[CQ-Contest] New SO2R trick?

[Ken Boasi]

I don’t think the particular incident K3KU pointed out is SO2R (or multi-radio) related. More likely the op hit the button twice by accident, or just felt like sending his call twice. 

When you are operating SO2R, or any type of operation with a lockout (one signal permitted at a time), it behooves you to keep your transmissions on the S&P radio as short and fast as possible, to allow for better flow and less dead time on your run rig. 

Yes, you can operate SO2R on one band, provided you have a way of hearing through your own transmitter and not blowing up the front end. Usually, high performance receive antennas with lots of separation from the TX antenna give best results. 

73, Ken N2ZN 

> On Dec 6, 2018, at 1:22 PM, OZ1BII Henning <mail at oz1bii.dk> wrote:
> 
> @KG5VK It was in the CQWW DX CW - Not the ARRL 160m  ;o)
> 
> @K9MA  No, you are not the only one
> 
> @W3WN  Weird if it should be so in this particular contest but you can
> never tell  ;o)
> 
> -----------------------------------
> * Vy 73 de OZ2I  Henning *
> -----------------------------------
> 
> 
>> Den tor. 6. dec. 2018 kl. 17.49 skrev K9MA <k9ma at sdellington.us>:
>> 
>> Am I the only one who gets just a bit annoyed when an SO2R op wastes my
>> time this way?
>> 
>> 73,
>> Scott K9MA
>> 
>> ----------
>> 
>> Scott Ellington. K9MA
>> 
>> --- via iPhone
>> 
>>> On Dec 5, 2018, at 9:24 AM, Art Boyars <artboyars at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> My "fresh meat" Saturday night operation in ARRL 160M Contest can yield
>>> some nice runs from Big Guns (and mid-Atlantic locals).
>>> 
>>> Last Saturday night 1045Z a Big Gun in northeastern North America
>> answered
>>> my CQ, sending his call twice.  That was unusual.  I wondered if I was
>>> particularly weak at his station (not likely), and maybe he thought I
>> would
>>> need the QSX to get his call.
>>> 
>>> But now I'm wondering: Could he have been creating a couple of extra
>>> seconds on transmit so that he could finish copying something (a call
>>> sign?) on the other radio?
>>> 
>>> Are SO2R op's adding this trick to their skill set?
>>> 
>>> 73, Art K3KU
>>> 
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