Dennis,
I added a second radio a few years ago to improve my
competiveness (and fun!) as a single-op, or SOA. Now that some
single ops have found a way to improve their scores within the rules
you want to change those rules. Is that fair? I've already spent my
time, effort and money on the second radio setup. BTW, I do it all
with a one tower station, so don't tell me you need major real
estate, mltiple towers, megabucks, etc. That argument doesn't fly.
Using your logic, multi-single should be split into more than one
category. There's MO1R - a bunch of guys time-sharing one radio.
MO2R - a bunch of guys sharing 2 radios, where one is a run radio
and the other is a mult radio. MOMR - a bunch of guys sharing
what should be a multi-multi, where one guy runs, and 3 or 4 other
guys tune the bands chasing mults watching 10 minute timers,
etc.
And how about breaking down multi-multi? There are the
"professional" stations like LPL, XX, JA where guys fly in from all
over the world to operate. On the other hand, there are stations like
K3ANS and W3PP that are less "refined" and encourage newbies
to operate to gain experience.
Better yet, let's let everyone have their own category and decide
who they want to compete with.
73,
Barry W2UP
On 22 Apr 02, at 21:55, Dennis Vernacchia wrote:
> Dick,
>
> I sent mail to this reflector over a yearago mirroring your
> suggestions that SO2R be a separate category but the guys that already
> run SO2R don't want to hear it now that they have the advantage.
>
> I also suggested that each contest summary that posted on the
> reflectors etc, have a column indicating whether SO2R was utilized.
> That's all, do it for a couple years then look at all teh results and
> you will seee that the top guys are USUALLY on top. Yes, sometimes an
> SO2R station gets beat but that is due to other factors like a poor Op
> or lack of good equipment/antennas.
>
> Bottom line, just list it in results.
>
> 73, Dennis N6KI
>
> On Mon, 22 Apr 2002 10:37:47 -0700 "Richard Zalewski"
> <w7zr@citlink.net> writes: > How about considering this regarding SO2R
> as a separate class. > > Most recent WPX SSB > > SO AB (A) HP > > NV4X
> 2880 Q 960 PFX 33 HRS 7.58M > WZ7ZR 1836 Q 749 PFX 32 HRS
> 2.78M > > Not to take a thing away from K4MA as the operator at NV4X
> or the > fact that > he is East Coast but come on....you can't keep
> telling me that SO2R > is not a > separate classification. > > I sure
> would like to see more analysis of this type where SO2R in a > current
> > class is compared to SO1R in the same class. I would do it but >
> unfortunetly > I only saved the SO (A) AB HP posts. > > Dick W7ZR > >
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> 73,
>
> Dennis Vernacchia N6KI
>
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