>Sure, fantastic software indeed, and you are demonstrating what it is
>capable of. Perhaps the most profound implication is that it can render
>the use of DX clusters irrelevant, and therefore - at a stroke- deprive
>the cheats of their ( currently enjoyed) edge.
I think you have it backwards. The Skimmer will allow those who use packet
while claiming unassisted to fade into the background. Because the Skimmer
will display decoded calls and all I have to do as an unassisted operator is
click on them to work them, I can work them a helluva lot faster than actually
having to go find them myself. Which is exactly the same as clicking packet
spots. It will be VERY difficult to determine who is cheating w/packet and who
is not.
Phone contests may be the new true test of operator skill in the future.
Scott W4PA
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