Scott,
> >From the rules:
> -----------
> 1. Single Operator High: Those stations at which one person
> performs all of the operating, logging, and spotting functions.
> -----------
>
> Those stations at which one PERSON performs ... SPOTTING functions.
>
> A piece of computer software decoding CW signals is not a
> person performing a spotting function. If the callsign is
> decoded by a method other than the human ear, that is not a
> person spotting a callsign, it's a machine. A computer. A
> computer is not a person. The rule says PERSON. Not person
> operating a computer that spots the callsigns for you.
You have all the "words" but you are not parsing them correctly.
The computer is not a person, therefore skimmer (so long as it
is local) fits entirely within the single operator category
since there is NO OTHER person (no second, third, etc. person)
performing any of the required functions.
If skimmer to violates the "single operator" criteria, memory
keyers - particularly automatically repeating or dueling CQs
violates the "person" criteria. Similarly, it can be argued
that computer logging also violates the single "person" criteria.
Where the rules say "single person" the emphasis is on SINGLE
not on person - particularly in this technological age where
computers are able to perform many tasks that once could only
be accomplished by a skilled operator.
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