> Because the SO2R operator (or SO1R operator, for that matter)
> has to TUNE the band and use his BRAIN and EARS to IDENTIFY
> signals on the air. Is this really that difficult to grasp?
> Does ANYONE still tune and identify signals on their own anymore?
Other than assigning a call to each signal in a spectrum, is
Skimmer really any different that an operator with his Pro III,
7800, Orion or Flex-5000 displaying every signal in the band (or
+/- 50 KHz)?
I don't see Skimmer being a big assistance to the SO2R operator
unless it's running skimmer on both radios or has a way to keep
multiple cheap SDR radios (one per band) from folding due to the
interstation interference but the SO1R operator with a dual
receiver rig could sure use it to "pick off" multipliers on the
current band more efficiently than constantly tuning with the second
receiver.
73,
... Joe, W4TV
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of K4RO
> Kirk Pickering
> Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 5:34 PM
> To: cq-contest@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Skimmer
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 06, 2008 at 09:35:09AM -0500, Bill Tippett W4ZV wrote:
> > Skimmer is pure hardware...no external help from other ops.
> > How could you disallow Skimmer (effectively gleaning spots
> > like Packet) and yet allow SO2R? Both are purely hardware,
> > so why allow one and not the other?
>
>
> Because the SO2R operator (or SO1R operator, for that matter)
> has to TUNE the band and use his BRAIN and EARS to IDENTIFY
> signals on the air. Is this really that difficult to grasp?
> Does ANYONE still tune and identify signals on their own anymore?
>
> 73
>
> -Kirk K4RO
>
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