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01/09/2008 | W1OH
I made 3 short but enjoyable contacts during SKN, using an old Ham-Key HK-3 straight key that I find very nice to operate. That and the new K2 (QRP CW only so far) that I finished on Christmas Eve made for a very nice SKN. See you next year in SKN. ... Read More
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01/09/2008 | W2WSC
SKN is a ten year New Years Eve operating tradition in West Creek, NJ at the Marino house. All sharpen their CW skills for the event. Pictured from left to right: Steve McGarry - W2USF, Sharon Marino- N2ELZ and her 15 year old son Anthony-KC2SMD at the... Read More
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01/08/2008 | W4YD
SKN '08 was great. I started with Les, SP3DOI, in Poland, on 80 meters; and followed with Tom, W9KTB; John, N5DY; Don, W2LID; and Bryan, KE4COH on 40 meters. Conditions were only fair, and I had trouble initially re-adjusting my key, but I managed to g... Read More
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01/08/2008 | W4BKI
From: "J. Drewniany"
To:
Cc:
Subject: Straight Key Report
Date: Thursday, January 03, 2008 4:13 PM
While being licensed since 1969, this was my first straight key night. I worked 11 staions all on forty meters. My key was an MFG code practice oscill... Read More -
01/08/2008 | W0ANM
I haven't participated in SKN for many years. I made six QSO's, all great rag chews. I was using the Drake C-line and Windom. Conditions where pretty good and heard a lot of activity (almost like the old novice days). One fist stands out for me is Bo... Read More
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01/08/2008 | WB8DQT
New Year's Eve was filled with other obligations, but I did manage to get on the following day and work a few stations 40 meters using my Argonaut V at 5W to a trap dipole. DX ranged from the next town over to most of the mid-continent - not all that d... Read More
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01/07/2008 | AF2Z
It's Straight Key Night 2008 and once again the warm sound of hand-formed CW ripples across the ham bands...
This, my second SKN, was better than the first one last year, even if the propagation conditions were not: I netted six QSOs on New Year's Eve... Read More -
01/07/2008 | W1WIU
Due to family comitments,I only made 7 QSO's and meet 2 new SKCC members. In keeping with the spirit of SKN, I used the TS 520 and AMECO MK 4 key.
Thanks to W3CEI, Larry in PA; WB9DLC, Mike in IN with his crystal controled Heath Apache; N1EVO, Carl in... Read More
