[CQ-Contest] Past Prediction of the Future of Contesting.

[Richard F DiDonna NN3W]

I guess the logical follow-up is what's next:

I vote for voice "skimmer"...

73 Rich NN3W

On Fri, Aug 20, 2021 at 8:18 AM <donovanf at erols.com> wrote:

> Thanks for sharing this Pete.
>
>
> Many of the forecasts proved to be accurate, but as often happens
> with forecasts , two of the most revolutionary changes that have
> greatly impacted contesting were totally unanticipated:
>
>
> - CW Skimmer and its associated Reverse Beacon Network, and
> - Explosive growth in the use of digital error correcting protocols,
> especially FT8
>
>
> "It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future" – Yogi Berra
>
> 73
> Frank
> W3LPL
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: "Pete Smith N4ZR" <pete.n4zr at gmail.com>
> To: "reflector cq-contest" <CQ-Contest at Contesting.COM>
> Sent: Friday, August 20, 2021 2:17:22 AM
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Past Prediction of the Future of Contesting.
>
> In 2007, ES5TV compiled reflector users' predictions/guesses/wild-ass
> guesses about what contesting would look like ten years hence. It's now
> 4 years past his original time horizon, and I thought people would find
> it interesting, so I've put it in my Dropbox account at
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/uzpj6vhxuqtp6sf/10%20years%20later.pdf?dl=0
> <https://www.dropbox.com/s/uzpj6vhxuqtp6sf/10%20years%20later.pdf?dl=0>.
> Feel free to download the pdf and giggle...
>
> --
> 73, Pete N4ZR
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