[CQ-Contest] Chiming in -- SO2R

[K0HB]

> 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.

We'll have to agree to disagree on this one, Bill.  

I feel that if someone develops a skill, a station configuration, or a
technical wrinkle which advantages them over lesser prepared participants,
then that hard-won advantage should not be "neutralized away" by a rule
change.  Competition is all about keeping up with the competition, after
all.

"Starting even at 0000Z on Friday evening" is a myth --- radiosport
competition begins long before you plunk your butt down in the chair at
2359Z.

73, de Hans, K0HB