[CQ-Contest] Rule Change Debate on Skimmer

[David Robbins K1TTT]

Skimmers will end up feeding the regular packet network anyway.  That will
give a MUCH larger audience to the spots than they will get by being skimmed
by individuals running their own skimmers.  It just has to get a bit better
at filtering out bad calls so cluster users don't get too upset by them, a
work in progress.


David Robbins K1TTT
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pete Smith [mailto:n4zr at contesting.com]
> Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 20:38
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Rule Change Debate on Skimmer
> 
> At 03:03 PM 4/28/2008, Stan Stockton wrote:
> >... It seems unreasonable to me to say that we need to allow an
> innovation
> >(leading to automated QSO machines which will replace good operators and
> >diminish the sport) because we cannot detect whether they are cheating.
> 
> Stan, what I meant - however badly I said it - is that so long as the
> technology is fun, and people want to use it,why not let them,
> particularly
> given that you can't police a total ban?
> 
> Banning Skimmer from all contests won't materially retard technological
> progress.  Another tenfold or so increase in desktop PC power may put what
> you describe within reach, but when it does, what's so bad about setting
> up
> an Unlimited class, and letting people measure their robots against the
> best humans?
> 
> 73, Pete N4ZR
> 
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