[WARC] Straight Key Century Club - Membership Update

[Len Litvan]

Well,....he did it.  The Straight Key Century Club (SKCC) started by Tom 
KC9ECI in Galesville just topped 5,000 members.  Tom and a few ham 
acquaintances hatched this idea and started the club right after ARRL 
Straight Key Night in 2006.  So the group is not even three years old yet!

This is a fun group--very good for CW learners and neophytes like me.  
But there are also some excellent experienced CW operators who are 
active.  A straight key is considered to be any key which forms code by 
mechanical means--pump key, sideswiper or bug.  If you are interested in 
seeing what is going on, check out their website at 
http://www.skccgroup.com/ .

SKCC is running a 3rd anniversary special event station(s), K3Y, for the 
whole month of January,  Sounds like a good way to stay warm in MN in 
the middle of winter.  I plan to operate as K3Y/0 for the Zero District 
off-and-on during the month.  If you want to hear a really slow, bad CW 
operator, check me out.

Congratulations to Tom KC9ECI and friends for starting this fun activity.

73,
Len