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01/04/2006 | WA5MUF
Straight Key Night was certainly a lot of fun....Morse code was the backbone of Amateur Radio -- still is in my opinion -- and it was my pleasure to participate and share stories with my fellow hams on SKN. (I have had the same call sign since 1965.) Read More
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01/04/2006 | K7ZD
Enjoyed my second SKN immensely! It was great to hear all the good fists on the bands. This year I used a WWII Navy Flameproof Key (CMI-26003A). Next year I'll have a TX to put alongside my Drake 2B so I can feel like I'm really into the "swing of t... Read More
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01/04/2006 | K5BZH
This was my first SKN, even though I have been a ham for fifty years. I simply did not know what I had been missing. A fun filled 24 hours to say the least. This year I used a Heath SB-1400 modulated with a Schurr key. Perhaps next year I'll be bac... Read More
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01/04/2006 | WB8DQT
Straight Key Night never fails to charm. The good fellowship, perfect courtesy, and an eclectic mix of keys and old and new gear makes for a delightful experience. I was only able to get on for a few hours on New Year's Day and never got off of forty m... Read More
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01/04/2006 | WN9U
It was wonderful hearing all the SK fists during SKN 2006. There was not a bad one in the bunch! This year I operated using my Heathkit DX-20 with crystral control, a Hallicrafters SX-100 receiver, an 80 meter loop fed with 450 ohm ladder line to a 275... Read More
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01/04/2006 | NF6E
Every Jan 1 Straight Key Night would come and go, and every Jan 1 I would tell myself, Ive got to do this next year. Well, this year was that year. I broke out my Nye-Viking Master Key and after my first QSO I realized that I had forgotten just how d... Read More
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01/04/2006 | W3CEI
Thanks for a fun, relaxed way to start the New Year. A perfect blending of the past and present. I heard the many voices of Knight and Heath Kit, Ranger, Vikings, Drakes, Collins, Hallicrafters blended in with Ten-Tec, Kenwood, Yaesu, Icom, and good ol... Read More
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01/03/2006 | WA9PWP
This SKN I used only one key from my small collection, a JRC KY-3A which was salvaged from a scrapped Dutch freighter 15 years ago by the keys previous owner, so I guess the key has been around the world a few times! A total of 24 contacts were made, m... Read More
