If we carry that to it's (seeming) logical extreme then we must apply it to all
skill sets....
For example.... "My CW skill is 15WPM. It is unfair for me to compete in the
same category as those those who have practiced and developed a 30WPM skill."
Level the playing field. Demand equality! Learn from the fate of Harrison
Bergeron! See details at http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/harrison.html
73, de Hans, K0HB/K7
On Wed, Jan 7, 2015 at 5:53 PM, Joseph Wilkowski <k8fc@k8fc.com> wrote:
> That corollary, "If Bill has learned more competitive skills than Dick or
> Sally" leads to ..you should compete with your learned SO2R peers.. Then,
> and only then, "Bill" can be proud of his accomplishment !
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: WriteLog [mailto:writelog-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Radio
> K0HB
> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2015 6:34 PM
> To: John Bastin
> Cc: k2zr@arrl.net; Randy Thompson, K5ZD; WriteLog@CONTESTING.COM; Don Hill
> AA5AU; ed@w0yk.com; Gary AL9A
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] P49X Prefill file & Message SO2R vs SO1R
>
> SO2R is learned competitive skill. If Bill has learned more competitive
> skills than Dick or Sally, then Bill wins.
>
> 73, de Hans, K0HB/K7
>
>> On Jan 7, 2015, at 2:53 PM, John Bastin < <mailto:jebastin@fastmail.fm>
> jebastin@fastmail.fm> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> On 07 Jan 2015, at 16:06, W2GR--- via WriteLog <
> <mailto:writelog@contesting.com> writelog@contesting.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> If 2 ops had the best identical locations...stacks of antennas
>>> etc...and
>>> 1 op used 1 rig at a time in a contest and the other 2...the op
>>> using 2 rigs would ALWAYS beat the 1R op....no question..
>>>
>>> I just feel that SO2R should have their own category so we all could
>>> play against our peers...1R against 2R in the same category leaves
>>> the 1R ops always underneath them...
>>
>> I disagree, if SO2R is an advantage, it's because the SO2R operator has
> worked to develop the additional skills necessary to make it work.
>>
>> I played with SO2R a few years ago, and I found out quickly that
>> working it effectively is *hard*. It takes a lot of practice and a lot
>> of work to build the skills to be a winner using SO2R. The guy using
>> SO2R doesn't win automatically, he may win because he's *learned how
>> to make it work.*
>>
>> I don't really have an opinion one way or another whether SO2R is a
> separate category or not...I'll still run one radio and compete the best I
> can, which is what I think everyone is doing. But I will say definitely that
> if I get beat, you will not hear me complaining about how many radios the
> other op was running.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> John K8AJS
>> <mailto:jebastin@fastmail.fm> jebastin@fastmail.fm
>>
>>
>>
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