[CQ-Contest] CW Skimmer - Bring it on.

[w5ov at w5ov.com]

Paul,

It is apparent that you have not read my previous response to you
regarding skimmer.

It is not the use of it to copy CW to make individual qsos that is the
problem.

You and your "respected CW big gun" need to get up to speed on this.

73,

Bob W5OV


> I asked a well respected CW big gun about CW Skimmer. This is his answer,
> take it for what it's worth, but the last paragraph says it all.
>
> Paul K2DB
>
> 1.  We all know (we've gotten the message) that we need to have tight
> first
> IF filters.  The tighter they are, the better we hear AND the less SKIMMER
> can do for us.......You have your choice.....listen and copy everything
> poorly....IM, strong interference and de-sense but be able to watch all of
> the crap and poorly decoded and missed stuff.
>
> OR
>
> Use a tight filter and find that your ear is better than what skimmer is
> telling you is on your freq..
>
>
> 2.  Maybe another operating category...single op DSP assist.  having one
> ear
>
> and one computer is like  using packet.  or just lump it into the packet
> category.
>
> Same thing is going on in the EME arena....JT44 isn't like copying real
> off
> the moon.  The diff here is that JT44 works BETTER than the ear.  Skimmer
> doesn't and can't.
>
> Bring it on.  The more people use it, the more busted calls will get in
> the
> log and the more their score will be degraded.  It's like sitting there
> watching packet cluster instead of tuning band.  It mite appear that your
> gaining, but your probably not.
>
> IMHO
>
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