Visit with NW7US, the control operator of the special event station, K3Y/0, during one of the many shifts during January (2015). K3Y is the special event callsign of the Straight Key Century Club (SKCC). The special event operates each January. K3Y, the Straight Key Century Clubs annual January celebration, commemorates the clubs founding in 2006 following the American Radio Relay Leagues Straight Key Night. A small group of participants wanted to extend the fun of SKN throughout the year. The SKCC is the result. For the first three years, the clubs founders used K1Y, K2A, and K3Y as the celebrations special-event calls. But someone cleverly noticed that a 3 is nothing more than a backwards, curvaceous E. This KEY event has operated under the K3Y call ever since. The on-air party is open to members and non-members alike. It runs from 0000 UTC Jan. 2 through 2359 UTC Jan. 31. Its a great time to introduce others to the joys of hand-crafted Morse code using straight keys, bugs, and side swipers. g.nw7us.us/1s4JMGZ
Posted on: Wed, 07 Jan 2015 12:06:19 +0000
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