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01/09/2020 | KN5L

Another great SKN. This year using a 1923 Vibroplex Bug and an Elecraft K2/10. Read More
01/06/2020 | K6TY

I used a German Junker D.B.G.M. straight key with a Kenwood TS-870S and a 40 m one wavelength vertical loop to make two QSOs as the band was going long right at the end of Straight Key Night. Thank goodness for rubber clocks! Read More
01/06/2020 | W5TTE

I used contest software included in the MSHV digital app. It does have a feature that alerts when the station calling has been worked before but because of the speed of the FT4 exchanges I made several duplicate contacts. I have attempted to delete th... Read More
01/04/2020 | N2KZ

Very quiet and stable conditions in early evening and early morning. Stayed on 80 meters throughout - the band I first operated on 20 years ago. How much smaller the band feels every year! With the voice allocation moving lower in frequency, the presen... Read More
01/03/2020 | W1PDI

I enjoyed another SKN. This year I thought I would fire up my novice equipment from 1966 - my Heathkit DX40 transmitter and HR20 receiver. I had lots of fun even if I had to manually change the T/R antenna switch. Using my SpeedX key from 1966 always g... Read More
01/03/2020 | WB0CNK

KØODF was a call sign I hadn't heard since my high school days in Nebraka. Lynn, KØODF from Chadron, NE, told me about his days as a Train Dispatcher, and he knew a Train Agent and other folks from my home town of O'neill, NE.
I instantly recalled Ly... Read More
01/03/2020 | AD4E

Enjoyed about half-a-dozen QSO's on 40 meters with the classic Drake 2-NT/2-C novice station running 75 watts DC input with half-wave dipole. c u next year, 73, steve in Tallahassee, FL, AD4E Read More
01/02/2020 | W1PDI

I enjoyed another SKN. This year I thought I would fire up my novice equipment from 1966-my Heathkit DX40 transmitter and HR20 receiver. Even though I had to manually change the T/R antenna switch it was worth the effort. The gear was repaired and brou... Read More