[CQ-Contest] Skimmer test to shut down

[Igor Sokolov]

Kevin, I am not speaking on behalf of RDXC  committee. Just my own opinion. 
In order for any QSO to be counted as valid both, a call sign and control 
number have to be recorded in the log. I suppose you can get the call sign 
of the station that calls you and you do not hear with the help of N4ZR 
skimmer but you will not get control number that way and you will not hear 
the confirmation that the station got your control number. What would you 
record in the log then to claim points for such a qso? I think that use of 
skimmer in this particular contest does not differ from use of DX cluster 
and therefore does not violate contest rules.
Again it is just my own opinion, but there is nothing that calls for contest 
committee comments.

73, Igor UA9CDC



>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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