In my opinion CW IS data mode and machine operating right from the beginning. They used a pencil to print dots and dashes on a paper strip and did NOT decode by ear 73 Peter If you consider CW to be
This may be true SO2R, but one would be hard pressed to give up a good run frequency SO1R for a possible multiplier. You're just as likely to pick up the odd multiplier running... Maybe it's differen
Joe, Your assumption is wrong. Using Skimmer would not be cheating, but it clearly is assistance. The CQWW rules are quite clear when it says "The use of DX alerting assistance of any kind places the
In all the debate over use, misuse, abuse, neglect, and classification of the skimmer, one thought keeps coming to mind. Has anyone actually tried it yet in a major CW contest environment? I know it'
I am not sure this algorithm involving number of SS checks in the top 100 scores can be used as a 'truth' for this debate. ops. Try counting the number of checks I operated in the 1957 SS from the Mi
Yes, let single operators use any technology they wish. Agreed entirely. If they use something that looks like packet and smells like packet, call them assisted. Skimmer looks like a goose, walks lik
It is beyond me why some are so adamant about changing the unassisted category to allow Skimmer.. What is wrong with freezing the unassisted category where it is for those who enjoy that category, in
For amateur-radio contesting, as with any other competitive activity - some technology may be inappropriate. For example, the internet. some technology may be excessive. For example, 5kw amps. Contes
Can I come and watch you operate CQWW in that fashion? 73, de Hans, K0HB Just a boy and his radio -- _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com
One of the biggest shocks to me coming out of the dialog on skimmer is the realization that people are routinely using CW decoders to do CW contesting and somehow considering that "unassisted" alread
There are no technology differences between the single op unassisted and single op assisted categories with one exception: the delivery of callsigns and frequencies from an outside source as used in
"Those in 8-land, 9-land, 0-land, etc. often miss short openings because they don't think a band will open. Skimmer running on a second radio or third receiver will alert the operator when those shor
If you are running Skimmer at your own station and it hears the station, you should be able to work it. Those in 8-land, 9-land, 0-land, etc. often miss short openings because they don't think a ban
Skimmer is no more "assistance" than a memory keyer or computer logging. I'm sure the rules are written on the assumption that assistance must come from another person - either another operator in t
Bogus argument. If I park a 2nd receiver on another band while calling cq on band #1 (standard SO2R) that clearly gives me "DX alerting assistance" of another kind as well. They clearly mean from o
What about if you are deaf in one ear and can't use a real so2r setup effectively??? Is using the skimmer on the 2nd radio assisted?? Or a prosthetic device to let you compete near the level of a re
Amen! Amateur contesting is not a competition to see who copies CW better than anyone else. It is a competition to see who can make the most contacts and work the most multipliers in a specific time
So, have you looked at Skimmer output data? I'd like to hear half the rare multipliers that show up in the data from Pete's skimmer (P5, E4, 1S, etc.). The operator STILL needs to copy the correct c
I believe that this is off-target. To build a station that is better equipped or located to better advantage will always yield superior results in a DX contest. In fact, "skimmer" might just have the
W4TV told us: A memory keyer does not locate & identify for the operator what is on the band. Nor do the other things that W4TV mentions: logging programs do not locate & identify for the operator wh