Dave, any time a trend gets a name, like Luddite, that name substitutes for thinking (like a name for a racial type of person). Further, it is typical of rigid personalities to reject reasoned critic
Charly, the only thing that Skimmer replaces is the physical act of tuning the radio. An operator still must copy the CW,. verify that he is copying the station spotted (instead of the one adjacent t
Pete, that's like saying that a fishing guide only rows the boat. 73, de Hans, K0HB -- "Just a boy and his radio" _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@co
Tom, I think maybe you misunderstood where I'm coming from. Unlike Joe, W4TV, I believe that using Skimmer is just like using a cluster, only more powerful. I have never argued for Skimmer use *not*
Charly, the only thing that Skimmer replaces is the physical act of tuning the radio. Wrong - Skimmer replaces the acquired personal skill of finding stations by tuning, listening and decoding. Thos
Charly, the only thing that Skimmer replaces is the physical act of tuning the radio. For me, the objectionable part of skimmer is the removal or lessening of operator skill. I equate it to using a c
It seems to me most of the points made by the big gun stations are made by running stations. Correct me if I'm wrong. Skimmer is useless when running stations. Packet is useless when running stations
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, I think maybe you misunderstood where I'm coming from. Unlike Joe, W4TV, I believe that using Skimmer is just like using a cluster, only more powerful. I have never argued for Skimmer use *not*
Using skimmer requires a completely different tool set to use it effectively. How much skill does it really take to turn a knob? Mike W0MU On 12/2/2012 10:05 AM, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote: Tom, I think m
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
Charly, the only thing that Skimmer replaces is the physical act of tuning the radio. An operator still must copy the CW,. verify that he is copying the station spotted (instead of the one adjacent t
Actually taking full advantage of skimmer or RBN or manually-posted spots is something that I think very very few have mastered. Up until the past year or two, the "assisted" category of most contest
You need to read my comment in context, Yuri - I was replying to Charly's assertion that using one's own Skimmer removes all the skill from contesting. Of course, a running station benefits when anyo