Re: [CQ-Contest] Past Prediction of the Future of Contesting.

[Pete Smith N4ZR <pete.n4zr@gmail.com>]

We'll see... when NSA declassifies it.

73, Pete N4ZR
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On 8/20/2021 8:25 AM, Richard F DiDonna NN3W wrote:
> I guess the logical follow-up is what's next:
>
> I vote for voice "skimmer"...
>
> 73 Rich NN3W
>
> On Fri, Aug 20, 2021 at 8:18 AM <donovanf@erols.com> wrote:
>
> > Thanks for sharing this Pete.
> >
> >
> > Many of the forecasts proved to be accurate, but as often happens
> > with forecasts , two of the most revolutionary changes that have
> > greatly impacted contesting were totally unanticipated:
> >
> >
> > - CW Skimmer and its associated Reverse Beacon Network, and
> > - Explosive growth in the use of digital error correcting protocols,
> > especially FT8
> >
> >
> > "It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future" – Yogi Berra
> >
> > 73
> > Frank
> > W3LPL
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >
> > From: "Pete Smith N4ZR" <pete.n4zr@gmail.com>
> > To: "reflector cq-contest" <CQ-Contest@Contesting.COM>
> > Sent: Friday, August 20, 2021 2:17:22 AM
> > Subject: [CQ-Contest] Past Prediction of the Future of Contesting.
> >
> > In 2007, ES5TV compiled reflector users' predictions/guesses/wild-ass
> > guesses about what contesting would look like ten years hence. It's now
> > 4 years past his original time horizon, and I thought people would find
> > it interesting, so I've put it in my Dropbox account at
> > https://www.dropbox.com/s/uzpj6vhxuqtp6sf/10%20years%20later.pdf?dl=0
> > <https://www.dropbox.com/s/uzpj6vhxuqtp6sf/10%20years%20later.pdf?dl=0>.
> > Feel free to download the pdf and giggle...
> >
> > --
> > 73, Pete N4ZR
> > Check out the new Reverse Beacon Network
> > web server at <http://beta.reversebeacon.net>.
> > For spots, please use your favorite
> > "retail" DX cluster.
> >
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