[RTTY] Recommendations for First SO2R Setup

[Don Hill AA5AU]

Check out:

http://www.rttycontesting.com/so2r.htm

I'd go with a pair of PRO III's.  I had a pair once on loan from Icom and it was awesome setup SO2R RTTY.  Unfortunately I couldn't
afford to buy both so settled on one.

Don't limit one radio to run and one to S&P.  There's no reason you can't run and S&P on either radio.  Alternating CQ's on two
radios at the start of a contest is the way to go and a lot of fun.  S&P on both radios at the same time is difficult.  Most of my
time is running one radio and S&P on the other but if you can get rate on both radios running, that's the icing on the cake.

73, Don AA5AU
http://www.aa5au.com
http://www.rttycontesting.com 

-----Original Message-----
From: rtty-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of BOB CONROY
Sent: Friday, November 02, 2007 6:53 PM
To: rtty at contesting.com
Subject: [RTTY] Recommendations for First SO2R Setup

It is with great trepidation that I am asking for recommendations as to the best way of setting up a station for my first foray into
the world of SO2R RTTY contesting.   In doing so, I  don't want to touch off another round of  battling over the  merits, virtues,
pitfalls and, yes, morality of SO2R RTTY operations.  All I want to do is see what SO2R RTTY contesting is all about and see if it
is for me.

I have an ICOM 756 Pro III I'd like to use for running and I'm stuck on which rig to purchase as the second radio to use for
pouncing.  Do I get another ICOM 756 Pro III or do I get a Ten Tec Omni VII or a Elecraft K3?  Or to complicate matters further,
should I use the ICOM 756 Pro III for pouncing and save up a bit more, and get an ICOM 7700 or Ten Tec Orion II to run with?  

I'd also appreciate your recommendations as to which contesting hardware I should use to harness the two radios together into an
efficient but not too complicated SO2R team?

Your recommendations, thoughts and comments will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.  73.

Bob
KB2VMG



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