[CQ-Contest] Use of SCP Data Encouraged

[John Crovelli]

We agree on this Hans - getting the call right is a primary operator skill stressed within all contesting endeavors.  And the tools you mention all have their place in the tool set of operators at ALL skill levels.  There is something for everyone - to help make the contesting experience more enjoyable.  We've some how surged beyond the era of having Drake Twins, HA1 keyers, and OP Aid Sixes cluttering the desk.

Tools like the SCP are used by everyone to achieve higher logging accuracy.  Just another one of many things contester's have used on the battlefield for literally decades ... to enhance results.

You can't put the SCP back in the Genie's bottle after three decades of virtually universal acceptance any more than you can ever expect to stop remote contest station operations, SO2R, 2SBIQ, clusters, and skimmers.  This is today's contesting reality ... you may not like these changes (I don't either in some cases)  ... we either adapt or find another game more suited to our tastes.

Regards,

John, W2GD



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From: CQ-Contest <cq-contest-bounces+w2gd=hotmail.com at contesting.com> on behalf of Hans Brakob <kzerohb at gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, February 3, 2020 6:59 PM
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Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Use of SCP Data Encouraged

All other things being equal (and they never are) I believe that skill in copying the exchange accurately should be the primary determinant of radio sport success.

Any software feature (such as SCP, CTY files, or call history files) which augments “better guessing” betrays the more skilled operator by rewarding those with lesser copying skills.

73, de Hans, KØHB
“Just a Boy and his Radio”™
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