[CQ-Contest] SO2R vs SO1R

[Ed Sawyer]

“Hmm. I do know that 2 towers, filtering, 2 radios and 2 amps is double the
cost... And for most the barrier isn't skill, it's cost.”  N2RJ

 

Why stop there?  1 competitive radio with a competitive tower and antennas
and the land to put it on with a relatively low noise floor can be a BIGGER
cost impediment than adding a second radio and tower to an already
competitive location.

 

To be competitive in this sport, you need a very good to great location that
can support at least a big tower/antennas with a relatively low noise floor
– SO1R/SO2R/SOXR/ Assisited/Unassited/MS/M2/MM it doesn’t matter.  It’s the
cost of entry at the competitive level.  To then say adding SO2R is somehow
the cost barrier is naïve.  

 

Ed  N1UR

 

PS – I literally picked my homesite with competitive radio contesting in
mind.  One, 2, or 3 towers after that was about time and maintenance hassle,
not about money.