[CQ-Contest] SCP in practice

[n5nj at att.net]

No personal slam taken, but your reaction indicates that 
I could have stated my point more clearly.

My point is that anyone who uses SCP without confirming 
the callsign with the station they are working is taking 
a big chance.  I do not think it gives them any 
advantage to accept what the computer tells them without 
confirmation.  The time it takes to do this properly 
takes away from operating time.

SCP augments the operators' memory of callsigns.  It 
does not change their skill level.  If they have trouble 
copying callsigns, they'll be no better at it, unless 
they risk getting it wrong and accept what the SCP 
function suggests without confirmation.  

This feature does help the less knowledgable operator in 
streamlining his operation.  Nonetheless, I still see no 
reason to oppose this.  It's a tool and used to 
advantage it may help increase an operator's enjoyment 
of operating a contest.

To me, that's what it's all about.

73,
Bob N5NJ


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N5NJ / V26O
Plano, TX USA
ex KR2J, V26RN, W6V, WA2OVE			
> 
> n5nj at att.net wrote:
> 
> > When this feature was first added, I saw it as a way to
> > begin to compete with guys who seem to live on the air
> > all the time like K1AR or N5TJ et al.  They know what
> > callsigns are active and have a built-in SCP going all
> > the time in their heads.  
> 
> > I see no reason to oppose this feature.
> 
> With all due respect, I think you just made a strong case
> *against* SCP.  Stated another way, your reasoning could be
> boiled down to "SCP allows my computer to compensate for my
> lack of a skill that good operators have taken the time to
> cultivate."
> 
> Sounds kinda cold, and I don't mean it as a slam against
> anyone personally, but copying the exchange should be about
> skill, not purchased memory.
> 
> 73, Hans, K0HB
> 
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>    exception of a quart of tequila and a borrowed Vibroplex 
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