[CQ-Contest] SO1R vs.: SO2R

[Michael Adams]

There are umpteen different distinctions that can be made within single operator to reflect the potential capabilities of those variations and personal preferences.

If contest organizers tried to recognize all the possible combinations of those umpteen distinctions, they'd be left adjudicating contests with too many categories, where we are all winners in our own teeny tiny little buckets.

(And, with SO1R vs SO2R, you have the added fairness challenge of figuring out how SO2V or SOSDR fit into the mix).

I respect what CQWW did in defining the classic overlay -- trying to define a contest within a contest that touched on many of the distinctions that were desired with a simple bucket which might not have perfectly pleased everyone.  (Including myself.  I like my skimmer spots, especially if I can get two radios going, but I don't have an iron butt.)

At the end of the day...I don't really care.  I like using scoring to set goals / compete against myself.  Just make it easy to tell what category I should use on my log,  and don't impose pesky rules that get in the way of maximizing my fun.

-- 
Michael Adams | N1EN | mda at n1en.org

-----Original Message-----

The point I was trying to make was that, at least to me, there is a big difference between SO1R and SO2R.  About like Multi-Single and Multi-Two.
So why not 2 classes? 

Randy reminded me that in the CQWW there is the Classic overlay which has a
1 radio limit and a total time limit of 24 hours.  (You can work more than
24 hours but only the first 24 count toward your score).

Ron, KU7Y