[CQ-Contest] SO2R Again

[Cqtestk4xs at aol.com]

The cost of a SO2R is minimal.
 
My first attempts at this back in the 80s consisted of my main xcvr and an  
old beat up analog TS 820...with no amp on the 820.
 
A second xcvr can be borrowed for a weekend and several A/B switches picked  
up for a few bucks at a hamfest or borrowed for a weekend.  Or, one can  
splurge and spend maybe three hundred for an old TS 930. Filters? Go to K1TTT  and 
build 'em out of scrap coax.  I did.
 
No, the setup will not be optimal.  It will not be automatic like the  WX0B s
ix pack and you will not have stacks for both radios.  However,  it will give 
you SO2R capability.  And most importantly, you will pick up  the ability to 
become proficient in SO2R.  It's been a long time, and I am  still learning how 
to do it.
 
Bill K4XS