[RTTY] CQ-Contest SO2R

John Fleming john at wa9als.com
Sat Sep 15 12:34:26 EDT 2007


> To me, it's like high power vs low power: You can choose either one,
> have a good time and compete against those similarly equipped. IMO,
> SO2R gives a similar advantage and therefore should be classed
> similarly.
>
> Bill W6WRT

Everyone seems to avoid directly answering the question, "Then what about 
antennas etc?"  Any knowledgeable ham would have to admit that antennas are 
more important than power, yet we have a power category and not an antenna 
category.  (That's probably because rules are more easily made for power 
than for antennas.)

Every time someone figures out an honest way to gain an advantage, you just 
can't strap them into their own category.  If you could do that, there would 
be no more "sport of contesting".

If you don't like the rules, then complain to the contest sponsors.  The 
sour grapes here only serves to drive out potential new contesters, and 
heaven help us, new/younger people who join the reflector.  The real sport 
should be RTTY operating - not who can argue/complain the best.

73 - John, WA9ALS



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