[Elecraft] CW Contest and Elecraft K3s decoder

[Fred Moore]

CW skimmer can copy almost anything.  I will not play in their sand box... 

I think we need a good contest where each ham sends an actual RST he
copes, and a personally designed 3 alpha numeric check sum.  The check
sum get published when he/she turns in their log.  The logs get computer
compared any call where RST and Checksum that is copied correctly during
the exchange gets 5 points anyone that is incorrect looses 100 points
for that QSO.  The contest sponsor should be putting out false calls and
frequencies on the frequency spotter list, if any of those calls show up
on any list the whole log gets tossed and their name published as a
cheat..  There should also be people who only call CQTEST and never
answer a call, if there call shows that log is also tossed.

I have not use for CW decoded qso's as a learning tool or otherwise..  
off my soapbox    

Fred Moore
email: fred at fmeco.com
       wd8kni at gmail.com
phone: 321-217-8699

On 11/27/17 5:53 PM, EUGENE GABRY wrote:
>> On November 27, 2017 at 2:39 PM Fred Moore wrote:
>>
>>      CW contests have
>>     become a machine contest not a Ham contest...
>>
>
> This is something I fight personally when I decide to enter a CW contest. Technology is great, it has allowed those who are either not proficient at CW or can't even copy CW, to be able to communicate.
>
> I've always thought the focus of a "conTEST", whether CW or SSB was to test the capabilities of the "operator" to accurately receive the information sent, making as many contacts in the time period of the contest as possible. Scores determined in part, by busted calls or other information copied incorrectly, and then scoring against their peers. 
>
>
> Today there are a lot of (Robots) that can decode CW. It is true that all robots are not the same, and errors could occur. Just wonder when we draw the line as to who/what is being judged for accuracy.  
>
>
> I love the technology. It's great for communications. (I think you know where I stand on robotic modes like FT8 :) )
>
> But in a contest, "these days" it seems to come down to who has the best robotics (machines) to eliminate the human element for the sake of driving up the score to new levels.
>
>
> 73 Gene
>
> N9TF  
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