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01/02/2009 | WB6SSW
It was great seeing so much CW activity that was not just a contest and fun hearing chirpy signals that I haven't heard in many years. I ran my homebrew HBR-16 receiver and 6DQ5 transmitter and both performed flawlessly. I alternated between a J-38 (... Read More
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01/02/2009 | WZ4CW
Well, another SKN has come and gone. Once again, it was good to hear the bands full of the sounds of CW thanks in part to over 5000 members of the Straight Key Century Club (SKCC). I enjoy CW and I enjoy my Amplidan key. My vote for best fist goes t... Read More
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01/02/2009 | W1TS
Another Great SKN for the records! This year I decided to use my DX-100-B transmitter and HQ-150 rcvr for 80 and 160 meters, but switched to the DX-60-B and 75A-3 for some contacts on 40 meters. It was nice to hear all the activity come up once the con... Read More
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01/02/2009 | VE7BGP
I had a lot of fun working this 160 Contest. I went in it casually to see how much fun I could have using my old FT-757GX radio on top band. You don't need the Latest and Greatest Radio to have fun Contesting. I find that simple little FT-757GX to work... Read More
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01/02/2009 | N8XMS
SKN is always a fun time. I enjoyed 11 QSOs, all on 40 meters. I ran my Elecraft K1 at 4 watts but sometimes turned it down to 900 mW. My antenna is a Cushcraft R7 vertical that has been up for 15 years. I used an old strap-key that was made by the... Read More
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01/02/2009 | K3Y/9
My First SKN, and it was quite fun!! I am a Member of a Group known as the Straight Key Century Club (SKCC), hence the K3Y callsign. I became active after a long hiatus from CW mainly in "rebellion" against the
end of the requirement =0)
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01/02/2009 | K8KZB
This was my first Straight Key Night and it was also my first time using a straight key. My wife and I decided in the fall that we wanted to get our code speed back up and that we wanted to start using cw more. Our new years resolution for ham radio fo... Read More
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01/02/2009 | AE6PX
Had a great time on SKN 2008/2009. 21 contacts in as much time as I could operate K3Y/7 and K6KPH included! 40 was good on Jan 1. Met lots of nice folks! Let everyday night( and day) be SKN! 73 Dave
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