Yes, I think it is time for another category. When you look at the classes now in most of the contests they tend to level the playing field without going ridiculous. Now think about the ability of SO
Seems like this comes up a couple of times a year. And it seems like the same tired old arguments are made each time. And it seems like the same tired old refutations are made each time. So, here we
OK, if there is really no advantage, then why do it? Jim Rhodes K0XU jim@rhodesend.net -- CQ-Contest on WWW: http://lists.contesting.com/_cq-contest/ Administrative requests: cq-contest-REQUEST@conte
work HUGE separate power Sorry to put you to sleep with such a tired old argument but I have received more notes of support than opposition. Yes, and two radio are not necessary for MS either. What's
Skilled SO2R operators may find it to have an advantage. Highly skilled SO1R operators may disagree. Just having the equipment isn't enough -- you have to have the skill. Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL
You have only received more support than opposition because the culture is more supportive of efforts to penalize those who excell instead of encourage those who lag behind. Quite simply, those who
In the early days of SO2R, I made many pleas, similar to Dick's, to make SO2R a separate category. It was obvious, though, that momentum was with the SO2R guys to keep it in the single op category. I
Why not take the SO2R analogy one or more steps further: MS was supposed to be a bunch of guys splitting up the 48 hour op-time of one radio (sounds very civilized to me!) However, technology has cha
Build coax stubs out of CATV hardline...they work great and are cheap. Or, run low power where they're not needed as much. Don't use remote relay switches, use good ol' B&W, Daiwa, whatever switches.
True AND it doesn't need to be an exotic, top-of-the-line-or-anywhere-near-that radio. I've got two tribanders (70' and 40' (fixed NW)), a 12avq triband ground-mounted vertical, a 40m Inv Vee, 80m H
My suggestion for SO2R would be simply to try it. I borrowed a TS-930 from W9RE and hooked it up to a dedicated GAP vertical (also borrowed) for CW SS in 1998. My only investment was a switch for mix
I put up some wire verticals for 10 thru 30 meters in a tree, all hooked to the same feedline. Laid a bunch of radials around the feedpoint. Use that on the second radio and works great. Probably as