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01/11/2011 | N1IMW
Super event ! Never worked a RTTY contest before and it was a blast. Thanks to all who helped me out giving me a second chance on some botched QSO’s ! Can’t wait until next Year !! N1IMW Read More
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01/10/2011 | K3Y/KL7
I was looking foward to SKN and what better way to bring in the New Year then to operate as K3Y/KL7 for the SKCC Club! I made 60 contacts contacting SK'ers in 28 states and 2 Canadian Provinces during my shift and I had a blast! The Straight Key Cent... Read More
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01/10/2011 | KI0KM
My time on SKN 2011 was limited, but I managed to make 5 contacts. The conditions weren't the best, but I did hear plenty of stations so some of my time was spent just listening, where I heard an interesting variety of rigs and keys used. Since it w... Read More
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01/09/2011 | K8UC
For the 3rd year in a row I used a key made from a McDonald's coffee cup lid. Last year I made a weight from a piece of 2-1/2 pipe coupling that fits down oner the lid. This sure helped. The contacts for the key are made from brass shim stock. There... Read More
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01/08/2011 | KB8TL
I worked a whopping 8 stations. Excuse: was in the midst of writing and debugging controller code for my homebrew transmitter (DDS VFO + 6CL6 + 6146 + PIC microprocessor). I used an 80 year old Lightning bug for a key, had fun. A little bit of everyth... Read More
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01/08/2011 | W9FCC
Worked half a dozen stations. Great time! Boy, is my fist rusty!! But this is the best of Ham Radio in my opinion: late night CW, cup of coffee (Highlander Grog!!), and a warm stove behind me... Read More
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01/08/2011 | KW6G
Where did 2010 go? Seems like the last SKN was just a few weeks ago, and here we are celebrating the new decade already! I worked 20 stations this year, although band conditions seemed to be rather poor even though more sun spots seemed to be pokin... Read More
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01/08/2011 | wa5j
This was a great event with a lot of band activity. Unfortunately, I was not able to spend any time except Friday night for a couple of contacts since I had relatives in town. Read More
