[CQ-Contest] Expansion of Skimmer Subject

[Doug Renwick]

Joe,

You want to drive a wooden shaft through the heart of cw contesting.
Technology does not always equate to advancement.

Doug

"Those Island days are always on my mind,
Someday I'm going to leave it all behind."

-----Original Message-----
From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Joe Subich, W4TV
Sent: March 23, 2008 10:38 AM
To: stan at aqity.org; cq-contest at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Expansion of Skimmer Subject


Stan, 

CW Skimmer is not "automation" but then you don't seem to 
care about facts, only your inflammatory opinions. 

> Speaking of automation, my viewpoint comes 
> from someone who has spent forty years working CW.
> After a few minutes of puzzled research it appears 
> your viewpoint comes from someone who sells 
> equipment and software to automate the process.

I have been contesting for thirty years so don't give me 
any "holier than thou" bull.  Go look up AD8I in the late 
70's and 80's. Among the results was a #1 finish in the 1982 
ARRL 16) contest as a single operator from Ohio (oh yea, that 
was CW).  For several years I have not been willing to do the 
30.36 or 48 hour grind barefoot with an R5 while juggling a 
family and career.  I still stay involved and occasionally 
submit a log for a few contacts (ARRL 10 Meter contest in 
2004 happened to be a weekend I did not have any professional 
or family conflicts - see K4IK in Low Power Mixed).

If you are going to take the attitude that it's your way or 
the highway, that will kill CW contesting faster than ANY 
technology.  RTTY will surely replace CW for contesting in 
five years if that's the case.    
  
> Mine is that I would rather see CW Contesting stay like it 
> is for another ten years and then DIE 
 
Keep riding your horse and buggy but don't cry to the rest 
of the world when some 18-wheeler turns you into a grease 
spot on the side of the highway. 

Many others would rather see CW adapt with changing conditions 
and survive for another 50 years.