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  • 01/13/2010 | AE5KA

    My first CW QSO was made on SKN 2010. After licensing, I was determined to learn the code, but progress was slow and I gave it a break for 9 months. With SKN night approaching, I got back to it and got it down well enough to muddle through a QSO with W... Read More

  • AMPLIDAN #50713 dual adjuster key and for comparison, the harder to find single adjuster AMPLIDAN.

    01/13/2010 | K3PX

    SKN-2010 was an enjoyable event where I made 30 QSO's in 17 states and two Canadian provinces on 160, 80 and 40 meters with 7 different keys from my collection. My first key was a Danish made Amplidan #50713. The Amplidan is said to be a favorite of ma... Read More

  • Collins desk

    01/12/2010 | K1LNL

    Enjoyed another year of SKN. This year I used my restored Collins S-Line barefoot with an old brass key.
    73's
    Carl Read More

  • 01/11/2010 | HP1IBF

    Hi
    2010 SKN was another opportunity to work my old WWII J-45 (a J-37 mounted on a steel clamp that is strapped to the leg). Poor propagation and to many holidays compromises resulted in not to many SKN QSOs. Nonetheless, as years before, I feel very pr... Read More

  • Keys, keys everywhere, but only one will send!

    01/10/2010 | AB5XZ

    This SKN was my first CW operation in about 50 (FIFTY) years. I had only one contact, with Joe, W5QLF, a friend who lives about 30 miles away. We arranged the contact with e-mail, then found that 7080 was blasted by a tropical broadcaster. Via landl... Read More

  • Bunnell Submarine Cable Key SKN 2010

    01/10/2010 | LW3EX

    Weird and bad prop conditions at this end of the line.

    Only one QSO on 20m with N1EA, TU David.

    HNY with many rare DXs
    Looking forward to the next...
    73, Walt.- Read More

  • Newest key to my collection: the venerable Lionel J-38

    01/10/2010 | AE3A

    Since I was working on New Year's Eve and Day, I could not fit in more time and QSO's. Also, getting on the air on New Year's morning at 0700 does not yield many contacts - most folks are sleeping off their New Year's revelries! I worked 100W to a di... Read More

  • Stephanie Chalef, grandaughter of Harvey Wasserman K2BOG, working Kids Day January 2010

    01/10/2010 | K2BOG

    My grandaughter 10 year old Stephanie Chalef has operated her grandfathers station K2BOG, before but never spoke to kids her age.
    This was a wonderful opportunity and boy did she enjoy it. One contact alone with WA3EKL gave Stephie an opportunity to sp... Read More

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