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Re: [CQ-Contest] The King (Packet cluster network) is dead! Long live th

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Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] The King (Packet cluster network) is dead! Long live the King
From: Barry <w2up@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:23:31 -0600
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If technology does everything, why aren't all the scores the same?
Barry W2UP

John Geiger wrote:
> I just don't like the fact that contesting had gotten to the point where 
> technology does everything. Now you don't even have to copy CW or tune the 
> band, the computer will do it all for you.  I would guess that sooner or 
> later "unassisted" will allow for it.
>  
> 73s John AA5JG
>
> --- On Wed, 7/28/10, David Gilbert <xdavid@cis-broadband.com> wrote:
>
>
> From: David Gilbert <xdavid@cis-broadband.com>
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] The King (Packet cluster network) is dead! Long 
> live the King
> To: "John Geiger" <aa5jg@yahoo.com>, cq-contest@contesting.com
> Date: Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 4:34 PM
>
>
>
> Why is that?  Why would you care how anyone finds you?
>
> How will you even be able to tell whether anyone finds you via spinning a 
> knob or via CW Skimmer?  If anything, Skimmer spots are more evenly 
> distributed in time compared with current packet/cluster spots that tend to 
> result in congregated callers.
>
> Are you worried about having to compete against folks using Skimmer?  If so, 
> simply operate unassisted.
>
> I don't get it ... what am I missing?
>
> 73,
> Dave   AB7E
>
>
> On 7/28/2010 6:49 AM, John Geiger wrote: 
>
> Right now I just "tolerate" SSB contesting, but skimmer might lead me to 
> become mainly a SSB contester.
>
>
>
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Barry Kutner, W2UP             Lakewood, CO

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