[Skimmertalk] Z60A not being copied by CT1BOH-#

[Paul Higginson]

 >Humans still copy CW better than computers..

Thats right, just today I was listening to NCDXF beacons and on numerous 
occasions I was easily able  to copy the cw that skimmer failed to 
decode, the decoder is good but not perfect.

73 de Paul GW8IZR


On 02/02/2018 19:04, Bob Wilson, N6TV wrote:
> If Z60A never sends CQ, NA, QRZ, TEST, or UP, Skimmer doesn't recognize
> that they are calling CQ.  Skimmer also likes to see the callsign twice in
> a row sent the same way.  See my Contest University Presentation:
> https://bit.ly/UsingRBN2017, slide 22 (also linked from my QRZ.COM page).
> I need to update these slides for the 2018 Dayton CTU.
>
> I never heard of an issue with 0s not being copied well by Skimmer, but it
> makes a bit of sense since it is the longest character that has to be
> copied with no noise or QSB to confuse the CW decoding logic.
>
> Humans still copy CW better than computers, especially on HF with lots of
> QSB and noise.
>
> 73,
> Bob, N6TV
>
> On Fri, Feb 2, 2018 at 9:43 AM, José Nunes CT1BOH <ct1boh at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I have a skimmer going at my QTH
>> http://www.reversebeacon.net/dxsd1/dxsd1.php?f=0&t=de&c=CT1BOH
>>
>> I have + Z6#@ in pattern file in aggregator.
>> Z60A is loud and clear, but my skimmer never "skims" Z60A
>>
>> It seems this is not only my problem. Skimmer spots for Z60A are very few.
>>
>> First it seemed that only skimmer stations copy Z60A and the problem is
>> with skimmer-server stations, but no sure about that.
>>
>> Any hint about what problem may be?
>>
>> 73
>>
>> --
>> José Nunes
>> CONTEST CT1BOH - http://www.qsl.net/ct1boh
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