[RTTY] Not to beat the ANTENNA OVERKILL horse...

[JOHN DOBSON]

uuuuhhhhhhhhhhh, it is a hobby, is it not??
I complete with me, and trust me, that is more than enough.
not a perfect world or playing field, never will be, nor was it ever
intended.  dx and contesting is
just a view point from one on the short end of a very slippery stick,
it is a hobby, enjoy
all the best
73 john w8wej
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Moore" <wx4tm at tm-moore.com>
To: "RTTY" <RTTY at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 21:06
Subject: Re: [RTTY] Not to beat the ANTENNA OVERKILL horse...


>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Barry" <w2up at mindspring.com>
> To: "Dick Stein" <k2zr at arrl.net>
> Cc: <rtty at contesting.com>; "Jerry Flanders" <jeflanders at comcast.net>
> Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 1:05 PM
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] Not to beat the ANTENNA OVERKILL horse...
>
>
> >
> > For all you SO1R whiners, it's not the second radio or the big antennas
> > that makes you lose, it's the operator.  If K3MM, KI5XP or AA5AU (please
> > don't be insulted if you're a big gun and I left you out, hi) ran 1
> > radio with tribander, or perhaps even dipoles, he would still beat you.
> >
> > And last, grow up.  You should know by now life isn't always fair.
> >
> > 73,
> > Barry W2UP
>
> I have yet to see comments from anyone here proposing separate classes
that
> seemed to be whining. To the contrary, its those who oppose the issue that
> seem to be doing the name calling, and personally putting-down
> of the others.
>
> All Barry really said is that the top SO2R ops could still beat everyone
> else doing SO1R. SO WHAT. They're the best. Sure they would.  No one has
> ever suggested that they could or should be able to beat them. But Barry's
> comments were clearly received here with intent to be demeaning and
> insulting. He's clearly missing the point.
>
> Because many of us SO1R ops can't afford to own 'competitive' SO2R
stations,
> he seems to automatically classify us as 2nd rate whining ops simply
because
> we've stated our desire to compete amongst ourselves. Again, I think he's
> clearly missing the point.
>
> Why shouldn't the best of SO1R ops be recognized for their accomplishment?
> KI5XP and AA5AU have often said there's no way they could obtain the
scores
> they do using just one radio.
>
> I'm very fortunate that I have two plaques on my wall. One says that I was
> in the CQ/RJWW RTTY WPX contest and that I was the 2003 USA Winner Single
> Operator All Band Low Power. The other says that I was in the CQWW RTTY
> contest and that I was 2003 NA Winner Single Operator, All band Low Power.
I
> did this operating SO1R.
>
> But it was pure luck because all the SO2R ops went High Power in both of
> those contest Categories. So, in these two contests, I was rewarded for my
> SO1R efforts. And that's the point we're trying to make. SO1R ops should
be
> recognized for the best of their lot.
>
> We're not, as Barry suggests, "whining", because we can't compete with or
> beat SO2R ops. That's never been said or suggested. We're "whining"
because
> we're being bad mouthed for simply stating our desire to compete amongst
> each other; those who represent the majority of all ops who participate in
> contests. SO2R would clearly still be big winners and recognized as the
> absolute best.
>
> I've yet seen a reasonable reason why there should not be two distinct
> classes. All I've seen is rhetoric, name calling, condemnation and
diversion
> from some of the top operators in our sport. Sure makes one wonder, huh?
>
> I just can't figure out why these people seem to feel so threatened or
> insulted; or what they seem to think they have to lose. This just should
not
> be a big deal.
>
> Tom WX4TM
>
>
>
>
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