[RTTY] Be Careful What You Ask For ...

[Bill Turner]

On Mon, 24 Jul 2006 00:50:31 -0400, you wrote:

>Multiple operator categories are fundamentally different than 
>single operator contesting ... there are more operators and more 
>transmitters all operating simultaneously. 

Not necessarily. Some contests have a multi-op single TX category.



>However, there is no fundamental difference between SO1R and SOmR. 
>In both cases all operations is conducted by one person with no 
>outside assistance and only one signal is transmitted at a time.

Not so. There is a HUGE difference in listening time between one radio
and two. The two radio guy can be looking for new stations and mults
during the entire contest period, whereas the one radio guy can only
to that when not transmitting. This is a major difference, and is the
main reason people will go to the extra cost and trouble.


>Some of the new high end transceivers will make the SO1R vs. SOmR 
>debate moot.  When one radio contains two fully independent, high 
>performance receivers and the ability to instantly transmit on 
>either frequency, no objective definition will be able to say that 
>is *not* a SO1R station.

Don't confuse the number of radios with the number of boxes. 

Bill, W6WRT