ARLA/CLUSTER: ARRL aprova o uso limitado do programa "CW Skimmer "

[João Gonçalves Costa]

A big change in the world of contesting. 

Following months of review, the ARRL has decided to allow the use of the controversial CW Skimmer program, but only for multi-ops and single operators using assistance in ARRL contests.

The rules change on multi-channel decoders like CW Skimmer was approved by the ARRL Program and Services Committee, which met just before the mid-January 2009 meeting of the ARRL Board of Directors.
In an interview with Radio-Sport.net, ARRL Contest Advisory Committee Chairman Dick Green, WC1M, 
said that this emerging technology will be permitted in ARRL contests, but not in the Single Operator category.
This decision mirrors a similar one made last year by the CQ WW DX Contest.

 The ARRL decision means that all major contests have now dealt with the CW Skimmer issue. 

Fonte: ARRL