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

[David Pruett]

I have to agree with K9NW on this one.  SO2R was quite common in SS back 
at least as far as 1978, at least on CW.  The top ops figured out that 
they needed to utilize their CQing time to look for mults or new QSOs, 
and invented their own systems to make it work.  Nobody complained that 
is was unfair, or should be put into it's own category.  People who 
hadn't figured out that they needed to do this simply went about their 
contesting with one radio...

Back in 1978 there were no logging programs or rig switchers that 
supported SO2R, so everybody had to build their own SO2R systems which 
became very personalized.  Because of CQ-Contest and publications like 
the NCJ, many of the SO2R non-adopters figured out what they are 
missing.  Now you can buy everything needed to do SO2R over the counter, 
and my feeling is that many people have adopted SO2R.

However, there is a vocal segment of contesters who are unwilling or 
unable to adopt SO2R themselves, and so constantly try to have the 
high-achievers restricted to their level.  While they're certainly free 
to have their opinion, I'm glad that the contest sponsors so far seem to 
see no merit in their arguments.

Dave/K8CC


Mike Tessmer wrote:
> VO1HE asked:
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>> 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?
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 73, Mike K9NW
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