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  • 01/23/2011 | ny1h

    5 and a half hours to go and six has not opened. Cycle 24 where are you? Read More

  • 01/23/2011 | W6IEE

      Heck, every night in the shack is straight key night!

    But yes, very nice to hear so much relaxed QRS.  Only made two
    contacts, didn't want to totally abandon my girlfriend on New Years
    Eve! I had hoped to have all of the bugs worked out of my Heathki... Read More

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    01/23/2011 | K1NV

    A total of 13 contacts were made during the SKN period in 9 states and 2 Canadian provinces.    K4XU was using his Dad's old key and N7OC was using his original novice key. I had a nice chat with W7VN about Titus Canyon in Death Valley and ran into a f... Read More

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    01/22/2011 | kW8KW

    My 7-year-old grandson, Raiden, has been interested in grandpa's ham radio for quite a while. He likes to experiment with me at my workbench. We've made a few contacts with locals on the 70 cm repeaters but no long distance. Kid's Day was the perfect o... Read More

  • 01/21/2011 | KB2HSH

    This was the first time operating the RTTY Roundup.  It was also the first time using a Mac for digital OR contesting within Amateur Radio.  Had a great time, and as always, I can't wait for next year! Read More

  • 01/21/2011 | K2DRH

    Wow, soapbox BEFORE the contest starts.  Hepburn looks AWFUL!  Wx here will deep freeze ... 1/24/11 Hepburn predicted a totally bleak weekend for tropo propagation and was right on the money.  The bitterly cold and dry weather kept the noise levels way... Read More

  • 01/20/2011 | W1RV

    I had a blast using a SpeedX Hand Key and operating the Heathkit DX60, HG10 and the Hammerlund HQ-180AC.  It was like getting transported back in time to 1965 again! Read More

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    01/18/2011 | P40P

    When P49V and P40YL's rental became available for RU - I jumped on it.    I have always enjoyed being at the Aruba rental.    RTTY is not my best mode and hopefully I'm on a steep uphill learning curve to improve the score.   At times seemed a struggle... Read More

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