Straight Key Night is January 1, 2007

The ARRL will once again sponsor Straight Key Night (SKN) starting at 0000 UTC January 1 (New Year's Eve in US time zones) and continuing for the next 24 hours.

SKN is not a contest. It's an opportunity for CW enthusiasts - veterans or novices - to dust off their straight keys and enjoy socializing and 'rag chewing' on the air.

Some 350 participants posted entries for SKN 2006.
SKN 2007 entries via e-mail straightkey@arrl.org; or to SKN, ARRL, 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111 must be received by January 31, 2007.

"Best Fist" and "Most Interesting QSO" votes will appear in April 2007 QST. "Soapbox" posts http://www.arrl.org/
contests/soapbox/ also are welcome.

During the same time period, AMSAT invites radio amateurs worldwide to participate in Straight Key Night on OSCAR 2007.

The AMSAT event is dedicated to the memory of Cliff Buttschardt, K7RR, an enthusiastic and longtime SKN participant on both OSCAR and HF.

No rules, no scoring and no logs, AMSAT says. Just operate CW through any OSCAR between 0000 and 2400 UTC on 1 January 2007 using a straight key.

SKN on OSCAR 2007 participants also may nominate a "Best Fist" from among stations worked. Nominations go to Ray Soifer, W2RS w2rs@amsat.org;. A list of nominees will appear in AMSAT News Service and in The AMSAT Journal.

ARRL Straight Key Night rules

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