I'm sure it could be done, and I'm sure the programmer who wrote it could justifiably feel satisfaction at the results he got, because for sure he would have put a lot of effort into creating it. The question is whether those who simply downloaded his program and used it would have their enjoyment if the hobby and sense of achievement enhanced by so doing?
I think the fishing analogy is an apt one. No-one would advocate going back to using a stick and a bit of string (although some in this thread seem to be suggesting an equivalent of it) but surely it is undeniable that a radar that could let you see where all the fish are would remove the sporting element of fishing? Isn't ham radio like sport fishing, something done for the pleasure and skill of it? I get the feeling that for some people it has become more like commercial fishing and anything that can maximize your "catch" is good. Different strokes for different folks, I know. But I wish I could understand what they get out of it. Eric Manning wrote: > > Further to Julian's & others' comments about CW Skimmer removing the > need to tune the band, > a skilled part of the operating experience which is enjoyable to many > [but not all!] of us: > > My friend is hot to write a software layer which will sit on top of CW > Skimmer and which will > win contests -- entirely on its own. > > Put another way, it is the next logical step after the PDP-7 program which > did QSOs on its own, described in this thread. > > The amateur will just point my friend's software at a contest , hit > start, and leave the shack. > > I know just enough about artificial intelligence and expert systems to > believe that > he very possibly can do it. Then what? > ----- Julian, G4ILO. K2 #392 K3 #222. * G4ILO's Shack - http://www.g4ilo.com * KComm - http://www.g4ilo.com/kcomm.html * KTune - http://www.g4ilo.com/ktune.html -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/For-you-Anti-Scopes-tp4583569p4597086.html Sent from the [K3] mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
