[Elecraft] SKN

[Tony Martin W4FOA]

KW4A said..Gee, I hope this settles this thread.

....and so do I !!.
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Tony, W4FOA

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy 2006






----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry Walker (KW4A)" <kw4a at direcway.com>
To: "Elecraft List" <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, December 23, 2005 11:21 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] SKN


> Just got off the phone with Kathy who was speaking for Dan Henderson, N1ND
> (Head of ARRL contest division) who is on vacation. I asked her what was 
> the
> thinking of the organizers of SKN pertaining to what kind of keys are
> acceptable for use during SKN?  Her answer was very definite in as much as
> "Any mechanical means of producing a CW signal is acceptable". The bug is
> every much a part of radio history as the "straight key" and is perfectly
> acceptable for use during SKN.
>
> You can quote the statement shown on the ARRL site as much as you wish but
> this is not a "Set of Rules" but more a philosophy of what the night is 
> all
> about. The celebration of the "Good old days".  Vintage equipment is being
> used more and more on that evening along with the mechanical keys used to
> generate cw signals from that era. All is encouraged and acceptable. The
> ONLY thing that is not acceptable is the electronic generation of the cw
> signal. eg: electronic keyers of any type, keyboards,  etc.
>
> I have tried to represent the thinking of the officials organizing this
> event in as simple and straightforward method as possible. I am sure 
> someone
> will read something into this that isn't there to promote their thinking
> that because the name of the event is Straight Key Night that it is the 
> only
> device acceptable. NOT TRUE!!!
>
> Gee, I hope this settles this thread.
>
> Larry
> KW4A
> K2 ser# 811
>
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