Great conversation for the cq-contest mailing list...hope to see it continued there. :-)
On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 11:09 AM, R. Kevin Stover <[email protected]> wrote: > So the sponsoring organizations who decided that using the clusters puts > you into the assisted category are wrong? > > Skimmer uses another receiver, the band maps in the logging programs use > either Telnet or Packet clusters spots for their data. Since Packet and > Telnet clusters count as "assisted" why should Skimmer not? Just because > it's the Ham Radio technology "soup de jour"? > > > Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: >> >>> Since Skimmer is nothing more than a more accurate and visual form of >>> Telnet or Packet cluster those using it should submit logs in the >>> assisted category just like those who use the DX clusters now are >>> required to do. >>> >> >> That's a complete mischaracterization of CW Skimmer. >> >> CW skimmer is nothing more than a second receiver and multi-channel >> CW decoder. It is no different conceptually than a scanner and >> CW Get or the decoder in Writelog except it takes the process one >> step further by providing the data in a way that it can be displayed >> in a logging program "band map" or combined with a panadapter display. >> Those capabilities have existed individually for many years and in >> combination for several years in the digital modes. >> >> To call skimmer "assisted" is a farce. It completely twists the >> definition of assisted which used to mean - assistance by another >> person in making a QSO - and ignores more than 40 years in which >> technology has replaced things often done by a "second operator." >> >> 73, >> >> ... Joe, W4TV >> >> >> >> >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] >>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of R. Kevin Stover >>> Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 8:00 AM >>> To: Bob - W0GI >>> Cc: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] For you Anti-Scopes >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Bob - W0GI wrote: >>> >>>> I realize that many run CW without a computer, and it may >>>> >>> be an unfair >>> >>>> advantage, but then so is an antenna up 100ft with a 1500W amp >>>> competing against a poor ham with a dipole and 100W. >>>> >>>> The hams with the megabucks have the advantage no matter what. :>) >>>> >>>> >>> There's the rub. >>> >>> The guy with the 100 ft tower running the 1500W is competing against >>> others with similar setups and running the same power, NOT >>> against the >>> guy running 100W into a dipole. >>> >>> Since Skimmer is nothing more than a more accurate and visual form of >>> Telnet or Packet cluster those using it should submit logs in the >>> assisted category just like those who use the DX clusters now are >>> required to do. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> R. Kevin Stover >>> >>> ACØH >>> >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> 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 >>> >> >> >> > > -- > R. Kevin Stover > > ACØH > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > ______________________________________________________________ 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
