"Added Qs for your contest logs?" Where did that leap in logic come from? That's indeed an interesting statistic, but that same DXCC entity submitted a grand total of 10 logs for CQWW DX CW in 2011 a
That's really pretty funny considering that you cannot in the least tell on the air whether the person you are working is using CW Skimmer or not. Your English may be fine but your logic definitely i
Another silly and exaggerated extrapolation, Paul. Besides, about half of those things you quote ARE good for ham radio! ;) Dave AB7E Again, if it (Skimmer) attracts more contestants, and generates A
Pete, You're trying to actually reason with Charles and that isn't going to get you very far. Just look at the criticism he makes in his first paragraph below ... the part about people rejecting reas
Tom, While I've never used CW Skimmer to decode callsigns or text in a contest, I have played around with it in that mode (local) and in general I don't find it to be as accurate as the spots I can g
Can you please explain to me ... in objective terms ... why it matters overall (i.e., to the contest community in general) whether DC is a multiplier or not? This is a contest, with everyone competin
I have to disagree there. Ten seconds in a major contest is plenty long enough to check for an available frequency. I can pretty much guarantee that if I wait longer than that somebody will grab it b
My replies to your comments are inline: Dave AB7E My reasoning: 1. Assistance works in both directions: When you're running and someone spots you, you're receiving the benefit of assistance even thou
I've written on the subject of cheating in ham radio several times before so I won't flog everyone here with the details, but suffice it to say that many studies have shown why and under which circum
Well, if we're talking about CW Skimmer itself and not the RBN, the CW Skimmer waterfall display would clearly show if simultaneous CQ's were being sent by the same station. You could even, of course
Most probably that a very large number of casual contesters, many of whom are participating primarily to work new DX, would not be there to give the rest of us contacts. Dave AB7E Tom W7WHY _________
I'm pretty sure he asked what would happen if nobody used cluster spots, and the various online clusters have just about replaced VHF packet systems for the great majority of users. I can also guaran
That's a petulant thing to say. How are the organizers supposed to know that you are even still alive if you don't enter a log? They certainly aren't going to bother to look up the email address of e
Yes ... for certain there is now little about any of us that is not publicly available somewhere on the internet. A couple of years ago Ron posted an argument against (if I remember correctly) some d
The RDXC has a "Logs Received" page on their website. http://www.rdxc.org/asp/pages/logs.asp This is what it shows for N2MM: RDXC-2013 RECEIVED LOGS Received logs *N2MM*: *5*. Reset filter <http://ww
Uhhh ... cause everyone always enters the same category from year to year? Really? I have news for you. Not everyone in radiosport is rabid about category distinctions, and circumstances often determ
Beats me why you think that contest sponsors should accept your late checklog. If they were to actually try to use it for anything it would slow things down for everyone else. The deadline is there t
The actual truth of the matter is that there are VERY few Generation X'ers in ham radio at all ... certainly not in HF radiosport. Of course they don't know how to operate in the manner you and I fee
And autopilots, and LCD map displays, and depth sounders, and self-furling jibs, and ... it's a pretty long list. I'll bet there are very few sailors today who go beyond the sight of shore without so
I don't see how those terms do anything other than exaggerate your particular bias against internet aids. There are other forms of assistance that fall into the current assisted categories that don't