On 5/29/2010 17:20, Ed Muns wrote:
> Again, the key issue is about the operator skill to tune around and find
> stations to work in the Single-Op Unassisted category. That's why CW
> decoders of a single frequency that the operator has tuned, is OK. By
> comparison, it is not OK to use spotting capability or Skimmers that decode
> all frequencies on the band to effectively do the tuning for the operator.
>
>
as a contester who relies on the CW decoder for my score, i feel it is
assisting me in a more meaningful way than the CAT or computer generated
code. i know how to tune the VFO, i know how to send CW, what i can't
do is copy contest CW. without the decoder i could not make a contact.
without the decoder my station stays off the air.
that is a critical difference and why i enter as assisted in CW contests
- the decoder is helping me do something i simply am not capable of
doing right now. i want to get to the point the decoder is no longer
required for me to work CW contests.
-Steve, WM3O
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