[CCF] FW: [CQ-Contest] SO2R Radio Placement

[jukka.klemola at nokia.com]

K8ND sivulla lie usealle uutta tietoa.
73,
jukka

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ext Pete Smith [mailto:n4zr at contesting.com]
> Sent: 28 January, 2003 09:47
> To: frugoli at worldlinkisp.com; cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] SO2R Radio Placement
> 
> 
> At 12:09 PM 1/27/03 +0700, frugoli at worldlinkisp.com wrote:
> >Hello fellow contesters.  I've been doing some web browsing, 
> and looking at
> >SO2R setups.  Mostly what I see is two rigs side by side.  
> This is how I have
> >things setup up now, one rig on the left, one rig on the 
> right and the 
> >monitor
> >in the middle.  However, I find it tiresome moving my head 
> that much to 
> >see the
> >rigs and monitor.
> >
> >I'm considering stacking the two radios, with the run radio 
> on top and the 
> >S&P
> >radio on the bottom.  Any reasons why I rarely see this 
> setup?  Discussion of
> >pros and cons?  I'd be interested to hear what others have to say.
> 
> Back in June 2001, I asked the same question, and got a lot 
> of good and 
> thoughtful input.  Most of the messages can be easily 
> accessed through the 
> list search function on www.contesting.com.  My subject line 
> was "SO2R 
> radio positioning."  Some replies also used the title 
> "Stacking --it's not 
> just for yagis."
> 
> A majority favored some variation on the side-by-side 
> arrangement, but some 
> felt strongly that vertical stacking was the way to go.  I 
> think it'd be 
> worth your time to read the messages to get their rationale.  
> For what it's 
> worth, I decided to go with left and right placement, with 
> the run radio 
> and its amp to the right.
> 
> K8ND has also pulled together a good set of resources on SO2R at 
> http://home.columbus.rr.com/jmaass/Radio/K8ND_SO2R.htm
> 
> 
> 73, Pete N4ZR
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> 
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