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01/24/2013 | K3PX
I try to participate in SKN each year. This SKN for 2013 was very enjoyable. I worked 40 and 80 meters using a Kenwood TS-570S at 100 watts and an Ameritron AL-811H if needed. The antenna is a 140 foot zepp at 30 feet fed with 450 ohm ladder line v... Read More
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01/23/2013 | KC2TA
Was really looking forward to this year's contest. Got busy and actually had antennas for 6, 2, & 70 cm in the attic -- that actually worked! Unfortunately, I could hear better than I could speak -- to a point. Heard NOTHING above FN31, heard FN00 fo... Read More
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01/23/2013 | WB3IGR
This year seemed to be the same as last year. The rotor was out by 15 degrees or better, darn wind. Once I figured it out, I was able to compensate. We would have liked to have had a longer 6 meter opening, like last year. And with the temperature up i... Read More
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01/21/2013 | N2DCH/R
Worked 4 grids, 4 bands. Heard more stations than I worked. Wish they would listen for us weak guys. Picture shows the pickup with 6 meter HO loop, 2 meter HO loop below it, and 222 vertical. All mag mounts. Had to set up the 432 beam - 6 elements at e... Read More
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01/21/2013 | K0NR
Well, not the most exciting VHF contest I've worked but any day playing with radios is a good day. I operated portable from our cabin near Trout Creek Pass, DM78av, focusing on 6 Meters and 2 Meters. Activity was light but there were a number of rovers... Read More
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01/21/2013 | K2DRH
Just when you thought it couldn't be worse prop ... a new low. This was about the worst conditions I have ever seen for a January VHF contest. While it was very warm the winds were howling at 30 to 50 MHPH all day Saturday and every power line insula... Read More
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01/20/2013 | W0STU
Operated from summit of Mt. Herman, Colorado again this year, just 1900 - 2300 UTC on Saturday. Backpacked the portable gear up 1000 feet to work 440, 220, 144, and 50 MHz. Beautiful, sunny, enjoyable day, but never got the sporadic E we all hoped woul... Read More
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01/17/2013 | K5SOH
SKN 2013 made 13 contacts in 10 states read the mail on several more qso,s Band conditions in Texas were good low noise floor heard a number of boat anchor rigs a few key clicks but no chirps talked to a station running a home built two tube regen rece... Read More
