[RTTY] ARRL RTTY

[Hank Lonberg]

David:

 

Very good points but the key was that it was way more fun when
it was advantageous. I operate more for the fun factor and
challenge than for any award.

 

Thanks for response and I will keep your points in mind when I
am operating in the WPX contest next month

 

73

Hank / KR7X

 

From: davidnj at gmail.com [mailto:davidnj at gmail.com] On Behalf
Of David Levine
Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 5:27 PM
To: Hank Lonberg
Cc: rtty at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [RTTY] ARRL RTTY

 

Hank,

If SO2R at times is advantageous, then it's advantageous. Not
making it a different category based on some of the reasons
below is like saying that using a packet spotting network and
being assisted shouldn't be a different category because...

1) I got focused on running rate and didn't look for needed
mults.

2) There were SO1R stations who bested my score and they were
on the west coast or in the southwest let alone be on the east
coast. Nothing beats location and aluminum high in the air for
performance results in a DX contest.

If #1 is true, then turn off the 2nd radio and be a SO1R
operator. If you feel it's not an advantage to using a 2nd
radio then why waste the electricity?

David - K2DSL



On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 7:28 PM, Hank Lonberg
<kr7x1 at verizon.net> wrote:

Jim and others:

<snip>

As far as a separate class for SO2R I don't agree that this is
a valid argument, should there be a WPM limit in CW Mode or
classes for say LT 15 wpm > 40 wpm. The push to level the
playing field will not help the geographic or antenna farm
advantage not to mention propagation. One can, with the proper
radio, do SO2V and almost have the same preceived advantage of
S/P on the second VFO while running the other VFO. In this
case, there is only 1 radio. Let us allow for the innovation
and growth of the technology of the mode and stop wishing for
mechanical RTTY machines to make a come back.

I operated SO2R and admit that at certain times it was
advantageous, and for about the same time, a disadvantage. I
got focused on running rate and didn't look for needed mults.
There were SO1R stations who bested my score and they were on
the west coast or in the southwest let alone be on the east
coast. Nothing beats location and aluminum high in the air for
performance results in a DX contest.

<snip>

Ciao and 73

Hank / KR7X

 

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