[RTTY] SO2R

[Robert Chudek - K0RC]

Comments inline, below.

Message: 8
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 17:42:09 -0400
From: <aa5au at bellsouth.net>
Subject: [RTTY] SO2R
To: <rtty at contesting.com>
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>> Bill Turner wrote:
>> 
>> >  Don, AA5AU, has been quoted as saying SO2R has a score advantage of
>> >  about 40% or so. Don't you think that is significant? I do.

> And then Don Hill said:
> 
"Since my name was brought into this, I'd thought I'd make a comment.  I'm not sure where I came up with this 40% figure but I think Bill is accurate in that I did a study of my logs before and after going SO2R, but I don't think that figure is an accurate indication of what can be expected for everyone."


Where as K0RC Chimed in with:

I used the recent NAQP RTTY contest claimed scores to calculate the difference SO1R vs. SO2R can make. Dave, KT0R, is very effective with his SO2R setup here in Minnesota. I run SO1R. Dave's score was 41% higher than mine in this contest. We both devoted the same amount of time. So Don, this is at least one outside validation regarding your approximation of a 40% advantage of SO2R over SO1R contesting.

My overall contesting goal is to place "top 10" in my class and enjoy the process. Below is an excerpt from the current 3830 claimed scores. I am in 12th position today. I am curious which of these top 20 stations were SO2R. All but 2 stations report operating the full 10-hour limit. W4GKM and N9CK are near the top of the pileup! I see K4WW and N5ZM identified SO1R, but it would be a welcome addition if a field was added to the webpage to collect this optional data (like hours).

Call               QSOs Mults   hr      Score Club/Team
All Single Op LP
KI5XP(@W5WMU)      774   194    10    150,156 SWACC #1
W4GKM              664   185          122,840 TCG Diddles
KT0R               634   193  9.75    122,362 MWA Baudots
N9CK               624   187     8    116,688 SMC Blue
KE9S               629   183    10    115,107 
N4ZZ               624   178    10    111,072 TCG Diddles
AD4EB              587   183    10    107,421 TCG Diddles
WK6I               595   176  9.99    104,720 NCCC Rabid Mallards
KT0DX              573   172    10     98,556 Pikes Peak DX Group
K4WW               510   176    10     89,760 SO1R

N4BAA              540   161    10     86,940 PVRC
K0RC               509   170    10     86,530 MWA Baudots
W8BAR(W1TO)        517   166    10     85,822 YCCC
AD6WL              474   174    10     82,476 SWACC #2
N5ZM               478   170    10     81,260 SO1R
K0HW               494   164    10     81,016 
K4GMH              508   159    10     80,772 Team PVRC
NP3D(EW1AR)        476   167    10     79,492 YCCC
AA3B               456   170    10     77,520 FRC
NA5Q               462   167    10     77,154 

Will I be discouraged by getting pushed out of my personal "Top 10" goal, time after time? I don't think so. I do know during my radio career my participation in the hobby has cycled from active to inactive and back again. And these changes had nothing to do whether there was a contest classification for my preferred operating style. That said, I would support SO1R and SO-multi-radio in separate classifications. There is no debate that having a second (or more) radio available is a signification advantage when all else is equal.

73 de Bob - K0RC