When CW decoders become 99%+ effective it will become just another
digital mode. Is that what we want?
Dick
At 02:37 PM 10/25/2010, vk4ti@yahoo.com wrote:
>I posted this to the CQ Contest reflector - Is it possible to improve
>the Writelog CW decoder ? I would really like to see the multi
>channel decoder have point and click like the RTTY windows or full
>call-sign capture like CW GET - dropping callsigns into the logger
>POST TO CQ CONTEST -
>Without CW decoders over 50% of the cannon fodder that makes up
>contest QSO's would not exist and without mandatory CW testing that
>number will rise..
>We are having an ongoing clash between what is "historic" and ethical
>under todays technology..
>You will notice that the majority of the Asian contests allow Skimmer
>, spotting etc etc - are we in danger of becoming a relic of the past
>- clutching on to what was once great...??
>I applaud K3LR's use of Skimmer technology in the server format and
>the great work by Pete Smith with the Reverse Beacon Network- what I
>am disappointed by is that Skimmer is the forefront and searching the
>internet there are NO challengers to it and the technology of Skimmer
>is 5 years old now..and we are still having problems with it...SKIMMER
>WILL WORK WITH WINDOWS 98 !!! Writelog's CW decoder would have to be
>ten years old -works pretty good actually but again no upgrades -
>My software ability is not good enough to progress it further but I
>really believe great CW decoders will keep CW on the bands when we are
>all pushing up daisies..
>Trent VK4TI
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Dick Flanagan K7VC
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