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

[Pete Smith N4ZR]

We'll see... when NSA declassifies it.

73, Pete N4ZR
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On 8/20/2021 8:25 AM, Richard F DiDonna NN3W wrote:
> 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
>> Check out the new Reverse Beacon Network
>> web server at <http://beta.reversebeacon.net>.
>> For spots, please use your favorite
>> "retail" DX cluster.
>>
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