[CQ-Contest] Skimmer

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

> Because the SO2R operator (or SO1R operator, for that matter)
> has to TUNE the band and use his BRAIN and EARS to IDENTIFY 
> signals on the air.  Is this really that difficult to grasp?  
> Does ANYONE still tune and identify signals on their own anymore?

Other than assigning a call to each signal in a spectrum, is 
Skimmer really any different that an operator with his Pro III, 
7800, Orion or Flex-5000 displaying every signal in the band (or 
+/- 50 KHz)?  

I don't see Skimmer being a big assistance to the SO2R operator 
unless it's running skimmer on both radios or has a way to keep  
multiple cheap SDR radios (one per band) from folding due to the 
interstation interference but the SO1R operator with a dual 
receiver rig could sure use it to "pick off" multipliers on the 
current band more efficiently than constantly tuning with the second 
receiver. 

73, 

   ... Joe, W4TV 
 




> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com 
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of K4RO 
> Kirk Pickering
> Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 5:34 PM
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Skimmer
> 
> 
> On Wed, Feb 06, 2008 at 09:35:09AM -0500, Bill Tippett W4ZV wrote:
> > Skimmer is pure hardware...no external help from other ops. 
> > How could you disallow Skimmer (effectively gleaning spots
> > like Packet) and yet allow SO2R?  Both are purely hardware,
> > so why allow one and not the other?
> 
> 
> Because the SO2R operator (or SO1R operator, for that matter)
> has to TUNE the band and use his BRAIN and EARS to IDENTIFY 
> signals on the air.  Is this really that difficult to grasp?  
> Does ANYONE still tune and identify signals on their own anymore?
> 
> 73
> 
> -Kirk  K4RO
> 
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