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01/02/2007 | WB1EDI

I had a great time working the SKN. it isnt the first time that i have worked it but i did have the most contacts. (6) i did not have a great amount of time to devote to it but wanted to participate. i worked 3 fellow SKCC members and 3 non members (fu... Read More
01/02/2007 | K3WWP

I made only 5 QSO's in SKN (KO4OP, WA9ZBW, KB3MQN, K8NVR, K3NCO), but it was a case of quality, not quantity. All five QSO's were very nice visits, as I like to call my QSO's. It is wonderful hearing all the activity on the CW bands on SKN - just like ... Read More
01/02/2007 | KE5AQD

As an avid FISTS club memeber I truely enjoy CW but, in all my 2 years as a ham, I have always used a keyer and paddles. As SKN approachd I heard many others chatting about it and also noticed an upswing in the number of SKCC numbers being exchanged. I... Read More
01/02/2007 | W3CRR

My grandmother, whose maiden name was Beth Bunnell, taught me Morse code when I was a little boy. She also gave me a dusty old Western Union telegrapher's key made in the factory owned by her great uncle Jesse. These events began my lifelong fascinat... Read More
01/02/2007 | (SWL)

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01/02/2007 | WA1RKS

This was the third or fourth time my son N1CCF,and I have worked SKN. We have made it a ritual to work it each year. So if nothing else we can look forward to that. Altho I do get in there more often thru out the year for SK Q's.SKCC # 931. I am not a ... Read More
01/02/2007 | N8XMS

I had a lot of fun making 12 SKN contacts, all on 40 meters. I used an antique strap key that was made by the School of Engineering at the University of Michigan, probably between 1910 and 1920. It has both make and break contacts and makes a wonderf... Read More
01/02/2007 | K2TV

Great Fun! I took an old Heathkit DX60B that I found when cleaning out the garage and put it on the work bench. I found some old WW2 surplus XTALS in my junk box and with very little cleaning up it all worked perfectly. Years ago I gave my Brother-i... Read More