Check out:
http://www.rttycontesting.com/so2r.htm
I'd go with a pair of PRO III's. I had a pair once on loan from Icom and it
was awesome setup SO2R RTTY. Unfortunately I couldn't
afford to buy both so settled on one.
Don't limit one radio to run and one to S&P. There's no reason you can't run
and S&P on either radio. Alternating CQ's on two
radios at the start of a contest is the way to go and a lot of fun. S&P on
both radios at the same time is difficult. Most of my
time is running one radio and S&P on the other but if you can get rate on both
radios running, that's the icing on the cake.
73, Don AA5AU
http://www.aa5au.com
http://www.rttycontesting.com
-----Original Message-----
From: rtty-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:rtty-bounces@contesting.com] On
Behalf Of BOB CONROY
Sent: Friday, November 02, 2007 6:53 PM
To: rtty@contesting.com
Subject: [RTTY] Recommendations for First SO2R Setup
It is with great trepidation that I am asking for recommendations as to the
best way of setting up a station for my first foray into
the world of SO2R RTTY contesting. In doing so, I don't want to touch off
another round of battling over the merits, virtues,
pitfalls and, yes, morality of SO2R RTTY operations. All I want to do is see
what SO2R RTTY contesting is all about and see if it
is for me.
I have an ICOM 756 Pro III I'd like to use for running and I'm stuck on which
rig to purchase as the second radio to use for
pouncing. Do I get another ICOM 756 Pro III or do I get a Ten Tec Omni VII or
a Elecraft K3? Or to complicate matters further,
should I use the ICOM 756 Pro III for pouncing and save up a bit more, and get
an ICOM 7700 or Ten Tec Orion II to run with?
I'd also appreciate your recommendations as to which contesting hardware I
should use to harness the two radios together into an
efficient but not too complicated SO2R team?
Your recommendations, thoughts and comments will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks. 73.
Bob
KB2VMG
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