[CQ-Contest] Get out of jail free card - SO2R

[Mike Tessmer]

VO1HE asked:

>Just a question.... did anyone have an issue with the first guys who used
>second radios to make contacts on other bands (SO2R) or was it accepted
>completely and without reservation from the get-go?


It was widely known - and accepted - that most of the SS Top 10 from 25-30 years ago was employing SO2R tactics in some manner or another.  There were NCJ articles describing various switching schemes, methods, etc.

SO2R was never an "issue" until a convenient and nearly instantaneous soapbox known as CQ-Contest became widely available with the proliferation of easy Internet access.  Find any "Letter to NCJ" from years back that was against SO2R or calling for separation of 1R vs 2R.


73, Mike K9NW