[CQ-Contest] Does the KCDXC still do the pileup contest at Dayton?

[Prasad]

I am looking for someone who can share a radio with remote features, so I
can participate from my shack in VU2 :)
-- 
73 de Prasad VU2PTT, W2PTT


On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 7:29 PM, Pete Smith <n4zr at contesting.com> wrote:

> Dave is right for the 3KHz mode - it just takes straight audio, either
> through a microphone or from a sound card connected to your radio's line
> out jack.
>
> Bewing reminded of that, I downloaded the KCDXC 1999 pileup file from
> their
> web site.  I attempted to play it back through Skimmer, but each time I
> started the playback and started Skimmer, I got errors - in the case of my
> M-Audio Revolution soundcard, it was error 1169, while when I tried the
> Audio CODEC in my MIK2R+, I got a 1450 error.  Either way, no results.
>  I'd
> love to do the experiment, if someone out there can help me get it going.
> At 07:08 AM 3/23/2008, David Robbins K1TTT wrote:
> >Straight audio is the only way I have been using skimmer, it does just
> fine.
> >Hook a microphone up to it, select 3khz radio, and away it goes.
> >
> >
> >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 Pete Smith
> > > Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 21:04
> > > To: k3ww at fast.net; CQ Contest
> > > Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Does the KCDXC still do the pileup contest
> at
> > > Dayton?
> > >
> > > At 02:15 PM 3/22/2008, Charles Fulp wrote:
> > > >Since the Pileup contest will be held in the USA, I have considered
> > > >applying for use of packet &/or skimmer for all portions of the tape
> > > >above 1500 Hz., under the reasonable accomodation clause of the
> > > >Americans With Disabilities Act.
> > > >
> > > >I will set on the side line and let those that can take advantage of
> a
> > > >wide audio filter participate.   I would LOVE to see
> > > >N4ZR set up his computer and produce a list based on one pass of the
> > > >pile up tape through the "Skimmer".  If there were some side betting
> > > >permitted, I believe I could find a few  guys that will beat it.
> > > >
> > > >73 Chas K3WW
> > >
> > > I'd love to, Chas - but unfortunately Skimmer needs IQ-format data to
> do
> > > its magic, and straight audio won't work.  One experiment I've been
> trying
> > > is to run spots from Skimmer through a comparison to the latest
> master.dta
> > > file, culling out the clinkers.  Come to think of it, that's what guys
> > > like
> > > K3ZO do in their heads...
> > >
> > > 73, Pete N4ZR
> > >
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