[CW] bugs on SKN ??

[AD5VJ Bob]

I agree let's lighten this thread up a little no need to
be sarcastic to anyone.

All kidding aside as an accurate answer to your question
read the following and see the purpose behind the contest
itself.

I think your probably right about it not being technically
acceptable.

I thought this was pretty cool:
http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2005/skn.html

BTW notice most of all:
"The object of this friendly event is to..."

Whatever you do with it, be there and have fun with it. If
I have a chance to be in it and give you a contact.

My son and I made a straight key last year from some junk
parts I had in a butterbowl I have my "never throw away"
stuff in.

 It's easy to do.

I think the coolest straight key I ever saw was made from
two paperclips mounted to a piece of wood and wire tied to
a short length of zip cord and sent to the key input of
the radio through a 1/4" phono plug.

Remember it's all in the wrist.
Not the fingers or the elbow :0)
Although it helps if you have all three.
 Hi Hi



  73 fer nw,
Bob AD5VJ

10X# 37210, FP#-1141, SMIRK#-5177
http://www.n5iet.com/
Code may be taking a back seat for now,
but the pioneering spirit that put the code
there in the first place is out front of it all.




> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 11:02 AM
> To: Joe, aa4nn; Abqcooks at aol.com; CW at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [CW] bugs on SKN ??
> 
> 
> Play nice children. It's not THAT dead, and was an
honest question.
> 
> At 10:49 AM 2005-12-29, Joe, aa4nn wrote:
> 
> >Where have you been, Jim?
> >Please, this subject is dead, no?
> 
> 72/73 Ed Tanton N4XY <n4xy at earthlink.net>
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