[RTTY] Not to beat the SO2R horse...

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

If you want to limit two radios are you going to prohibit the FT-1000D, 
FT-9000, IC-7800, Orion, etc. that allows using the second receiver to 
search for multipliers on a different band?  What about a second receiver? 

Monoband antennas on multiple towers are a significant advantage over the 
tribander at 50' class ... do you propose to outlaw big antennas?  

Get real ... there are all levels of operator skill and all levels of 
available hardware.  The top operators will do what they need to do in 
order to improve both their own operating skills as well as their 
hardware.  CQ has tried the "tribander-wires" category many times but 
the "single operator" category is still far more popular and attracts 
many stations that would otherwise be able to enter the "tribander-wires" 
category.  There is a message there ... 

73, 

   ... Joe, W4TV 
 


> -----Original Message-----
> From: rtty-bounces at contesting.com 
> [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Carter, K8VT
> Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 8:33 AM
> To: rtty at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] Not to beat the SO2R horse...
> 
> 
> Robert Jonsson wrote:
> 
> >  12 or 24th.  1st or last! Does it matter.
> 
> Well, now that you ask, yes, it does matter. Although the rules will 
> never be perfect or please everyone, it would be nice to at least 
> attempt to make the playing field a little more level. 
> Treating SO1R and 
> SO2R the same seems to violate many people's sense of fair play.
> 
> A couple of possible solutions might be:
> 
> 1) Bill Turner's (W6WRT) great idea...
> 
> >  1. Limited class: One radio, no spotting, moderate 
> antennas, i.e. the
> >  Old Way.
> 
> >  2. Unlimited class: Anything legal goes.
> 
> >  Those classes define hardware only. Within them you could 
> have single
> >  or multi op and high or low power.
> 
> >  Too logical though, it will never fly
> 
> 2) Separate SO2R category. (also too simple and too logical, 
> but really 
> now, would it be *that* hard to implement?)
> 
> 73,
> Carter K8VT
> 
> 
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