[WARC] Straight Key Century Club - Membership Update

[Tom Peterson]

Thanks Len.  To borrow a word from my wife, I'm still gob smacked by the 
whole situation...

Len Litvan wrote:
> 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
>
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