We agree on this Hans - getting the call right is a primary operator skill
stressed within all contesting endeavors. And the tools you mention all have
their place in the tool set of operators at ALL skill levels. There is
something for everyone - to help make the contesting experience more enjoyable.
We've some how surged beyond the era of having Drake Twins, HA1 keyers, and OP
Aid Sixes cluttering the desk.
Tools like the SCP are used by everyone to achieve higher logging accuracy.
Just another one of many things contester's have used on the battlefield for
literally decades ... to enhance results.
You can't put the SCP back in the Genie's bottle after three decades of
virtually universal acceptance any more than you can ever expect to stop remote
contest station operations, SO2R, 2SBIQ, clusters, and skimmers. This is
today's contesting reality ... you may not like these changes (I don't either
in some cases) ... we either adapt or find another game more suited to our
tastes.
Regards,
John, W2GD
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From: CQ-Contest <cq-contest-bounces+w2gd=hotmail.com@contesting.com> on behalf
of Hans Brakob <kzerohb@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, February 3, 2020 6:59 PM
To: cq-contest@contesting.com <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Use of SCP Data Encouraged
All other things being equal (and they never are) I believe that skill in
copying the exchange accurately should be the primary determinant of radio
sport success.
Any software feature (such as SCP, CTY files, or call history files) which
augments “better guessing” betrays the more skilled operator by rewarding those
with lesser copying skills.
73, de Hans, KØHB
“Just a Boy and his Radio”™
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