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01/03/2009 | N0JL
Third Try. I worked 22 stations using 5 different keys. I have a great time with my cootie keys and would never have tried them without the SKCC. Read More
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01/03/2009 | WA9ZBW
There were a lot of station working the event so contacts were easy to find. I heard quite a few vintage pieces of gear and I my Collins S-line was right in there all of the way. I was tempted to use my Viking Valiant and HRO 60 for the event, but I ... Read More
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01/03/2009 | K5BZH
This is my fourth year to participate in Straight Key Night. It has proven to be a rather entertaining event with the various keys, a lot of vintage radios, and some good "war" stories.
Speaking of stories, I have one to tell. A few weeks ago Ken Bur... Read More -
01/03/2009 | W1RO/7
The sun set on another great SKN. It was a pleasure to hear the music of straight keys coming through the airwaves. I only worked 3 quality SKN contacts. One each on 40, 20, and 15 meters. Two of these were stateside stations and one was DX. The DX sta... Read More
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01/03/2009 | KB1LZH
Straight Key Night 2009
Another Straight Key Night. Another satisfying collection of QSOs.
I spent the time pounding my old Kent (the key in the middle). The old Navy Flameproof was my novice key but needs repair, and the SKCC key is so pretty and ... Read More -
01/03/2009 | K8NB
Another year and another SKN. This year I made most of my 12 QSOs with the Drake TR-4 that I had used for my first contact in 1976. For some of the contacts I used the old speed-x straight key that had been used for my first QSO. I enjoyed all the c... Read More
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01/03/2009 | WB2LHP
This was my first Straight Key Night in 30 years of being a ham radio operator.
I had just recently restored a classic Heathkit HW-8 transceiver and got a nice
Bencher straight key for the holidays. This has been a wonderful re-introduction
to CW an... Read More -
01/03/2009 | KB4QQJ/K3Y/4
Well, SKN 2009 is in the log. I didn't get to play but a few hours but made around 50 contacts. What a sound. All the straight keys, bugs and cooties just pounding away. I've been straight keying for only a scant 25 years, but never fail to get a kick ... Read More
