[GreenKeys] Straight Keyboard Night

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Ditto.  I don't know why it would be a good idea to run two events on the same nights, events where many of the potential participants (i.e., vintage hardware fans) might be forced to choose one over the other, making both more anemic than necessary.

WayneWB4OGM

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To: Jeff Stai <wk6i.jeff at gmail.com>
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Sent: Sun, Oct 28, 2018 7:32 pm
Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] Straight Keyboard Night

Jeff,
Please reconsider the date of the proposed event.  SARTG has a long running event on 1 January every year.  
Thanks 73
Russ WA3FRP 

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On Oct 28, 2018, at 7:47 PM, Jeff Stai <wk6i.jeff at gmail.com> wrote:


I ran the idea past a few of my RTTY mentors to see if they had anything to add.
They universally thought it was a great idea - and they all suggested that it run concurrent to Straight Key Night (Jan 1st 0000-2359 UTC). Since one of them is with the ARRL I would take that as an endorsement. ;)
And they suggested the name in the subject line.
I'm checking to see if the ship has sailed for a QST announcement (but I think it has).
Also I revisited the wording a little:
- Get on the air with the oldest equipment you can scrape together. Real heavy metal Teletypes to be sure, but if that isn't available: hardware modems, VT100 terminals, pre-Windows computers, etc. And vacuum tubes. ;) And maybe fire up that boatanchor rig that never gets enough air time.
- Please no brag tapes/files. Please no pre-recorded messages. Have a real conversation by hand typing it keyboard to keyboard. If you are slow we'll happily wait. (A CQ macro is okay but you would have better bragging rights if you hand typed that too.)
- But even if you don't have any old equipment, do get on the air and have some fun QSOs the old fashioned way!
73 jeff wk6i
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