Return-Path: Received: from rly-me03.mx.aol.com (rly-me03.mail.aol.com [172.20.83.36]) by air-me10.mail.aol.com (v121.4) with ESMTP id MAILINME101-9a547b32595398; Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:15:23 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-me03.mx.aol.com (v121.4) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINME031-9a547b32595398; Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:15:03 -0500 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1JPLC0-0003xV-1F for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:14:44 +0000 Received: from [193.82.59.130] (helo=relay2.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1JPLBz-0003xM-34 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:14:43 +0000 Received: from mx-mailout-2.zih.tu-dresden.de ([141.30.67.56] helo=mailgate.urz.tu-dresden.de) by relay2.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1JPLBu-0002oo-IM for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:14:42 +0000 Received: from [127.0.0.1] (helo=localhost) by mailgate-36 with esmtp (exim-4.51) for id 1JPLBo-0003Wl-HV; Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:14:32 +0100 Received: from mailgate.urz.tu-dresden.de ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (amavis-36 [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 14602-340 for ; Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:14:22 +0100 (MET) Received: from [141.30.128.72] (helo=localhost) by mailgate-36 with esmtp (exim-4.51) for id 1JPLBe-0003UC-Ec; Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:14:22 +0100 Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:13:55 +0100 From: Fabian Kurz To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Message-ID: <20080213171355.GU98382@dl0tud.tu-dresden.de> References: <47B1D0DE.18046.30EAED@localhost> <200802122040270700.0639F17F@smtp.wanadoo.fr> <47B3211E.5070004@hifidelity.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <47B3211E.5070004@hifidelity.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-TUD-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.0 (2005-09-13) on amavis-36 X-TUD-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new 2.3.1 (20050509) at tu-dresden.de X-Spam-Score: -0.2 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,AWL=-0.217 Subject: Re: LF: CW Skimmer Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-AOL-IP: 193.82.116.20 X-AOL-SCOLL-AUTHENTICATION: listenair ; SPF_helo : n X-AOL-SCOLL-AUTHENTICATION: listenair ; SPF_822_from : n X-Mailer: Unknown (No Version) On Wed, Feb 13, 2008 at 04:55:58PM +0000, Steve Dove wrote: > Something like this has already been done, about 20 or so > years ago. The creator's call escapes me for now, but he's > a well-known West Coast contester: K6STI experimented with automated contesting back then, so did S56A. There is currently a heated discussion going on the cq-contest@contesting.com mailing list about CW Skimmer, its possible impact on contesting, etc. A review of the program can be found on N4ZR's website (not sure if it has been posted here before, http://www.pvrc.org/~n4zr/Articles/Skimmer.pdf). Digimode programs with multiple decoders have been around for some years already, it was just a question of time before this would appear for CW. 73, -- Fabian Kurz, DJ1YFK * Dresden, Germany * http://fkurz.net/