Thanks everyone for explaining SKN is Straight Key
Night. I'm pretty sure the guy who told me it stood
for Silent Key Night and was held on Halloween was
being faceteous. I don't know, there is a new
milleneum PSK-31 contest too but I think I can do both
at the same time. Between SKN and PSK-31 the bands
will sure be busy that night!
--- Scott Howell <n3byy@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Ay hope to catch yall on that night. Yup, I'll be
> there with my cold brewski
> in hand, dogs by my side, praying the kid is sound
> asleep, and of course my
> xyl who will likely wonder what the hell I see in
> all the beeping and
> chirping.
> Btw, just had to mention that last near was the
> first year I didn't have a
> party, told my buddy we ain't doin' a thing this
> year, and finally I played
> radio, chatted with my local Ham friend on the
> little rig that has no place
> for a key (what a shame) and had a blast.
> So, now lets all fire up those TT rigs and radiate
> lots of rf on New Years
> Eve.
>
> 73 de Scott/n3byy
> Fists #5030
> Laurel MD----- Original Message -----
> From: Clark Savage Turner
> <csturner@falcon.csc.calpoly.edu>
> To: Bernie Skoch <K5XS@compuserve.com>
> Cc: Carl Hyde <cshyde@yahoo.com>; Ten-Tec Reflector
> <TenTec@contesting.com>;
> Joseph Koppi <jkoppi@pclink.com>
> Sent: Thursday, October 21, 1999 2:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] SKN
>
>
> >
> > Lest we forget, some of us tip a few glasses of
> champagne
> > during the CW QSO's and you might note the slow
> deterioration
> > of many fists during SKN, hi hi hi.
> >
> > Clark
> > WA3JPG
> >
> >
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