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    01/07/2018 | N1IMW

    Here in New Hampshire the 12 degree wether made it easy to stay insde and work the great ARRL RTTY Roundup ! Thanks to the leage and all participants for making this January weekend a fun and prduction time!   Read More

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    01/07/2018 | W4LSV

     I used my original Novice Transmitter from1965, a Johnson Adventurer.  I was rock bound on 40 meters. Sure was a nostalgia nite using the Adventurrer and my old J-38.  Had a great QSO with W7QQQ.  73. Barry W4LSV Read More

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    01/06/2018 | SV1DKD

    A quite fun few hours, and I particularly enjoyed banging away at my old straight key for the first time after 25 years or so.  Looking forward to SKN 2019 and hopefully more hams in Europe will participate next year!! Wishing you all a fantastic new y... Read More

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    01/06/2018 | WB2AWQ

    Been doing SKN since its inception. I decided to do something a little different this year. Instead of using only my preferred keys, I decided to use all that I had. Now I only have 10 keys that qualify for SKN, so that wasn’t much of a challenge, just... Read More

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    01/06/2018 | K8NB

    Another great SKN. I heard lots of activity again this year. This year I used a Heathkit HW-16 with VFO. I stayed on 40 meters, and made 15 contacts in 10 different states. I used 11 different straight keys and 2 bugs during SKN. I am already looki... Read More

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    01/05/2018 | KI6NTB

     It has been a while since I perticipated, but this year, old TR-4 decided to work right around the time. I only had few QSOs but all of them are fun and memorable.  Last few years, my activity has been low, mainly because my usual QRP power rigs are h... Read More

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    01/05/2018 | W1TS

     Enjoyed hearing all the vintage rigs frequently used in this years’s SKN. My most interesting QSO was with N3GJ and his distinctive sounding TNT transmitter. It was especially easy to copy through the QRM with the slight chirp, although the frequency ... Read More

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    01/05/2018 | WB9TFF

     This was my first ARRL Sweepstakes.  I enjoyed the contacts and learned how to submit my scores.  I hope to be better prepared for the next sweepstakes.   Read More

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