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    01/02/2013 | KW6G

     Another great SKN and my first at my house hear at Lake Wildwood in the Sierra Nevada foothills of Northern Calfornia. It was a good test for my new HyTower vertical.   In general, I believe there was more activity this year than in past few years.  A... Read More

  • 01/02/2013 | W0CZ

    Once again I enjoyed using my 100 year old key from a depot of the Canadian National Railroad which was given to me over 50 years ago and used off and on by me all these years. I used a new antenna setup this year. I used my old Hy-Tower vertical for t... Read More

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    01/02/2013 | WB8SIW

    This year’s SKN seemed better than ever!  Plenty of interesting stories, a nice variety of vintage equipment, and courtesy and good operating practices were the word of the day.  This year, I concentrated primarily on 80 and 40-meters.  My primary equi... Read More

  • 01/02/2013 | N8KC

    ..My 23rd year of doing SKN... Once again truly enjoyable. This year, I was pleasantly surprised to work two German stations, both on Straight Keys.. that was a first for me, DX on SKN! I ran my trusty Nye Viking Master key, a gift from my son almost 2... Read More

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    01/02/2013 | W1FP

    Worked my 'old' SKN regular friend , Jeff W1AEA first,  This year ran 6 watts output using a homebrew 6AQ5  rig that had been built many years ago by W1BRG and KA1MIF. Used only a single crystal on 3570.  RX this year was an HQ-129X, which upon review ... Read More

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    01/02/2013 | HP1IBF

    Another wonderful SKN moment. Although the noisy conditions in my QTH in Panama City, Panama, I was able to grasp some of those FB CW fists. Hpe to be here again next year. 73 y hasta la próxima!!... Hank, HP1IBF Read More

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    01/02/2013 | HP1IBF

    Another wonderful SKN moment. Although the noisy conditions in my QTH in Panama City, Panama, I was able to grasp some of those FB CW fists. Hpe to be here again next year. 73 y hasta la próxima!!... Hank, HP1IBF Read More

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    01/02/2013 | W4MPS

     I dusted off my 1909 British GPO straight key and plugged it into my KX3. The key is larger than my rig!  I ran back and forth between bowl games and the shack, and enjoyed quite a few great QSO's, mostly on 20 Meters.  Using the straight key was a to... Read More

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