<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr">I plan to be on with a long marine style straight key, then as fatigue sets in, a sideswiper (“cootie”) key, then probably my KN4YB right angle bug! :)</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Will be listening for familiar calls. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://www.reversebeacon.net/dxsd1/dxsd1.php?f=0&c=KA1GTT&t=dx">http://www.reversebeacon.net/dxsd1/dxsd1.php?f=0&c=KA1GTT&t=dx</a></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Andy</div><div dir="ltr">KA1GTT</div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Dec 29, 2021, at 3:00 PM, Tom Walsh <k1tw@comcast.net> wrote:<br><br></div><div dir="ltr"><span>Straight Key Night is held every January 1 from 0000 UTC through 2359 UTC. </span><br><span>Details on ARRL http://www.arrl.org/news/straight-key-night-is-january-1-2022-utc</span><br><span></span><br><span>Never done Straight Key Night (SKN) before? </span><br><span>SKN is a 24 Hour period starting at 7 PM Friday through 7 PM Saturday. Operate as much or as little as you wish. Send ARRL a list</span><br><span>of your contacts and vote for best fist, best contact. </span><br><span></span><br><span>Friday night starting at 7 is usually the busiest time. All authorized Amateur frequencies, but activity has traditionally been</span><br><span>centered on the HF bands. Most activity will probably be on 80/40/20/15/10 . </span><br><span></span><br><span>Work anybody including DX. </span><br><span>Call or answer a CQ SKN. </span><br><span></span><br><span>Want some inspiration ahead of time? </span><br><span>Read about earlier SKN's by going to http://www.arrl.org/contest-results-articles and select SKN for a particular year. </span><br><span></span><br><span>How many BARS Folks plan to be on? </span><br><span></span><br><span>Tom K1TW</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>bars mailing list</span><br><span>bars@w1hh.org</span><br><span>http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org</span><br></div></body></html>