[CQ-Contest] SO2R vs SO1R

[Trent Sampson]

Hi Dave 

In answer to your questions 

Is a category for number of receivers needed in the world of contesting?

No - the name of the event is Contest - 
"an event in which people compete for supremacy in a sport or other activity, or in a quality.
"a tennis contest" synonyms:	competition, match, tournament, game, meet"

If we were entering a Radio participation event that would be different and everyone can win a Certificate

How are SO1R ops doing in other contests competing against SO2Rs?
SO2R is dependent on the contest , for a contest rich in activity and multipliers eg the CQWPX the advantage is less although it does help to be able to sample activity on another band

Does not having a "number of receivers" category discourage SO1Rs from competing?
These days - well, since the FT1000D there are plenty of contest ready radios that have dual band capability built in and with SDR receivers becoming so cheap there is little holding a station back
At 100 watts the bar to entry to SO2R is very low - split antenna, a second radio and some coax stubs, a controller (some can be done in software) and away you go.

Are there any contests that have such a category?
Not that I am aware and to be honest , I feel, we have to many categories as it stands. 

Regards 


Trent 
VK4TS 
Po Box 275 Mooloolaba QLD 4557 







-----Original Message-----
From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Dave Edmonds
Sent: Wednesday, 9 August 2017 12:43 AM
To: cq-contest at contesting.com
Subject: [CQ-Contest] SO2R vs SO1R

The top 25 players (according to 3830scores.com) in the NAQP CW contest were running SO2R. Congrats to N9NB a SO1R op who broke the chain of SO2R scores.. The concern I saw was that there were no SO1R stations anywhere near the top scores in the NAQP LP category. There was a very wide score margin between the two types of operation too...

Is a category for number of receivers needed in the world of contesting?

How are SO1R ops doing in other contests competing against SO2Rs?

Does not having a "number of receivers" category discourage SO1Rs from competing?

Are there any contests that have such a category?

Thoughts?

73s Dave WN4AFP
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