[CQ-Contest] The damn robot won

[Barry]

Michael Tope wrote:
> Pete Smith wrote:
>
>   
>> I'm still hoping that one of the guys who was involved will tell us 
>> how the Skimmer number was arrived at, and particularly what 
>> validation level was used.  With 3 KHz of audio from a typical audio 
>> tape, Skimmer would "hear" much the same muddle as a human.  If a 
>> second signal appears on exactly (or close to) the same frequency, it 
>> gets as confused as we do.  But in any case, nobody is suggesting that 
>> a human mind can do what a properly implemented Skimmer can do, even 
>> in a 3 KHz bandwidth.
>>
>> 73, Pete N4ZR
>>
>> At 04:59 PM 5/27/2009, Michael Tope wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> Doesn't skimmer implement more than one demodulator (i.e it can
>>> demodulate multiple code streams simultaneously provided that there is
>>> enough frequency offset between the streams to allow for filtering) ? An
>>> interesting comparison would be to add up the total number of unique
>>> calls copied by all the human operators (i.e. the gang of human
>>> demodulators) and then compare that with Skimmer (i.e. the gang of
>>> robotic demodulators).
>>>
>>> 73, Mike W4EF......
>>>
>>>       
> Pete,
>
> It occurred to me that another thing Skimmer has going for it is that it 
> doesn't drink :-)
> That has to be worth 20 QSOs.
>
> 73, Mike W4EF.....
>
>   
My better performances at the Dayton pileup competition have been after
a few beers.  Missed this year, unfortunately...
Barry W2UP
P.S.  There has never been a penalty for busted calls.

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Barry Kutner, W2UP             Newtown, PA