[CQ-Contest] wide-band cw decoding: the heart of the problem

[K1TTT]

To do that you MUST stop using the brand name or derivatives from it.  CW
Skimmer is NOT a single technology, it can be used many ways from a
non-decoding waterfall bandscope, to an audio passband only decoder, to a
full automatic spot generating multi-user telnet server.  Now, pick which of
the features of the CW Skimmer or Skimmer Server you really want to regulate
and describe that feature:
Band or Spectrum Scope
Audio only code reader
Multi-channel wide band spot generator


Note that I still say that the CW Skimmer CAN be used in NAQP, either as a
spectrum scope or as an audio only code reader... so the assertions and
warning messages sent to other reflectors is wrong, CW Skimmer is NOT banned
from NAQP, only the use of spotting information from it is not allowed for
single operators.


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: kr2q at optimum.net [mailto:kr2q at optimum.net]
> Sent: Saturday, December 25, 2010 14:55
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] wide-band cw decoding: the heart of the problem
> 
> The heart of the problem, for those that see a problem, is that this is a
> moving target.
> 
> We learned second-hand that VE3EJ had a proposed definition which at least
> one other
> VE seems to like.
> 
> But IMHO that does not work at all.
> 
> So what about using a "skimmer-like" technology (apologies to K1TTT for
> using this term), that
> does NOT give you the callsign but DOES look at your log and flags ALL NEW
> MULTS.  Maybe
> a star or RED or something.  No callsign (you still have to copy that
> yourself), but a positive,
> for sure indication that YOU NEED THIS ONE.
> 
> Or in SS, how about not only mults, but new QSOs..."You still need to work
> this guy" flag.  You
> don't get his callsign, but you do get the alert.
> 
> For the purists out there (include me), if you want to regulate this, you
> had better think hard
> and project very far out of the "usual" box.
> 
> So many shades of gray and even more opinions.
> 
> Season's Greeting to all and may 2011 bring us improved band conditions
> (if we could keep the
> CQWW CW low band condition coupled with some real action on 10m, we'd be
> cookin' !!)
> 
> de Doug KR2Q
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