12/31/2019

ÿIt's time to break out (and/or dust off) the brass and set some time aside on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day to take part in Straight Key Night[1] (SKN). The annual event begins at 0000 UTC on January 1, 2020 (New Year's Eve in US time zones) and continues until 2359 UTC. Not a contest, SKN is dedicated to celebrating Amateur Radio's Morse code heritage.

The idea is simple: Get on the air and enjoy casual CW contacts, preferably using a straight key (hand key) or a semi-automatic key (bug). Activity traditionally centers on CW segments in the HF bands. There are no points or obligatory exchange - the only requirement is to have fun!

Submit[2] your SKN list of stations contacted and your votes for "Best Fist" and "Most Interesting QSO" by January 31.


[1] http://www.arrl.org/straight-key-night
[2] mailto:straightkey@arrl.org

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