SB SPCL @ ARL $ARLX016 ARLX016 ARRL Staffers to be On the Air from W1AW for Straight Key Night ZCZC AX16 QST de W1AW Special Bulletin 16 ARLX016 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT December 30, 2020 To all radio amateurs SB SPCL ARL ARLX016 ARLX016 ARRL Staffers to be On the Air from W1AW for Straight Key Night Members of the ARRL Headquarters staff will put W1AW on the air for Straight Key Night (SKN). Set some time aside on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day to take part in this annual ARRL tradition. Information on Straight Key Night can be found at, http://www.arrl.org/straight-key-night . SKN begins at 0000 UTC on January 1, 2021 (New Year's Eve in US time zones) and wraps up at 2359 UTC. Not a contest, SKN is dedicated to celebrating amateur radio's Morse code heritage. Bring out the brass, get on the air, and enjoy casual CW contacts, preferably using a straight key (hand key) or a semi-automatic key (bug). Activity traditionally centers on CW segments in the HF bands (W1AW will focus on 80, 40, and 20 meters). Submit via email your SKN list of stations contacted and your votes for "Best Fist" and "Most Interesting QSO" by January 31 to, straightkey@arrl.org . NNNN /EX