But that was great for only 350 mw out! As always SKN was lotsa fun in its own unique way. 73, Bob W1FP Read More
