[CQ-Contest] SO2R vs SO1R

[Dave Edmonds]

I could not agree more with Kelly's comment about operator skills.

I wasn't active when the major contests created the assisted category. Why
was it added?

(If Al Gore was a ham, he would have probably claimed that he created the
assisted category)

Thanks for the enjoyable discussion.

Dave.AFP
On Thu, Aug 10, 2017 at 8:21 AM Kelly Taylor <ve4xt at mymts.net> wrote:

> I don't support the notion we should create new categories just because
> some folks have developed a skill the rest of us choose not to.
>
> Harrison Bergeron, a short story by Kurt Vonnegut, explores this issue
> very well.
>
> 73, kelly, ve4xt
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Aug 9, 2017, at 23:21, Ria Jairam <rjairam at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > The Flex-6700 and 6600 can do that as well but they are marketed as
> > SO2R in a box.
> >
> > The experience with N1MM+ is virtually identical to using two radios.
> >
> >
> >
> > Ria, N2RJ
> >
> >> On Wed, Aug 9, 2017 at 10:30 PM, John Geiger <af5cc2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> And don't forget with the Yaesu FTDX9000 series you can run full
> >> duplex-transmit on one band while listening on another at the same time.
> >> You would still be single op-1 radio, though, because it is only one
> radio.
> >>
> >> 73 John AF5CC
> >>
> >>> On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 4:12 PM, Trent Sampson <vk4ts at outlook.com>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> 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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Dave Edmonds
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