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01/04/2017 | W1SPI
My first SKN after 67 years of pounding brass as W1SPI Used an old J37 (no shorting lever,no plating,no base) My vote for best fist K0RO @1436z on 20m rst 599 My vote for best rag chew WB5KSD @2231z on 20m rst 579 I live in an antenna restricted condo... Read More
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01/04/2017 | N7CQR
Hadf a blast as always-this is one of my favorite events of the year. I used all vintage gear;fired up my Eico 720 TX and National HRO 50 T1, and used the Johnson Matchbox for the delta loop. I homebrewed a tube power supply to run a Heath VF-1 vfo, wh... Read More
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01/04/2017 | AG6QR
As I did last year, I was portable with my KX3, Buddipole, Hardrock-50 Amp, and Nye Viking Speed-X straight key on my sister’s backyard deck in Moraga, CA. At around 9:00pm local time, around the time the ball was dropping at Times Square, I stole away... Read More
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01/04/2017 | WM3X
Used my old Kenwood TS-830S. What a sweet sound! I particularly enjoyed working K3MSB and his Arc-5 transmitter. It was jumping around a bit on frequency. Brought back memories of my novice days in the 50's! Read More
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01/04/2017 | AI6II
Here is the setup I used... Read More
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01/04/2017 | AI6II
Like some others, I only made four contacts this year, but had fun anyway. I ran 100 watts to a 40M dipole with my Collins S-line station and a Kent dual paddle/key. Always fun, I'll need to spend more time on the air with it in 2018. 73 ES HNY ..mike... Read More
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01/03/2017 | W3GMS
SKN is a fantastic event! I had fun setting up my near original Novice gear that I used back in 1966. My original HR-10 was replaced with a Drake 2B, but the DX-60 remained! I put the crystals asside and used my old Heath HG-10 VFO that I optained a... Read More
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01/03/2017 | W1AA
We worked 20 stations The CW sent during SKN was good.... several were excellent ... but no one stood out as above the others that we workd ... Key Used : WW2 Japanese Imperial Navy hand key Station : FT- 1000MP MK 5 200 watts Antenna R7 Verti... Read More
