I have always enjoyed NAQP CW and competing with the SO2R crowd is fun. I
would never want to see SO2R and SO1R as separate categories. They should
not be. The SO2R ops skills should be rewarded. Conversely, there are
probably a few of us that do fairly well not using SO2R
I use SO2V via a two rx K3, a far cry from SO2R and, frankly, SO2V is not
too productive in a high rate contest such as NAQP CW. I am usually just too
busy running rate to bother with that second in-band rx. Other than a
small percentage of qso's (maybe 50-60 per NAQP CW), I could be considered
SO1R.
Although, due to some storm damage here, I was unable to compete in last
weekends NAQP CW, some of my recent past top 25 (actually 26 as you will
see) final scores look good for a non-SO2R old guy:
2017 Jan NAQP CW - K8IA #6 Overall - 1213/224 = 271,712 (8 band changes)
2016 Aug NAQP CW - K8IA #6 Overall - 1032/193 = 199,176 (11 band changes)
2016 Jan NAQP CW - K8IA #18 Overall - 1172/223 = 261,356 (11 band changes)
2015 Aug NAQP CW - K8IA #26 Overall - 990/212 = 209,880 (18 band changes)
2015 Jan NAQP CW - K8IA #18 Overall - 1155/247 = 285,285 (14 band changes)
My point is that, a SO2R op will beat me most of the time, but not
necessarily all the time.
I am having fun doing what I do with the modest station I have. I have no
plans for SO2R. My highest antenna is only 78' up and just a 3 el SteppIR at
that. No magic station, certainly no magic op but a persistent old coot
that likes to have some fun in NAQP CW. I missed you folks last weekend!
73, Bob K8IA
Arizona Outlaws Contest Club
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In a message dated 8/8/2017 10:03:23 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
dave@pkministrywebs.com writes:
The top 25 players (according to 3830scores.com) in the NAQP CW contest
were running SO2R. Congrats to N9NB a SO1R op who broke the chain of SO2R
scores.. The concern I saw was that there were no SO1R stations anywhere
near the top scores in the NAQP LP category. There was a very wide score
margin between the two types of operation too...
Is a category for number of receivers needed in the world of contesting?
How are SO1R ops doing in other contests competing against SO2Rs?
Does not having a "number of receivers" category discourage SO1Rs from
competing?
Are there any contests that have such a category?
Thoughts?
73s Dave WN4AFP
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