{"id":4281,"date":"2009-12-15T11:12:40","date_gmt":"2009-12-15T17:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sanantoniohams.org\/blog\/?p=4281"},"modified":"2009-12-15T21:35:43","modified_gmt":"2009-12-16T03:35:43","slug":"2010-arrl-straight-key-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sanantoniohams.org\/blog\/?p=4281","title":{"rendered":"2010 ARRL Straight Key Night"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4291\" title=\"Straight_Key\" src=\"http:\/\/sanantoniohams.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Straight_Key.jpg\" alt=\"Straight_Key\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sanantoniohams.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Straight_Key.jpg 225w, http:\/\/sanantoniohams.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Straight_Key-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>1) Object: This is a friendly meeting on the air using straight keys. The object is to simply have fun and enjoy making CW QSOs, preferably with a manual sending device. Any CW is permissible, but straight keys are preferred. Many stations also enjoy using vintage gear, but this is not required. Break out those old J-38s and break the rust off!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2) Date and Time: Every January 1 from 0000 UTC through 2359 UTC.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>3) Exchange: Straight Key Night is not a contest; enjoy making leisurely QSOs with no special exchange. Participants are encouraged to call CQ with \u201cCQ SKN\u201d to attract attention.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>4) Reporting: Send in a list of stations worked, along with your vote for Most Interesting QSO and Best Fist. Email entries go to <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:straightkey@arl.org\"><strong>straightkey@arl.org<\/strong><\/a><strong>; paper entries may be sent to ARRL Straight Key Night, 225 Main Street, Newington, CT 06111.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>5) Submission Deadline. All 2010 Straight Key Night reports must be received by January 31, 2010.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>6) Miscellaneous: Questions about Straight Key Night may be sent to <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:contests@arrl.org\"><strong>contests@arrl.org<\/strong><\/a><strong> or by calling the ARRL Contest Branch at (860) 594-0232.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>W5BOG, the Bexar operators Group, will be active on 40 meters, in the CW section.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1) Object: This is a friendly meeting on the air using straight keys. The object is to simply have fun and enjoy making CW QSOs, preferably with a manual sending device. Any CW is permissible, but straight keys are preferred. Many stations also enjoy using vintage gear, but this is not required. Break out those [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[117,4,2],"tags":[99,494,455,495,496],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/sanantoniohams.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4281"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/sanantoniohams.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/sanantoniohams.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sanantoniohams.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sanantoniohams.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4281"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/sanantoniohams.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4281\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4283,"href":"http:\/\/sanantoniohams.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4281\/revisions\/4283"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/sanantoniohams.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sanantoniohams.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sanantoniohams.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}