[CQ-Contest] Rule Change Debate on Skimmer

[Randy Thompson]

Joe,

You seem to have a real passion for the skimmer and technology.  Also a real
opinion on how Skimmer should be allowed for single ops.

Since I don't recall working you in any CW contests, you are the perfect guy
to conduct an experiment and provide us with some real data.

The WPX CW contest is coming up at the end of May.  It has no rule regarding
the use of skimmer (yet).  Why not set one (or more) of them up at your
station and use them in the contest.  Then report back how many of your QSOs
were found by the skimmer vs those you found by running or by your own
tuning.

Would be an interesting data point for this discussion.  Would also be a
good demonstration of how viable running skimmer during a contest would be.

Randy, K5ZD
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com 
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Joe 
> Subich, W4TV
> Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 12:24 AM
> To: k-zero-hb at earthlink.net; cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Rule Change Debate on Skimmer
> 
> 
> 
> > Memory keyers and logging programs (book-keepers) do not search out 
> > and identify stations for you to work which are outside your audio 
> > passband.
> 
> CW Skimmer is a new application of existing technology (CW 
> decoders, broadband receivers, panadapters, additional 
> receiver, etc.) that allows an operator to be more productive 
> IN ANOTHER AREA of the contest art.  Other than the manner of 
> presentation it breaks no new ground. 
> 
> A local Skimmer is to CW Decoders and SOnR as computer 
> logging is to the paper logs and dupe sheet.  It breaks no 
> new ground in function ... only in form.  
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: K0HB [mailto:k-zero-hb at earthlink.net]
> > Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 6:19 PM
> > To: W4TV Joe Subich; w5ov at w5ov.com; cq-contest at contesting.com
> > Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Rule Change Debate on Skimmer
> > 
> > 
> > >
> > > Skimmer is no more "assistance" than a memory keyer or computer 
> > > logging.
> > >
> > 
> > Of course it is, Joe.  Memory keyers and logging programs
> > (book-keepers) do
> > not search out and identify stations for you to work which 
> are outside 
> > your audio passband.
> > 
> > 73, de Hans, K0HB
> > Just a boy and his radio
> > --
> >  ><{{{{*>    http://www.home.earthlink.net/~k0h
> > 
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