[RTTY] CQ-Contest SO2R

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

> AA5AU has also commented that with SO2R, his score improved about 40%
> above his SO1R score. 

And this proves what?  If an operator improves his CW technique by 
learning to copy at 30 WPM instead of 8 WPM, his score will go up 
by 40% (or more).  

You are trying to create separate entry classes based on nothing more 
than operating technique (call it skill).  That's not the way it has 
ever been done in radio sport. 




> -----Original Message-----
> From: rtty-bounces at contesting.com 
> [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bill Turner
> Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2007 11:18 AM
> To: rtty at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] CQ-Contest SO2R
> 
> 
> ORIGINAL MESSAGE:
> 
> On Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:47:12 -0400, "Joe Subich, W4TV"
> <w4tv at subich.com> wrote:
> 
> > AA5AU has commented more than once 
> >that since he could not possibly have a big antenna farm, he adopted 
> >SO2R to allow him to compete against the guys with big antennas 
> >(he does might well
> 
> ------------ REPLY FOLLOWS ------------
> 
> AA5AU has also commented that with SO2R, his score improved about 40%
> above his SO1R score. That is a comparable advantage to HP vs LP, and
> like HP vs LP, deserves its own category. 
> 
> The playing field can not be made perfectly level, but we should try
> any reasonable means to make it so. NOT doing so reduces competition
> and ultimately will cause contesters to give it up and go somewhere
> else to have fun.
> 
> Bill W6WRT
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