[RTTY] Cheating

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

 > Nowhere else? Did you forget about separation by power class or number
 > of operators?

Number of operators is multi-operator - not single operator.  SO2R is
not an applicable issue in multi-operator classes.  Beside that when
did operators become "hardware?"

As to power, that's not specifically hardware ... and is one of the few
reasonable and truly measurable differentiation.

By the way Bill, you never did agree to promote a real separation of
operator skill and hardware - you were not willing to give up your
antennas.  Until you're willing to do so, you can do all the name
calling you like but it doesn't change the fact that you are simply
an anti-SO2R bigot.

73,

    ... Joe, W4TV

On 6/14/2010 8:17 PM, Bill, W6WRT wrote:
> On Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:47:00 -0400, "Joe Subich, W4TV"
> <lists at subich.com>  wrote:
>
>> Like you I'm tired of the semi-annual attack on SO2R operators and
>> those who use every alleged instance of cheating as a pretense to
>> attack SO2R.
>
> Say what? This is the first time I have ever seen SO2R linked with
> cheating. Personally, I don't think the link is valid, but please Joe,
> don't bring spurious statements into the discussion.
>
>
>> Nowhere else in amateur
>> radio do we separate operators by skill levels, antenna size,
>> transceiver sensitivity, number of receivers, or any number
>> of other parameters.
>
> Nowhere else? Did you forget about separation by power class or number
> of operators? And of course, BARTG has separate classes for skill
> levels based on past scores. Joe, if you ever actually operated RTTY
> contests you would know this already. Check your logs folks - how many
> W4TV contest QSOs do you find? Mine has zero in 17 years of RTTY
> contesting. Let's keep the discussion limited to folks who actually
> OPERATE RTTY contests and ignore those who only sell commercial
> products designed to enhance SO2R. Joe, why not tell the folks what
> products you are the distributor for?
>
> According to the poll taken by AA5AU a year or so ago, by a ratio of
> about two to one, those voting would prefer separate classes for one
> radio and two radio ops. The issue among contesters themselves  has
> already been decided, now it's up to the contest sponsors to take
> action.
>
> 73, Bill W6WRT
>
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