[SCCC] SO2R Box - Suggestions Appreciated

[Tree]

Not sure if this will work for you - but for under $100, it is an option.

SO2R Mini: SO2R Box In Your Palm – NN1C — Blog, Products, and Productions
<https://nn1c.org/so2r/>

Depending on what software you use - it might be seamless to integrate into
your station.

73 Tree N6TR

On Wed, Apr 9, 2025 at 8:00 AM Jacques Behar <jacques.a.behar at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> Jacques, KN6VQ here. As a LP CW contester I have plenty of free time while
> trying to squeeze my way through a pileup or while waiting for S&Pers to
> call me. I've experimented with SO2R, and feel like with the correct setup
> it could help my rate.
>
> My current solution is not ideal. It actually seems counterproductive at
> times. I'm using a Y splitter from my headphones to the two radios, with
> the left-ear cable cut for one radio and the right-ear cable cut for the
> other. Having both radios feeding my headphones at the same time is
> confusing at best, and if I try to juggle AF gain from one radio to the
> other it's unworkable at worst.
>
> It seems like my two options for a new SO2R box are the RigSelect from DXE
> or the micro2R. I'd rather not spend $900 on the RigSelect, so the micro2R
> seems like the better option.
>
> I was hoping to get some suggestions from you much more experienced
> operators on the best next steps. Should I buy new? Wait for an eHam or QRZ
> sale? Any advice, or even an offer of selling an unused SO2R box, would be
> greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks, and hope to cu soon.
>
> 73,
>
> Jacques
> KN6VQ
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