[K6BW] Happy New Year!

[Bill Smith]

Plenty of operating activities planned for the first weekend of 2005



Straight Key Night 2005 a Chance to Revisit an Earlier Era (Dec 27, 2004) -- Dust off that straight key that's been sitting on the ham shack closet shelf and get ready for Straight Key Night 2005 (SKN). The ARRL-sponsored 24-hour operating event takes place every New Year's Day (UTC), which means it begins New Year's Eve in US time zones. It's an opportunity to operate at a slower pace, maybe using vintage equipment, and recall the way many of today's master CW operators got their start. It's also a chance for CW newcomers to venture out on a more level playing field.