> Aha...but most Pole Vaulters are VO1P (Vaults ONLY w/ 1
> Pole). Your analogy doesn't quite fit... we all use
> different types of poles (radios) just that some of us
> use only ONE.
Not true at all ... go to a professional (or Olympic class)
track and field meet. You will find that most pole vaulters
have between 10 and 15 poles of different lengths and stiffness.
They may use a different pole for each jump depending on wind,
temperature, height of the bar, etc.
73,
... Joe, W4TV
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Paul E. Dorey
> Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 6:20 PM
> To: 'Joe Subich, W4TV'; k-zero-hb@earthlink.net; 'Dennis
> Vernacchia'; 'Lee Buller'
> Cc: 'Tom Haavisto'; cq-contest@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] SO2R
>
>
> Aha...but most Pole Vaulters are VO1P (Vaults ONLY w/ 1
> Pole). Your analogy
> doesn't quite fit... we all use different types of poles
> (radios) just that
> some of us use only ONE.
>
> Now I don't care if you guys do SOGazillianR.... it just
> should not be the
> same class as someone operating with one radio...go to your
> own class and
> then complain because you can't beat a mega station or something.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe Subich, W4TV [mailto:w4tv@subich.com]
> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 18:41
> To: k-zero-hb@earthlink.net; 'Paul E. Dorey'; 'Dennis
> Vernacchia'; 'Lee
> Buller'
> Cc: 'Tom Haavisto'; cq-contest@contesting.com
> Subject: RE: [CQ-Contest] SO2R
>
>
> Since when did you join Dianna Moon Gompers' staff?
>
> While calling SO1R the lazy man's contesting may be hyperbolic,
> the constant attack on those who can and do use SO2R techniques
> are nothing more than mantra of the Handicapper General.
>
> K5TR put it better than I did ... there are a series of things that
> any competitor can do, including antennas, training and practice.
> However, when you have done all that adding a second radio can add
> incrementally to the final score. Think of the selection and use
> of SO2R in the way a pole-vaulter selects a pole ... too short a
> pole will limit the vaulter's maximum height but a pole too long
> for the vaulter's ability (training/practice) will be difficult
> to control and prevent the vaulter from reaching his/her full
> potential.
>
> With the second radio, a properly trained (practiced) operator
> can search for incremental multipliers or spot short term/unexpected
> band openings, etc. However, if the operator does not use the
> second radio properly - or expects it to be a "magic bullet" that
> can be used without practice, the second radio becomes a distraction
> just like a pole vaulter with a too tall pole.
>
> Still, if a serious competitor is not using SO2R or attempting to
> develop the skill to use SO2R, he is limiting his potential just
> as surely as if he cannot or will not us an antenna other than a
> multiband vertical or if a pole vaulter competes with a pole shorter
> than that of his competitors or if a boxer does not do his
> "road work"
> on a consistent basis. All of those are "lazy" behaviors in failing
> to do the work necessary to achieve the maximum results.
>
> Rather than limit just one aspect of the competition, provide an
> entry or basic entry class with no advantages ... limit competitors
> to one transceiver, no packet, no amplifier and antennas no higher
> than 50 feet (or 30 feet) and antennas limited to no more than .5
> wavelength of total conductor. Such a category would provide an
> opportunity for those in antenna restricted areas and those who do
> not want to (or cannot) enter the "arms race" of ever bigger antennas,
> amplifiers and multiple radios.
>
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: K-ZERO-HB [mailto:k-zero-hb@earthlink.net]
> > Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 6:01 PM
> > To: W4TV Joe Subich; Paul E. Dorey; Dennis Vernacchia; Lee Buller
> > Cc: Tom Haavisto; cq-contest@contesting.com
> > Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] SO2R
> >
> >
> > What a sanctimonious jerk.
> >
> > 72.5, de Hans, K0HB/W7
> >
> >
> > > [Original Message]
> > > From: Joe Subich, W4TV <w4tv@subich.com>
> > >
> > > SO1R is the lazy person's contesting ... it is contesting with
> > > one hand tied behind one's back, listening with one ear and
> > > entering with half a mind.
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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