[CQ-Contest] SO2R Resources Web Page Updated

[Jeff Maass]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Chudek - K0RC [mailto:k0rc at pclink.com] 
> Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 12:34 PM
> To: jmaass at k8nd.com; cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] SO2R Resources Web Page Updated
> 
> Hey Jeff... nice job! You're website looks better after your 
> reorganization of the SO2R station photos.
> 
> One thing continues to amaze me, though (it's a personal 
> "nit" of mine). And I see this on QRZ and ham websites all 
> the time... in this SO2R presentation, only 14 of the 74 
> images have the operator pictured in the photo! I like to 
> chide the fellows who do this and tell them if I want to look 
> at a pile of equipment, I'll open up my AES or Texas Tower catalogs. 
> Come on fellows, take a shot of your station with the 
> operator included!
> 
>
> 73 de Bob - KØRC in MN
> 

G'day Bob:

Thanks for the comments! I disagree with you on the need for an operator in the SO2R
station photos, though.

The purpose of the photos on this SO2R Resources site is to provide examples of how other
people have arranged their equipment for SO2R operation. Unless arranged carefully or
until operators are made transparent, they are going to block the view of at least some
equipment, or (if off to the side) they are going to reduce the size of the important
parts of the photo. I'd prefer to see what's on each of those boxes to seeing the op, in
this application.

I'll use the best image of a station I can get, with or without human representation!


73, Jeff K8ND