> As soon as you or the contest committee
> step into his shack and begin to divvy up the technology you
> find there, you have dragged your own personal biases into
> the classification.
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 frame given the resources of the individual's
station.
If you want a competition based on pure copying skill, enter
the HSCW competitions. Otherwise, keep your noses out of the
individual (single operator) station.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of
> Robert Chudek - K0RC
> Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 12:45 PM
> To: rt_clay@bellsouth.net; cq-contest@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Rule Change Debate on Skimmer
>
>
> N4OGW said:
> "I think it is ridiculous that the contest sponsor has a
> right to tell me what kind of receiver I can use! I should be
> able to use the best I can find with my local antennas."
>
>
> This statement hits the nail squarely on the head! Again,
> I'll add my definition of "Single Operator" who is "not
> assisted". Put this fellow out in a field, in a tent or
> shack, with no outside connection to the world except his
> radio. Let this Single Operator drag any technology into his
> shack and have at it. As soon as you or the contest committee
> step into his shack and begin to divvy up the technology you
> find there, you have dragged your own personal biases into
> the classification.
>
> He is a Single Operator, period. Or as one of our esteemed
> reflectorite usually says, "A boy and his radio(s)".
>
> 73 de Bob - KØRC in MN
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <rt_clay@bellsouth.net>
> To: <cq-contest@contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 8:54 AM
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Rule Change Debate on Skimmer
>
>
>
> > My simple test. If you get CALLS and FREQUENCIES from
> something other
> > than
> > your own ears and your own turning of the knob on the
> radio, then it is
> > assisted.
> >
> > Note, this opinion still allows things like waterfall
> displays or band
> > scopes that let you "see" signals on the band, but does not
> identify
> > them.
> >
>
> Then what would you say to this:
>
> I use a waterfall display like a Skimmer, but with no code-reading
> capabilities. It just takes a
> "snapshot" of the band in time and frequency, showing dots
> and dashes. My
> logging program marks the signals I have already identified
> (different
> color, etc). I visually read the code from the screen, or by
> clicking on a
> signal I get its audio. It's then easy to see when a new
> station appears on
> the band and pick out their call.
>
> Sounds like it is too much trouble to help? I bet anyone who
> used written
> dupe sheets could learn to do it. I also bet it would help
> during a really
> slow time during SS...and no computer reading of CW!
>
> Skimmer is applying software to a wideband receiver. Nothing
> more. In the
> next generation of HF transceivers, wideband receive IS going to be a
> standard feature.
> It opens up a lot of new possibilities rather than the old
> "knob-driven
> radio" motif. I think it is ridiculous that the contest
> sponsor has a right
> to tell me what kind of receiver I can use! I should be
> able to use the best I can find with my local antennas.
>
> Another misconception: a local skimmer is not packet. With
> packet you are
> getting the benefit of OTHER people's knowledge. For example,
> they might
> know what dxpeditions are on and where they are likely to
> operate. A local
> skimmer does not simply reproduce the spots you get from
> packet. It is very
> dependent on local noise, antennas, etc. If you don't believe be, try
> running it for yourself.
>
> Finally, I think Skimmer will increase interest in cw
> contesting for new
> ops. Try counting the number of check > 1985 ops in the top
> 100 in CW SS
> sometime...
>
> Tor
> N4OGW
>
> What <blockquote
>
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