[CQ-Contest] Rule Change Debate on Skimmer

[Leigh S. Jones, KR6X]

Tonno Vahk wrote:
> Allowing skimmer in unassisted makes the category pointless and similar to 
> assisted.

Or just maybe it makes the assisted category pointless.

Interesting idea, anyway.

> All the calls in CW and SSB modes have to be copied by operator. It is 
> that
> simple. Anything else is assisted.

Just how long do you think that it will be before a skimmer for SSB appears. 
I've
already worked out the technical details.

> I could easily make 100 more DXCC in CQWW assisted, very easy
> and huge benefit.

This is rich.  No objection; read the contest results and you'll note that 
often
a single operator unassisted station will work DXCC on three or four bands
in the course of 48 hours.