The sign of a good compromise is one in which no one is happy.
I suggest putting skimmer in the assisted category.
I agree, it is very cool technology. It just doesn't encourage the building
of radio skills. I do think it may increase the number of QSO's which
otherwise wouldn't happen.
Increased activity is a good thing.
73 - Guy, N7ZG
> Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:21:43 -0400> From: mjc5@psu.edu> To:
> cq-contest@contesting.com> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Expansion of Skimmer
> Subject> > > On Mar 23, 2008, at 11:18 AM, Stan Stockton wrote:> > Joe,> >> >
> Everyone has an opinion. Mine is that I would rather see> > CW Contesting
> stay like it is for another ten years and then> > DIE than have it change to
> a fully automated mode in two years> > so the only possibility of winning
> would be for you to> > have an automated QSO machine.> >> > And as a person
> who runs a contest, I have a vested and personal > interest that CW remains
> around as long as possible.> > What we have here is an apparent radical
> difference in interpretation > to boot. Some see CW skimmer as opening the
> floodgates to completely > automated operations, and others see it as cool
> technology.> > If automated stations are the end result of technological
> advanced, I > want to see the automated rtty stations.> > -73 de Mike N3LI ->
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