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    01/02/2012 | KI6NTB

     My 3rd SKN! I love the SKN because the band must sound just like olden days! I have been a ham only for few years, so I can only imagine...Straight key note defenitely gives a character to CW, and kind of warm, I think. Not that paddle is bad ( I usua... Read More

  • 01/02/2012 | WN4BFZ

    I started a full restoration on my old Heathkit DX-60 the day before SKN and finished an hour after SKN began. I used my old novice callsign and the same transmitter and receiver that I started with as a novice years ago. I will definitely be back n... Read More

  • 01/02/2012 | n1imw

    Another great straight key night! Great to hear the new ops on for the first time. . . .  Congrats to Vibroplex on their code mite. . ..very smoth operation and super stable base for a mini key. Read More

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    01/02/2012 | n1imw

    Another great straight key night! Great to hear the new ops on for the first time. . . .  Congrats to Vibroplex on their code mite. . ..very smoth operation and super stable base for a mini key. Read More

  • 01/02/2012 | N4NQ

    SKN was a lot of fun. My first time participating and I gotta say my fist was pretty bad. My arm got sore and I got sloppy but I had four real nice rag chews and I will be back next year for sure.   73, Sid N4NQ Read More

  • 01/02/2012 | W1RO/7

    I heard lots of stations participating this year. This is the only event I make a point of doing every year. Other events I do as time allows. I was able to put my Drake 2NT/2C/2CQ station on the air for the first time. I managed to work 5 bands for th... Read More

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    01/02/2012 | N8KC

    Well... another SKN come and gone. I enjoyed this one as much or more than any other though I always seem to find myself wishing I'd had more time to operate (I was at a party from 0000-0600).  Once again, I dusted off my Nye-Viking Master key, a gift ... Read More

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    01/02/2012 | K1NV

    The 75A-4 and Johnson Viking II were teamed for this year's SKN from the new QTH in Loyalton, CA.  I made a total of four quality SKN contacts with OR, CA, and AZ before retiring from the unheated garage shack to the warm house before local midnight. A... Read More

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