[CQ-Contest] SO2R in the CW Sprint

[Craig Cook]

I think I see now why every time I try a sprint or NS, nobody ever answers
me. If I CQ, nothing.
If I call while S&P, I get a CQ back in my grill. I remember the time in the
mid 1990s that I broke 100
in a CW sprint. That's laughable to all of you, but that's ok. I used to
have fun in spite of my poor skills.
Now I know that only half of the problem is me / bad station. I honestly
have quit the last 2 tries with ZERO
QSOs. I had not even considered the SO2R equation. I guess it has changed.
100 was more fun than 0.
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73, Craig Cook - N7OR in Sandy, OR
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"...then that's a shame on you."


On 9/13/07, ku8e <ku8e at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> It's interesting this topic came up. Just the other day while having lunch
> with K4BAI (and talking about the Sprint) I made the comment to John that "I
> sure had a hard time working N4AF" I think I called him 20 times and never
> made it through to him. Finally,
> he called me on 80 CW while I was CQing".  John's reply was " Yeah that
> was probably because he was doing SO2R and working someone on his other
> radio."
>
> Personally I would like to see SO2R go away. Before you SO2R diehards
> start telling
> me to learn SO2R so I can become a good operator too...done it...  I did
> SO2R for many years when I lived in Ohio and got to be very good at it. Of
> course you guys that are doing it are going to find a reason to defend SO2R
> because it gives you a competitive advantage over those that don't do it.
> Those small advantages are often the difference between winning and losing.
>
>
> Now that I more of a casual contester due to station limitations I see
> many flaws in the SO2R concept. There seem to be too many ways that people
> can bend the rules (or loop holes in the rules) and not be
> penalized.  Problems always seem to occur when a SO2R operator vacates his
> run frequency and someone else takes it. A frequency fight usually occurs in
> that case with the SO2R operator claiming the frequency as his even though
> he vacated it.
>
> N6TR mentioned some who was calling CQ to solicit contacts on two bands at
> the same time, That is definitely breaking the Special QSY Rule . Plus, how
> do you prove that someone is not transmitting on two bands and the same
> time. I don't think most SO2R operators have a lockout system. That would
> break the rules because you be doing Multi-Multi in that case.
>
> It seems many contests have this loop hole that if you are not
> transmitting on two bands at the same time you are not operating two bands
> at the same time. (even thought you might be in the middle of a QSO with
> someone on one of those bands.) How are you ever going prove someone is
> cheating? The only way I see that you could do it is to have something like
> the 10 minute rule they have for M/S stations in many contests - But that
> would probably take away the competitve advantage you gained doing SO2R.
>
>
> Jeff KU8E
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