[WriteLog] P49X Prefill file & Message SO2R vs SO1R

[Radio K0HB]

SO2R is learned competitive skill.  If Bill has learned more competitive skills than Dick or Sally, then Bill wins.

73, de Hans, K0HB/K7

> On Jan 7, 2015, at 2:53 PM, John Bastin <jebastin at fastmail.fm> wrote:
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>> On 07 Jan 2015, at 16:06, W2GR--- via WriteLog <writelog at contesting.com> wrote:
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>> If 2 ops had the best identical  locations...stacks of  antennas etc...and 
>> 1 op used 1 rig at a time in a contest and the other  2...the op using 2 
>> rigs would ALWAYS beat the 1R op....no question..
>> 
>> I just feel that SO2R should have their own category so we all could play  
>> against our peers...1R against 2R in the same category leaves the 1R ops 
>> always  underneath them...
> 
> I disagree, if SO2R is an advantage, it's because the SO2R operator has worked to develop the additional skills necessary to make it work.
> 
> I played with SO2R a few years ago, and I found out quickly that working it effectively is *hard*. It takes a lot of practice and a lot of work to build the skills to be a winner using SO2R. The guy using SO2R doesn't win automatically, he may win because he's *learned how to make it work.*
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> I don't really have an opinion one way or another whether SO2R is a separate category or not...I'll still run one radio and compete the best I can, which is what I think everyone is doing. But I will say definitely that if I get beat, you will not hear me complaining about how many radios the other op was running.
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> 73,
> 
> John K8AJS
> jebastin at fastmail.fm
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