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01/02/2018 | HP1IBF

Thanks for another SKN event (this was my 15th year in a row). This year was a challenge between tree straight keys: J-45 (strapped to the leg), a Junker (German key) and a cheap plastic Heathkit straight key (El Cheapo). It was a real race; hi hi At ... Read More
01/02/2018 | AA4Q

I tried to make one QSO per straight key. Spent most of Sunday evening on 40m, decent conditions and lots of activity, a few hours Monday morning, but the noise on 30m was terrible. 20m was better. Didn't manage to use every key in the collection, but ... Read More
01/02/2018 | WB5HJV

As far as the Knight station, a ham two doors down had it for sale but every buyer wanted just a part of the station, he wanted to sell it complete. He said if he did not get a buyer for the complete station, it was mine to have. WOW! (back in 1969) Read More
01/02/2018 | WB5HJV

Not many contacts - but each one was interesting! Used my 1972 Novice station KnightKit T-60 transmitter and R-100A receiver using an OCF dipole. Key was a recent gift from Charles, NA5A, a Signal Electric model M-100 just like the one I used back in ... Read More
01/02/2018 | WB5HJV

Not many contacts - but each one was interesting! Used my 1972 Novice station KnightKit T-60 transmitter and R-100A receiver using an OCF dipole. Key was a recent gift from Charles, NA5A, a Signal Electric model M-100 just like the one I used back in ... Read More
01/02/2018 | KC2LMX

Once again, Straight Key Nite for 2018. Propagation at my location was far superior than the last two years, as I live in the North East. The farthest contact this year was in Slovenia,Europe. I was only transmitting with 25 watts into an inverted G5R... Read More
01/02/2018 | WB8DQT

Another SKN come and gone and it was a good one. I stayed on 40 meters with my two-tube W1TS transmitter and my Swedish Pump straight key and managed to get on the air several times during the 24 hour event. My station total was 14 and no one was in a ... Read More
01/02/2018 | K1RO

Fired up my newly reconditioned Novice station (HW-16 and HG-10 VFO) and worked a few stations for SKN. Have not done that in a very long time. Thanks for copying my rusty straight key sending! Read More