[CQ-Contest] Automation = lost essential skills

[Randy Thompson K5ZD]

We had a very good example of this in CQWW SSB.  7O2A was on the air from
Socotra Island in Yemen.  He clearly sent zone 37 for every QSO, but many
operators went with the default zone filled in by their logging software
(21)...  and lost the multiplier.

Randy, K5ZD

> -----Original Message-----
> From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
> kr2q at optimum.net
> Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2013 1:57 AM
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Automation = lost essential skills
> 
> I saw this on the NBC Nightly News today (Nov 19) and the analogy to
> contesting immediately became apparent.
> 
> Of course, nobody dies using automation to work DX.
> 
> As one local in NJ put it, "Search and Pounce" has become "Pounce."
> 
> de Doug KR2Q
> 
> 
> http://www.nbcnews.com/id/3032619/#53605685
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