W7OS                         STRAIGHT KEY NIGHT                    2004/2005
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ARRL's Straight Key Night is held every New Year's Eve starting at 0000 Hrs, (4:00 PM local time).  The old guys, Worth, Morel, and Rich, at the W7OS Antique Radio Museum held a SKN operating party, again this year.  17 folks showed up, had pot luck food, and all had a good time.  These photos are some of the operators and the equipment.

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Harry, N7DOE, operates one of the three stations set up for SKN

Morel, W6LIX, operates the Old Oak Rig using the old Bug (see inset)

Worth, W7WG, at Old Oak Rig

Here's Randy, WB4SPB, at the Globe Scout Rig

The Third Station

Consists of a Knight Kit T-50 (about 50 watts input), a Hammarlund HQ-140X, and a Homebrew Antenna Tuner (upper left). The (recently restored) little Heathkit AR-3 receiver and Q multiplier, was used for one contact.

Montage of the Old Oak Rig

It's hard to get the whole rig into one photo.... so here's some of it's parts.

Morel, W6LIX, and the Old Oak Rig

Morel, W6LIX

Nick, K7MO, "peaks the grid... and dips the plate" on the old Globe Scout 65.