[CQ-Contest] SKIMMER = BUMMER

[n6tj at sbcglobal.net]

And just maybe the sun will rise in the west one day too.  Oh sure, those of 
us who have benefited from the greater than normal pileups that packet - and 
I soon suppose skimmers - bring  to our lonely running frequencies, have 
also observed the gradual diminution in operators' skills.

 Simply stated, over the long haul, operators who don't need to learn how to 
copy CW callsigns, won't.  And, it then will follow, the busted packet spots 
and busted skimmer spots will increase, the DX operator's dupe rate will 
increase, the waste of the DX operator's time will increase, and the number 
of stations he can ultimately QSO will decrease.

Please enlighten us novices as to just how this will help you to work more 
DX?  Or to  advance the state of the art?

QUESTION:  If I  respond  to W4TV's call @ 50 wpm, should Joe ever decide to 
participate in a contest that is, will his skimmer help him to know that I 
went back to him?  Perhaps for those who can no longer copy their own calls 
in a pileup because of pp 2, above, then just maybe skimmers will not be 
totally worthless............

Vy 73

Jim Neiger   N6TJ




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Robbins K1TTT" <k1ttt at arrl.net>
To: "'CQ Contest Reflector'" <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2008 4:23 AM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] SKIMMER = BUMMER


>> > ....... To deny those who
>> > lack your particular skill set and dedication the ability
>> > to participate in a significant portion of contests would
>> > go a long way toward hastening the demise of contesting -
>> > at least CW contesting.
>>
>> No, Joe. Turning it into just another datamode will hasten the demise of
>> CW contesting.
>>
>
> Making it possible to work it like 'just another datamode' will allow the
> new generation of licensees who didn't have to pass a cw test to operate 
> cw
> and keep cw contesting alive longer.  Maybe even some of them will learn 
> to
> copy without the computer after a while.
>
>
> David Robbins K1TTT
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