[CQ-Contest] SO1R v SO2R

[k8cc]

At 12:27 PM 7/29/01 -0400, Dick Green wrote:
>I'm afraid not, Mark. Randy always operates SO2R and I know he did in 2000
>SS CW. He must have forgotten to check the box when he submitted his score.

Not speaking for Randy, but I know a number of SO2R ops (including myself) 
who refuse to check the box on the 3830 reporting form simply because we 
believe whether we were 2R or not is not relevent.  Its not that we are 
trying to hide anything, but rather that differentiating 1R vs. 2R simply 
serves to make some people feel better about their scores, and precipitates 
the kind of pointless arguing which has been raging on this reflector for 
the past several weeks.

The major contest sponsors differentiate single-ops as either unassisted or 
assisted.  The number of radios is not defined.  These are the rules, so 
get used to it.

People who rage against 2R primarily do so because they themselves don't 
want to make the investment in equipment nor learning the skill to do 
so.  This is their choice.  Instead, they want to lower everyone to their 
simplified level of operating.  The SO2Rers do it because it improves their 
scores and causes them to have more fun.  Taking this away simply because 
other people refuse to make the commitment is simply not fair.

I predict if SO2R was outlawed, the order at the top of the single op 
rankings would not change, except for K3ZO moving up a few slots.  SO2R is 
not forced on anybody, but rather is the "price of admission" these days to 
be competitive.

Let's stop this thread...

73,


Dave/K8CC


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>From PY2NY - Vitor" <py2ny at geocities.com  Sun Jul 29 22:14:04 2001
From: PY2NY - Vitor" <py2ny at geocities.com (PY2NY - Vitor)
Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2001 18:14:04 -0300
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Time to say TNX
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