[CQ-Contest] Dayton PileUp Winner

[Gerry Hull]

Checking is not hard at all, Randy -- same as it is now.

You create a text file with, say, 100 known calls.

the software (the new piece needed to make this reality) would create these
100 calls calling CQ in random locations throughout the spectrum, say 7.000
- 7.050.

The test sponsor would know the 100 correct calls in advance -- the test
would be how many of these calls
the person found.

To make it interesting, you could make the CQs be -- a pileup with a station
barely sending the
call (see if person wastes time hanging in a pile), a weak stations calling
CQ slow and up the band, etc, etc.
It would be very easy to generate the CW in a variety of patterns.

Gerry

  On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 2:20 PM, Randy Thompson <k5zd at charter.net> wrote:

> This is an awesome idea!  Let's say you have to log the call and the
> frequency.
>
> The hard part would be checking.  Someone would have to go through the band
> enough times to map all the calls.  Or could skimmer do that?
>
> Randy
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
> > [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Gerry Hull
> > Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 1:25 PM
> > To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> > Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Dayton PileUp Winner
> >
>  > The KCDX Pileup Tape was again a very interesting test and a
> > whole lot of
> > fun.   Thanks guys!
> >
> > After watching the SDR and Contest Forums, I'm firmly
> > convinced that SDR, in some form, will become widely used in
> > contesting.
> >
> > As far as a training or fun test-of-skills, How about an S&P
> > test rather
> > than a pileup test?   One of the great arts being lost from
> > contesting is
> > the ability to scan a band and find stations (Primarily due
> > to packet).
> >
> > Imagine this:   Each contestant has a laptop with an SDR application
> > running.   They are all connected to the same receiver, but can tune
> > independantly.   It should be fairly easy to generate a known set of
> > stations CW calling, on random frequencies, throughout the
> > passband.   It could include some pileups, random CQs, etc.
> > Again, the
> > idea would be to gather as many possible calls as possible in
> > 5 minutes...
> > A 5-minute virtual contest.   What a blast that would be.
> >
> > 73, Gerry, W1VE
> >
> >
> > On Sun, May 18, 2008 at 10:44 PM, Andrei Stchislenok
> > <asnp3d at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Doug - Congrats!
> > > You are collecting now IC7000's, next Radio should be
> > IC-7800 FOR YOU
> > > ;) I am also proud for myself - sitting right hand from you
> > during the
> > > Contest, hihi.
> > >
> > > Keep on going Doug!
> > > 73's Andrei NP3D/W2 (steady 29) just got home from DAYTON)
> > >
> > >
> > > 2008/5/18, Tree <tree at kkn.net>:
> > >  >
> > > >
> > > > K9GY reported:
> > > >
> > > > > The skimmer (supposedly) copied 31 calls. Maybe the skimmer was
> > > drinking
> > > > > too?
> > > >
> > > > An interesting test might be to edit the pileup tape - so
> > that all
> > > > of the calls are sent in one 10 second interval - using the same
> > > > pitches they are at in the tape.
> > > >
> > > > In that case - I would say the humans might get 5 or 6 calls - if
> > > > they
> > > were
> > > > really lucky.  Technically - the skimmer should still get
> > almost the
> > > > same
> > > > 31 it got before - maybe losing a few calls that were too
> > close to
> > > > each other in frequency.
> > > >
> > > > Tree N6TR
> > > >
> > > > PS: Congrats to Doug and Rich on their results.
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> > >
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