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  • 01/05/2009 | K6KQV

    As always, the SKN was a great time. I heard many stations this year and some really good fists. I didn't hear too many bugs and I heard no cootie keys this yer. It was good to hear some of the classic gear on the air too. 73 and Happy New Year to ... Read More

  • 01/05/2009 | KI6VC

    Had a great time. Got a jump on my New Years resolution of More CW but then I had no choicemost of the activity was CW.

    Propagation was a wee bit better than last year (not hard to do) with a nice opening to the east coast.

    Since propagation was po... Read More

  • 01/05/2009 | W7MEW

    This was my first RTTY contest. I haven't spent much time operating this mode. It was exciting, I made contacts with Japan and Brazil, my first contact with ND, as yet unconfirmed, and with K1ZZ. Oh, and did I mention my modest Wyoming station genera... Read More

  • 01/05/2009 | KB1CJ

    It's a good thing I don't take my contesting seriously. Antenna Rotor froze due west, but my 20+ year old mini-beam has so little directivity on 20M it hardly mattered. On the other hand, it always helps to read the rules! I saw Jan. 3, and jumped t... Read More

  • 01/05/2009 | N1DJF

    Hello Everyone

    I really enjoyed the entering this contest. I never had been in a rtty contest before, actually never had even done rtty until about two days before the contest. I had just got a rig blaster as a Christmas gift and got it on line on... Read More

  • 01/04/2009 | KI0KM

    I wasn't able to operate Straight Key Night as much as I wanted due to work commitments, but still made a few contacts. Rigs used were a Hallicrafters HT-40 for some contacts and an Icom IC-765 for the rest. Keys used were a Brown Bros. ST key, a Weste... Read More

  • K9ZTV working K6KPH on 40 Meters using a Morse Express Christmas 2006 Commemorative Miniature Key SN 107

    01/04/2009 | K9ZTV

    CW ops and their XYLs from the Mid-MO ARC in Jefferson City, MO, held a SKN party at the home of one our members. After enjoying food and conversation, the men adjourned to the "wireless room" for a couple of hours of operating with an FT-2000 and Qua... Read More

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    01/04/2009 | N8GU

    I don't know which was better... actually working SKN OR reading all of the great soapbox messages with their great pictures?!?! It seems that everytime I work SKN I find new friends and a few old ones as well. Looking forward to 2010. The photo is ... Read More

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