[Elecraft] SKN History

[N2EY at aol.com]

Maybe I'm getting along a bit, but nobody seems to remember the history of 
SKN - not even ARRL!

It started out as a casual operating activity on or about the 4th of July. 
(not New Year's Eve!) It was so popular that a second SKN was added for New 
Year's. The New Year SKN eventually outshone the 4th of July event, and the latter 
was dropped. Part of the issue was that many of us were outdoors on the 4th 
rather than in the shack.

If anybody's interested, I can look up the dates.

btw, for a few years in the 1930s there were 2 Field Days each summer, too.

73 de Jim, N2EY