[CQ-Contest] CW with FLDigi?

[Barry]

Software is better for machine-generated CW.  There are still a lot of 
bugs/sloppy fists out there that skimmer can't copy.  And there are 
still some calls generated by computer/keyer that skimmer miscopies a 
lot (LW3LPL and (K)B4JR, for example).

Watson beat the best players on Jeopardy.  Should the game show go away?

Bottom line, CW was created as a "language" for humans. So what if a 
computer can copy better?  Jukka, did you type your email by hand or use 
voice to text?

Barry W2UP

On 4/5/2016 06:28, Jukka Klemola wrote:
> Software CW copying capability is judged - once again.
>
> To judge human vs SW capability to copy CW with a more realistic data set,
> please take a look at Dayton 2009 Pile Up contest results.
> http://www.kcdxclub.com/pileup2009.html
>
> Skimmer won.
> The year was 2009.
> Already back then, Skimmer was copying 61 calls while the best human
> participants copied 51.
> Then, look at who the human participants are on the score listing.
>
> I think we can be satisfied with the result and declare the winner of the
> human vs computer CW copying competition.
>
> Looking forward from 2009:
> My understanding is the software has developed by some amount after that
> 2009 event.
> The human evolution takes much longer time to get another call from the
> recording.
>
> If you are interested in accelerating the human development, click
> http://www.no5w.com/PileUpNetPractice.php
>
>
> The service from KCDXClub and NO5W is excellent.
>
>
> If you wonder about Skimmer, outside a laboratory grade environment, in a
> real shortwave use scenario:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDVdwWfiAZw
>
>
> 73,
> Jukka OH6LI
>
>
> 2016-04-05 14:07 GMT+03:00 Gordon LaPoint <gordon.lapoint at gmail.com>:
>
>> Hank,
>>
> ...
>
>>   NO software is as good as a person, but both of the above can help a
>> newcomer get started. Both of the above use the rig in CW mode with the
>> audio out to the computer sound card.
>>
>> Gordon - N1MGO
>>
>> On 4/4/2016 11:01 PM, Hank Greeb wrote:
>>
>>> I'm trying to help a relative newcomer to set up his rig for the MiQP.
>>> He's just learning CW, we note that FLdigi can send and decode CW.  I've
>>> used FLdigi for Hellschreiber and PSK-31, but never with trying to decode
>>> CW under contest conditions.  From what I've encountered in MiQP and
>>> similar contests, there's seldom a condition where "good ears" couldn't
>>> work with a recevier 2 KHz bandwidth or so, which these software packages
>>> generally use with a rig in the SSB mode.
>>>
>>> Has anyone had experience with using it, or another "digital" software
>>> package, in a simple CW contest like MiQP?   It would help his multiplier
>>> count if he could make some CW contacts with an aid like FLdigi.
>>>
>>> Please don't "put this question down" - I'd like to encourage the newbies
>>> to contesting to give it their all, and use all the technology available.
>>>
>>> 72/73 de n8xx Hg
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