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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
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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
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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
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01/02/2018 | ka2pbo
I have been licensed for 35 years and this was my first SKN. Only had time for a few QSOs but it was great hearing all the boat anchors on the air Read More
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12/22/2017 | W8KSC
I had a lot of fun, setting up the MFJ9406 portable radio in the back yard and throwing the home made dipole into my birch tree. I used the battery from the lawn tractor and listened much more than I transmitted I did not take win a plaque but I did... Read More
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12/20/2017 | K2KR
Sweepstakes 2017 had a change for us this year as we were not in Nevada but worked it out of a campground in Arizona. This added a new place and a new state for us to work from. Our daughter Kristin (KC0INX) had to be at a conference in Phoenix AZ ... Read More
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12/17/2017 | K2JX
Contest what contest ? There was zero propagation in FN-30 NLI. I heard two stations in two days. Absolutely the worst conditons I have ever experienced in 40 years in Ham radio, not even a Local ! Is next year going to be the same ?
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12/15/2017 | OA4SS
Conditions to the northern hemisphere were terrible from Peru but relatively good to most of South America. I later learned, via email, that I was heard in Australia. I entered the mixed, high power, single operator category. I was only able to ma... Read More
