[CQ-Contest] SKIMMER = BUMMER

[Doug Renwick]

Jim,

You have a way of getting to the meat of the issue, and you are so
correct in your assessment.  The title of this debate should be called
'The rise and fall of cw contesting'.  Skimmer is for lazy operators.
Another example of the 'dumbing down' process that is going on around
us.

Doug

The water jump is long and the barrier may be high, 
you might break every bone, but it's so much fun to fly!

-----Original Message-----

No matter how one chooses to parse the words, one of the unique,
intrinsic, 
and abject joys of amateur radio, in general, and contesting in
particular, 
is the beauty of our ability  to COPY signals and call signs.

To settle for less, and to have someone / something  do it for you, is 
simply foolish and contributes little more  to our beloved pastime,
other 
than to demonstrate that someone can build the technology.  Just because
we 
can build a nuclear weapon, does that mean we should use it?  I hope
not.

For those poor souls who need crutches to (1) copy morse code and (2)
think 
they've either 'levelled the playing field' or proved anything,  please
go 
spend some quality time learning CW skills, and practice, practice, 
practice.  You can do it, and we, and you, will be so very glad that you

did.

Thank you very much

 73

Jim Neiger   N6TJ