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01/05/2009 | WB2COY
Had a blast - saw lots of new callsigns on screen. Added some new states for LOTW WAS on RTTY using 50 watts and wire antennas only!
Looking forward to the next one! Read More -
01/05/2009 | WB6CGJ
Another great Straight Key Night. The hand made code, the chirping and drifting cw signals emerging from my Heathkit Apache TX-1 transmitter (1954 Vintage) and my National NC-183 receiver (1947 Vintage) was music to my ears. The tuning and adjusting of... Read More
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01/05/2009 | KE4DRN
My first RTTY contest, made 8 new DX contacts with TS-570, Signalink SL1+ and the Cushcraft MA5V on 20M PSK31 as time allowed.
Most of those I worked were using the Signalink USB interface. Read More -
01/05/2009 | K9VKY
SKN for 2009 proved to be a wonderful operating experience just like those of the past. The AN/PRC-1 spy radio set perked right along despite the limitations of its 12 watt crystal controlled transmitter and not having band spread and selectivitiy ca... Read More
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01/05/2009 | VE7BGP
This year I had a lot of fun participating in the SKN. I like a lot of other Hams I dug out my Vintage Heathkit SB-101 and hooked my newly acquired SpeedX hand Key surplus from the Canadian Military Base. The really nice and interesting QSO I had was a... Read More
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01/05/2009 | N2COP
Three Dog Night was wrong: "One Is Not the Loneliest Number..." Like many people, New Year's Eve night and even New Year's Day had family and friends parading through our home for visits. It was 2300 UTC when I finally sat at my Ten-Tec Argonaut 516 ... Read More
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01/05/2009 | WD5AGO
Again this year, we operated on 13cm during the Microwave portion of the ARRL EME contest. Very good conditions but lower NA activity, mainly due to late night moon passage. Made 22 random CW QSOs using the same set-up as last year, a 9 foot dish and... Read More
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01/05/2009 | W0AAA
I've missed alot of SKN's over the years but I became hooked in 2005 after one very special QSO. You know the kind, where the stars align just right and something magical happens. It was my first SKN and I had made a few contacts and thought I would ... Read More
