[CQ-Contest] SO2R Two Keyboard

[Stephen Bloom]

Hi Ed:

It's a secondary function and testing ground more than anything else.  The
"mission" of the station is continue Rich's legacy of a competitive Multi Op
station in Alaska.  The point of the SO2R station is to give us an option
for contests that aren't as attractive for MultIops (NAQP, SS, and the
like).  I've done some SO2R myself, single keyboard, and I can see
ergonomically how two keyboards could be helpful.  I'm never going to hit
the N6MJ "mutant" rate level, (and since I *always* prefer multi ops in the
big contests, that's fine), but I'm always looking to improve rate, and
always looking for ways to "think less, muscle/nerve memory more" in a
contest.

73
Steve KL7SB


-----Original Message-----
From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Ed
Sawyer
Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2017 12:11 AM
To: sbloom at acsalaska.net; cq-contest at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] SO2R Two Keyboard

Steve, Great news on the KL7RA work.

 

Relative to SO2R set up.  I would ask - whats the purpose?  I think you will
find that it is a very small number of very dedicated and skilled SO2R ops
that use 2 keyboards and screens.  And if the point is to attract visiting
ops, is one of them going to decide not t come because you don't have it set
up that way?  I doubt it if they were serious about coming.  Most would be a
lot more concerned about the radios and antennas than this question.

 

On the other hand, if your set up is too sophisticated, I think you may find
that it could scare less high end SO2R ops away.

 

73

 

Ed  N1UR

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