Bill,
You cannot be trusted to speak the truth when it does not suit you.
> Normally on this and other reflectors, when a person has a financial
> interest in the subject under discussion, the poster will add a
> disclaimer. Have you ever seen a disclaimer from Joe? I never have.
I have no need to make any disclaimer. Yes, I distribute microHAM
products. However, there are far more single radio products than
the "SO2R controller" (MK2R or MK2R+). There are thousands of
operators using microHAM products in single radio stations.
> Joe, by his own admission, has not done any RTTY contesting in the
> last two years, yet he is very active in promoting microHAM SO2R
> products on this and other reflectors. To me, if he is just selling
> SO2R stuff and not even contesting, his interest is purely financial.
> Am I wrong?
Again, you cant even quote me correctly. I said I have held this
call for barely two years. I said nothing about not doing any
RTTY contesting in that period - I simply haven't worked YOUR station
with this call.
> Here it is once again: I am NOT, repeat NOT, opposed to SO2R. Got it?
> SO2R is fine with me. Clear to you now? That has ALWAYS been my
> position from day one. What I do want is a separate class for SO1R
> and SO2R because of the hardware advantage, much like the advantage
> HP has over LP and QRP.
NO what you want is for SO2R to be relegated to its own ghetto - to
keep it to its own kind - or to keep it away from the "right kind"
of operators.
> I should point out that I nearly always operate HP. If I were like
> Joe, I would be pressing for elimination of separate classes for LP
> and QRP, but I am not because it would not be fair.
Why should I be pressing for elimination of a power based class?
If YOU were consistent you would be pressing for separate entry
classes for antennas containing more than 1/2 wave of wire or
tubing and/or more than one wavelength above ground. After all,
those are purely defined by hardware and represent a significant
advantage unlike SO2R which is an operating technique that can
be used to a greater or lesser degree by any operator depending
on his or her skill level.
> I do not know how to make my position any more clear. I have
> no disclaimers to add except that I am in favor of attracting
> new people to contesting and that is my motive for my position.
There is nothing about SO2R that prevents attracting new people
to contesting. If you believed that, you would have to apply
the same treatment to antennas, computers, memory keyers, voice
keyers and multi-lingual skills. To discriminate against the
skills you do not posses - and say that someone who advocates
for equal treatment for all skills is "biased" is pure crap.
Your bigotry is showing through.
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