[CQ-Contest] Chiming in -- SO2R

[Bill Turner]

On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 23:33:36 -0800, Leigh S. Jones wrote:

>and by the very existence of
>the term it suggests that the practice should be 
>vilified as if it were some form of cheating when 
>compared to the purist's SO1R.  

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Vilified?  Nothing could be further from the truth.  I respect SO2R
operators for their skill and dedication to contesting.  The only area
of disagreement I have is that I believe it is such an advantage it
should have a separate category, much like HP is separate from LP.
Then people can choose the style of operating they prefer, knowing
they are competing against like-equipped stations.

Taking it a step further, I really would like to see a WRTC-style
category where *all* hardware is defined by the rules, and an
unlimited category where anything goes.  This new limited category
could be defined so as to attract new people with a more modest,
traditional station into contesting, knowing they had a chance to get
their feet wet and still be competitive.  Those who wanted more could
then move up to the unlimited class and those who didn't, wouldn't.

--
Bill W6WRT



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