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01/11/2017 | K9LA
Didn't work many, but enjoyed the few I did work. Read More
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01/11/2017 | K9LA
Used two different stations during Straight Key Night: On Friday evening I used my Viking Ranger II and HQ-170. On Saturday I used my Heathkit DX-35 and Drake 2B. As the Beach Boys said - fun, fun, fun. Read More
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01/10/2017 | W1TPB
I always look forward to SKN. I used my old navy key again. Approx. 100 Years old. Conitions were good and the QSOs were interesting as usual. I've been a ham 66yrs and now at 84 I am operating from a senior complex station, W1LPH Looking forward to n... Read More
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01/10/2017 | KD2KEH
Straight Key night 2017 -- KD2KEH, Ken Knox, Buffalo, NY I’m a new Ham – licensed in January 2016. Well, I’m sort of a new ham. I was a Novice Ham in 1972 for a little while. You remember - one single tube, crystal, home brew transmitter with a Heath... Read More
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01/10/2017 | WD6DBM
What a great night and day. For the first time I used a Heathkit HW-16 for the entire event, resisting the urge to use a modern rig when cdx were crowded. This HW-16 was built and modified by my mentor W5NYT, and features a 2nd IF, 5 bands, linear k... Read More
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01/09/2017 | n1imw
Great to be back on RTTY! I't been a few years since i've had my rig set up for digital and I finally got everything lined up this weekend for RTTY Roundup! RTTYdigital sure is a differnt operating tempo and style than phone or cw and it took me a fe... Read More
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01/07/2017 | K8NB
This was another great SKN. I only found time for 15 contacts. I used a different key or bug for each contact. First contact of SKN was using an old Speed-ex key that I used for my first QSO 40 years ago. I did not dig out the hollow state gear. T... Read More
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01/07/2017 | KN5L
Used an Elecraft K2 at 15 watts and a Knoxville Vibroplex Blue Racer. Started operation a few hours before sunrise on 40 meters. Switched to 20 meters late morning. The bands were up and down, but was able to have a couple of long QSOs. Another success... Read More