It would be easy for the rules' makers to look at the technology available today, incorporate Skimmer, for example, into the assisted category and go on. I think in every class of operation for CW Co
So address this to them and get a binding decision... unless you are afraid that the decision may not go your way? How about ssb, rtty, and sstv contests also? Lets not leave those out. I was doing
Stan Stockton wrote: "The only way I can think of to prevent full automation in CW Contesting is to have a rule against using a computer or machine to copy code." Even though I don't really "have a d
Any rule like this will doom CW contesting to an accelerated death. Perhaps 10% of those making contacts in CW contests are currently using "copying assistance" - Writelog's decoder, CW Get alongside
Joe, Everyone has an opinion. Mine is that I would rather see CW Contesting stay like it is for another ten years and then DIE than have it change to a fully automated mode in two years so the only p
Stan, CW Skimmer is not "automation" but then you don't seem to care about facts, only your inflammatory opinions. I have been contesting for thirty years so dont give me any "holier than thou" bull.
Why is it OK to have a computer or machine generate Morse code but not OK to have a computer or machine copy code? I suggest that your proposed constraint is more appropriate to Straight Key Night th
Joe, You want to drive a wooden shaft through the heart of cw contesting. Technology does not always equate to advancement. Doug "Those Island days are always on my mind, Someday I'm going to leave i
Joe - I am not talking about CW Skimmer. I am talking about where code readers and technology will take the sport. I am worried that it will take it to an Automated QSO apparatus which will replace t
Actually, in almost every "racing" sport there are open classes, and even in the lower classes - if you can figure out how to "bend" the rules, you do so, so they are constantly changing the rules. I
Sailing (gps, hull design, wx tracking, lots here), car racing(real time telemetry, instant tune-ups, remote spotters!), airplane racing(too many to list probably), any running/jumping track and fie
Hee hee! It also makes it easier for Skimmer and other code readers to read it! 73, Hank, W6SX Mammoth Lakes, California Elevation 8083 feet in John Muir's Range of Light ____________________________
Nobody has even used CW Skimmer "in anger" yet. To be fretting about fully automated stations is an awfully big leap. I have been watching the stuff that comes out of Pete's Skimmer and there is a l
Yeah, and the Tour 'de France should adapt with changing techonlogies also, and use Harleys instead of Schwinns. 73, de Hans, K0HB/W7 _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest maili
Joe, I don't agree. Horse racing wasn't replaced by automobile racing. RTTY won't replace Morse. 73, de Hans, K0HB/W7 "Just a boy and his radios _______________________________________________ CQ-Co
Y'all can use Big Blue or mechanical devices to copy Morse code all you want. I'll tune around and copy Morse all by myself. Let the best unit win. -- Bobby Fischer ( deceased) ______________________
Except the TdF does adapt - when was the last time you saw anyone there use a 5 speed, tension shift rear? It's all 7s and 8s and click shift I don't know if Skimmer should be allowed - heck, I don'
David, I was just sure I asked whether anyone could name another sport that allows all technology to be used to improve the performance of the participant. Well, in fact, that's exactly what I asked.
Author: "Paul J. Piercey" <p.piercey@nl.rogers.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:27:26 -0500
You hit the nail on the head directly, Joe. No one is going to win a contest using a code reader against guys who copy in their heads. Code readers just aren't that accurate. They do allow guys who
Well, I think the Skimmer vs Human test on the 1999 KCDXC pileup recording suggests that it has a lot of potential. For the last couple of weeks I have been using CW Skimmer with a beta version of N1