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

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

> What *is* the point is that,  by the admission of a top 
> contester, there is a clear advantage of SO2R (even though 
> we may debate whether it is 25% or 40% or ?? %). 

That same top contester also says he started doing SO2R to overcome 
antenna disadvantages.  Are you saying there isn't a 25%, 50% or 
more difference between the flagpole/endfed wire and stacked 
tribander antenna farms?   

> Therefore, many of us are contending that there should be an SO1R 
> *and* an SO2R category. This is no different than having an LP/HP 
> class, a concept no one apparently has any trouble understanding. 
> Why is it so difficult to grasp the SO (1-2) R concept?????

Why keep cutting entry classes into smaller and smaller pools?  If 
this is taken to it's most foolish extreme there would be as many 
classes as entrants ... why not simply print your own certificate? 

> BTW, as an alternative, I still think Bill's idea of  "Basic" + 
> Unlimited classes is a great idea.

Sure, if you want "basic" and "unlimited" classes, make the basic 
class truly basic ... that's where the "handicap" is most needed. 
Anyone - even someone with a big gun station can throw up an end-
fed longwire and compete in the "basic" class if they want to. 

73, 

   ... Joe, W4TV