[CQ-Contest] Rule Change Debate on Skimmer

[don.field at gmail.com]

Yes Ken, but sending CW by hand is just as much an "amateur" skill as 
receiving CW and we let that one go years ago. This is what is driving me 
mad - the debate is so inconsistent. Paul EI5DI keeps saying much the same 
thing, that amateurs have copied CW by ear from the earliest days. But they 
also sent it by hand too, rather than letting a PC (machine) do the work My 
point was that there is no "natural" point at which we draw the line - a 
proper debate is required, not just kneejerk reactions. 

 Don G3XTT



> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ken Claerbout
> Sent: 02:19 am
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Rule Change Debate on Skimmer
> 
> A couple of points I'd like to add and then I'm going to QSY and enjoy 
> the great weekend we're going to have.
> 
> >CW is inherently a mode to be copied by ear. >Nonsense. Visit any museum 
> of telegraphy and you will >see that it was originally envisaged as a 
> machine >application. Yes, those of us who have the skill value it >and 
> like to match our skill against that of others. But >there is nothing 
> sacrosanct in "human" copying. If we >want to insist on that route, fine, 
> but let's not pretend that >there is no alternative."
> 
> I certainly appreciate your prospective Don and I don't think most of us 
> would disagree with your point. But I think we need to keep in mind that 
> the machine was likely in a commercial application and not a competitive 
> environment, which is where our discussions are taking place.
> 
> 
> Ken - K4ZW 
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