[CQ-Contest] Here we go again

[Rick Bullon]

Hey Mike I agree with you. We have to many catagories in contests. The FCC 
narrowed down the license class now we need to narrow down the contest 
classes.

Single op low power  ( everyone where the power is under 100 watts and a 
single op to do all the radio stuff in the shack. Icluding SO1R, SO2R, and 
QRP if you want to run packet fine)

Single op High power same as above but over 100watts

Multi op high power ( if there is more than 1 op at the station then it is 
multi op no matter how many transmitters)

Let the contest sponser decide what awards are given out ie 1st 2nd and 3rd 
in each Arrl section or call area or each country  world what ever...
73
Rick
kc5ajx
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----Original Message Follows----
From: "Mike Fatchett, W0MU" <w0mu at w0mu.com>
To: <dezrat1242 at ispwest.com>, "'Rick Bullon'" <kc5ajx at hotmail.com>
CC: cq-contest at contesting.com
Subject: RE: [CQ-Contest] Here we go again
Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2004 23:01:53 -0700

So I guess with this logic if you are able to transmit to an antenna on a
100ft tower you should be in a different class than the guy with a dipole
and a guy with a 200 ft tower?

Why is SO2R being singled out?

Listening to two different inputs at the same time is not easy.  If you want
to try it at home two radios and have them tuned to two different radio
talks shows and see just how much you can understand.  Then add in some
heavy qrm, static, and much faster exchanges.

And as someone pointed out earlier it has been done for years it just had
not been as "easy" as it is now.

The op that doesn't have to work and can stay home and keep a pulse on
propagation has an advantage over most of us too.  I guess we should put
those guys in their own class too.

I am still trying to figure out why we have an unlimited class in SS.  Not
everyone can win.  Let's quit watering down the results with ridiculous
categories.

Mike
W0MU

-----Original Message-----
From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bill Turner
Sent: Friday, November 26, 2004 9:30 PM
To: Rick Bullon
Cc: cq-contest at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Here we go again

On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 02:27:24 +0000, Rick Bullon wrote:

 >Hey Bill
 >This can be done with just 1 rig an IC-7800  and I could be wrong but I
 >think the older Yaesu  1000 series rigs and the Kenwood 950 had a sub
 >receiver so you could listen to 2 bands. So if an contest op had one of
 >these rigs would he be SO1R or SO2R????

_________________________________________________________

SO2R.  You're confusing how many boxes are on the desk with how many
receivers there are.  Those rigs have two receivers.

The defining element with SO2R is the ability to listen on another receiver
WHILE YOU ARE TRANSMITTING.  If you can do that, you are SO2R, regardless of
how many boxes you own.

--
Bill W6WRT



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