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01/05/2006 | N8XMS
I enjoyed making 10 SKN QSO's this year. I stayed on 40 meters with an Elecraft K1 running 4 watts into an old Cushcraft R7 vertical. My key was a rectangular Speed-X with a Navy knob. There were many fine fists out there, but the best one that I he... Read More
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01/04/2006 | K4JPN
This is the first SKN I have made in several years, really enjoyed it. I had 14 QSOs most of them lasting 10 to 20 minutes, including a real nice chat with K5KV and VA3RMW. I was amazed how the old straight key technique came back from the days when ... Read More
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01/04/2006 | KB1LZH
I was astonished at how much I enjoyed straight key night (SKN). This was my best ham radio experience since I re-joined the hobby last February.
Just listening to some of my new ham friends talking about the equipment they were using made me long for... Read More -
01/04/2006 | WA7CS
2006 SKN was amazing! Considering the solar cycle is just about bottomed out, the bands were jam packed from 160 to 10. 20-meters was so busy, I had a tough time squeezing in to catch a CQ, or to pound out one of my own.
Johnsons trusty Speed-X gener... Read More -
01/04/2006 | KA4JQZ
What a thrill to use my novice station again after 25 years. Heathkit HW-16, VFO and an old Spark Gap key. I only worked two stations; KE6US had a booming signal into Colorado but I lost K7YDL in the QRM (sorry Greg).
I look forward to next years SKN. ... Read More -
01/04/2006 | K7WA
Enjoyed bouncing back and forth between 80 meters and the Pacific Northwest VHF Society SKN activity on 2 meters.
I used the Lafayette Radio key from my Novice days in 1959. Heard some great old rigs on the air and some very good fists!
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01/04/2006 | W8YRB
SKN 2006 was alot of fun. After participating in SKN in previous years, I decided to do something different. While talking with my wife about SKN and tring to explain to her why I was going to be staying up most of the night on the radio I asked her ... Read More
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01/04/2006 | K9VKY
SKN 2006 has come to a close, but the smell of heated mold and mildew still lingers in the shack. This year's effort was done with a WW2 PRC-1 spy radio set. The transmitter, receiver, power supply, and compartments for the J-37 key, headphones, and ... Read More