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Re: [WriteLog] UPGRADE CW DECODER - Is it Possible ?

To: Dick Flanagan <dick@k7vc.com>
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] UPGRADE CW DECODER - Is it Possible ?
From: vk4ti@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:37:05 -0700 (PDT)
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Perhaps we don't have a choice Dick -that is my point...If we don't embrance it 
a the purest of digital modes that it is,   it will cease to exist ..


--- On Tue, 26/10/10, Dick Flanagan <dick@k7vc.com> wrote:

From: Dick Flanagan <dick@k7vc.com>
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] UPGRADE CW DECODER - Is it Possible ?
To: vk4ti@yahoo.com
Cc: "Writelog Reflector" <writelog@contesting.com>
Received: Tuesday, 26 October, 2010, 9:11 AM

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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