> It appears that for some strange reason SO2R ops are afraid
> to face-off against one another. It seems they would rather
> remain anonymous in a crowd of SO1R ops. Very strange!
SO2R ops already face off against each other in every contest.
Why is it that the SO1R ops want a "handicap" rather than make
the effort to improve their skills and station to compete at
the top level?
> This argument can be settled once and for all. All that is
> need is information. Simply report which stations are running
> SO2R even by putting an asterisk beside the call of ops using
> SO2R. Even better - the sponsors only need to report it in the
> on-line scores.
That's BS ... nobody ever demanded that those who learned to send
CW with their left ("off") hand while they tuned the radio and
logged with their right hand be identified separately. Those
who used memory keyers when everyone else used bugs (or straight
keys) were not identified separately. Second receivers, second
stations, etc. have been a fact of life in contesting since the
50s. It's simply that the other tools - particularly computer
logging - have become so common place that most of the other skill
issues have been removed.
Ever notice that those screaming loudest to exile SO2R operators
from the single operator class are RTTY ops - those for whom the
computer does the most and where, presumably operator skill is
smallest contribution to station performance?
73,
... Joe, W4TV
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