[CQ-Contest] SO2R vs SO1R

[Dave Edmonds]

Excellent comments Trent!

Dave AFP

On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 5:12 PM, Trent Sampson <vk4ts at outlook.com> wrote:

> Hi Dave
>
> In answer to your questions
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> 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"
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> If we were entering a Radio participation event that would be different
> and everyone can win a Certificate
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> 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
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> -----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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