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

[Carter, K8VT]

Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
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>> 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 ?? %). 
>>     
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> That same top contester also says he started doing SO2R to overcome 
> antenna disadvantages.  
Which is a roundabout way of admitting that there *IS* an advantage for 
SO2R.
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>> 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?????
>>     
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> Why keep cutting entry classes into smaller and smaller pools? 
Well, the academic (if not practical) answer to that question is that 
technology keeps changing.
>  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? 
>   
Because as you say, it would be foolish and it would be extreme.

However, most of us seem to agree that there is an advantage to:

-single vs. multiple ops

-high power vs. low power

-SO1R vs. SO2R

...and  we seem to want to have separate categories for *some* of these 
advantages and yet turn a blind eye towards other advantages. Which 
brings us back to...

>> BTW, as an alternative, I still think Bill's idea of  "Basic" + 
>> Unlimited classes is a great idea.
>>     
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> Sure, if you want "basic" and "unlimited" classes, make the basic 
> class truly basic ...   
So, it looks like we ultimately agree!  :-)

By having just these two classes, we make the problem of smaller and 
smaller entry pools go away, we give the little guy a chance to compete 
on a (more or less) equal footing with other little pistols and we may 
even induce more people to get into (or return to) contesting!

73,
Carter K8VT