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Operating Notes: Another SKN in the log

Posted: 01 Jan 2016 10:31 AM PST
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Ill be using a Bunnel #9 key like this one on Straight Key Night.

Well, Im done with another Straight Key NightÂ*(SKN). I hate to say it that
way, but using a straight really does do a number on my wrist. So, while I
enjoy operating SKN, Im glad it only happens once a year.

This year, I used a Bunnel #9 key, like the one in the photo. Its an
interesting key because the contacts are in the back and the arm comes up
to make contact. At first, it sounded kind of scratchy, but an application
of contact cleaner fixed it right up.

The first station that I worked was W1HNJ, the club station of theÂ*WHNJ
Amateur Radio Association. The station is in a museum
atÂ*Â*Â*CHATHAMRADIO/WCC,Â*Chatham, Massachusetts.Â* The museum isÂ*housed in the
former WCC operating building, under the auspices ofÂ*the Chatham Marconi
Maritime Center. At its peak, WCC was the largest ship-to-shore coastal
station in the United States,Â*a legend among marinersÂ*plying the seven
seas. It was very cool to make contact with them.

I made two contacts last night and three this afternoon. Thats enough for
me. Ive just disconnected the key and returned it to its place of honor on
my shelf. Just wait til next year, though.



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