[Skimmertalk] FW: SSB + Skimmer idea

[Andrew O'Brien]

If the Contester uses a Voice Keying wav file to call "CQ Contest", the
high speed CW CQ could be added to it.  I'm not sure how CW Skimmer would
handle decoding CW a midst a lot of Phone QRM.
Andy K3UK

On Sun, Dec 7, 2014 at 4:57 PM, David Robbins <k1ttt at arrl.net> wrote:

> Anyone interested??
>
> David Robbins K1TTT
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Edward Kritsky [mailto:red at escape.com]
> Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2014 21:48
> To: David Robbins
> Subject: SSB + Skimmer idea
>
> Dear David,
>
> Together with my friend, Yuri, UA3ATQ, we came up with an interesting idea
> on how to identify SSB stations in contests using skimmer technology.
>
> All of the elements are currently present out there and require no or
> minimal modifications
>
> 1. Radios
> 2. Computers
> 3. Skimmers
> 4. Spotting networks
>
> What needs to be modified would be logging software to enable additional
> radio station identification.
>
> How?
>
> The idea is to identify stations by transmitting CW ID at high rate of
> speed
> (at maximum speed that skimmers can accept), at intervals that would be
> determined by the operator's behaviour (CQing vs. searching).
> CW ID should not be set to tax outside ops' hearing and would be for
> skimmers only (although I would not exclude humans entirely).
>
> Logging program would send an ID based on what the op is doing.
>
> There is some trial and error needed to set this in motion - how often
> should ID be sent, how fast, on what sideband (to correspond to the
> operating SSB frequency). The op should have a choice of turning it on and
> off, not to slow him or others down, not to cut into his transmissions etc.
> Operator's action should have precedence over logging program actions. When
> ID has not been sent in its entirety, skimmer should ignore it or wait for
> a
> successful re-identification.
>
> I'm sure there is a bit of intelligent analysis required on how to make
> this
> work for everyone. CW ID can be very short (fraction of a second), it would
> not slow things down, it (hopefully) would not be viewed as an annoyance
> (unlike an end-transmission beep in the commercial world)
>
> In my view, it needs to be experimented with before it becomes a
> mainstream,
> in or out of contests
>
> What we have seen in CW contest with skimmers basically changed how we
> operate, where we operate and how stations are spotted. Perhaps this is an
> easy and inexpensive way of bringing this technology to SSB. I don't think
> FCC should object since maximum allowable CW speed is not an issue -
> transmitting station identifies itself in voice anyway.
>
> I'm not a member of any forum where this can be turned into a disussion,
> and
> eventually - into someone's action.
>
> Can you help and post this someplace on our behalf? This would be great
>
> Thanks and 73
>
> Ed Kritsky/NT2X
> Brooklyn, NY
>
>
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Edward      mailto:red at escape.com
>
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