[CQ-Contest] Skimmer test to shut down

[David Robbins K1TTT]

I haven't watched it in the last week or so, but I would think it would be
rather hard to copy exchanges the way it puts out the spots.  I would also
not trust it for 100% copy of calls, or to be fast enough for contest qso's.
it might tell you that your frequency is busy somewhere else in the world,
but regular dx spots will tell you that anyway.


David Robbins K1TTT
e-mail: mailto:k1ttt at arrl.net
web: http://www.k1ttt.net
AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://dxc.k1ttt.net
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:cq-contest-
> bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Kevin Stockton
> Sent: Friday, March 14, 2008 13:23
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Skimmer test to shut down
> 
> I was hoping someone would bring this up.  I've emailed the Russian DX
> committee a couple of times, but never received a response.  Is it a sure
> thing that Skimmer is allowed during the Russian contest this weekend?  It
> seems like one or both of the following rules could prohibit its use:
> 
> 5.1 Transmitters and receivers must be located within a 500 meter diameter
> circle. All antennas used by an  entrant must be physically connected  to
> the transmitters by wires (feeders).
> 
> 5.1.3 Using any IP net for the remote transceiving, including web
> radiostations is unsportsmanlike and the entry  is subject to
> disqualification.
> 
> There will be a lot of people that would like to use N4ZR's setup on their
> own CQ frequency to copy people they wouldn't be able to copy at their own
> QTH.  Not much different than using a remote receiver, in fact it is more
> advantageous than  a remote receiver.
> 
> A clarification on this rule would be nice.
> 
> 73
> Kevin, N5DX
> Pete Smith <n4zr at contesting.com> wrote: It appears that interest in the
> Skimmer/Telnet test has pretty much tapered
> off, so I will probably shut it down after this weekend.  I do want to see
> how it does with the heavy volume of a busy contest, so if you are
> interested I encourage you to log on during the contest so we get a
> maximum
> number of simultaneous connections.  Since this contest does not
> distinguish between packet and non-packet, there should be no rules-
> related
> controversy over receiving Skimmer spots if you are in the contest.
> 
> Again, the telnet address - just enter it in your packet software - is
> 24.126.38.27:7300
> 
> 73, Pete N4ZR
> 
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