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01/02/2012 | KB8TL
I didn't have much time to operate but it was fun. Ran my homebrew TX / VFO / Drake R-4B and used a combination of a Vibroplex Original Std bug (1961) and a Lightning bug (1929). By request, a few pictures of my homebrew TX as it was being constructed. Read More
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01/02/2012 | N8XMS
Available time was limited but I managed to enjoy 8 SKN QSOs. I was QRP with 5 watts for all of them. I switched off between using my U.S. Army Signal Corps 1941 J5-A key and my vintage strap key made in the engineering shop at the University of Michig... Read More
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01/02/2012 | K0VJ
I picked up a Vibroplex Original a few years ago, and despite my best efforts I became convinced that I'd never master it. After extended service as a paperweight in the shack, I dusted it off earlier this year and added a Vari-Speed. Darned if that wi... Read More
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01/02/2012 | K0DTJ
My first SKN and a very enjoyable one it was. After discovering my paddle trained fingers could no longer operate my Vibroplex bug I broke out the J-38 on which I learned Morse code oh so many years ago. The evening took me back to those cold, quiet ... Read More
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01/02/2012 | N4DKD
SKN was great this year. Activity seemed up. Forty meters was full during the start. I had 3 vintage stations set up this year. Heathkit DX60, HR 10 and HG-10b VFo , Johnson Ranger,Hammarlund HQ 170. and last but not least DX 100 and HRO 50 . I enj... Read More
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01/02/2012 | K5BZH
Have been licensed since 1955. My first SKN was in 2006, haven't missed one since. I made 22 Qs this year. As usual I read the mail a lot too. One thing I noted was that many of us need to practice a lot more, our sending was pretty sloppy this yea... Read More
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01/02/2012 | HP1IBF
Another SKN just passed... and another big joy! I really hope to be present again next year. Tip: a plastic collar stiffener is a perfect and a very practical tool for setting the gap of the key (and can be nicely stored taped to the base). Used my tr... Read More
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01/02/2012 | VO1NA
After frantically searching a very messy shack for the coveted Admy. Patt. No. 7681 KEY (left in the photo), it was discovered in box of radio paraphrenallia that was used for a mobile operation on Signal Hill to mark the 110th anniversary of Marconi... Read More
