I believe that this is off-target. To build a station that is better
equipped
or located to better advantage will always yield superior results in a DX
contest. In fact, "skimmer" might just have the opposite effect, allowing
superior stations to extend their advantage. Certainly as an aide it could
possibly extend a less capable operator's ability set more quickly and
surely than with a more capable operator. At the very least it is sure to
change the emphasis on which skill set might be more effective.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <w4tv@subich.com>
To: "'Julius Fazekas'" <phriendly1@yahoo.com>; <CQ-Contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 6:49 AM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Rule Change Debate on Skimmer
>
>> If everyone is allowed to use skimmer, how would that
>> change the status quo. The elite stations in the best
>> locations would have the same tool, with the same
>> advantage they had before. To me all this does is
>> raise the cost for the little guy.
>
> The significant advantage of Skimmer - particularly in a
> DX contest, will be to narrow the significant multiplier
> advantage of those in favored locations. It will allow
> the "disadvantaged" stations to find those relatively
> rare multipliers with short openings that might otherwise
> be missed due to a focus on rate.
>
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Julius Fazekas [mailto:phriendly1@yahoo.com]
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 9:03 AM
>> To: Joe Subich, W4TV; 'Randy Thompson'; 'Pete Smith';
>> CQ-Contest@contesting.com
>> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Rule Change Debate on Skimmer
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> > Any attempt to marginalize skimmer by forcing its
>> > users into
>> > as "assisted" category is nothing more than a petty
>> > attempt
>> > by the elite and those who benefit from favored
>> > locations to
>> > maintain the status quo and deny otherwise top
>> > operators a tool
>> > that might give them a compensating advantage.
>>
>>
>> Joe,
>>
>> I don't think anyone is trying to marginalize skimmer
>> technology, nor do I think that the "assisted"
>> category is to be considered inferior to "unassisted".
>> There are elite in both categories.
>>
>> It's too bad there appears to be a stigma attached to
>> being assisted. Maybe it's better to call it
>> "unlimited", so folks can use any tool or resource
>> that comes up.
>>
>> If everyone is allowed to use skimmer, how would that
>> change the status quo. The elite stations in the best
>> locations would have the same tool, with the same
>> advantage they had before. To me all this does is
>> raise the cost for the little guy.
>>
>> cheers,
>> Julius
>> n2wn
>>
>>
>> Julius Fazekas
>> N2WN
>>
>> Tennessee Contest Group
>> TnQP http://www.tnqp.org/
>>
>> Elecraft K2/100 #3311
>> Elecraft K2/100 #4455
>> Elecraft K3/100 #366
>
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