[WriteLog] P49X Prefill file & Message SO2R vs SO1R

[Radio K0HB]

If we carry that to it's (seeming) logical extreme then we must apply it to all skill sets....


For example....  "My CW skill is 15WPM.  It is unfair for me to compete in the same category as those  those who have practiced and developed a 30WPM skill."




Level the playing field.  Demand equality!  Learn from the fate of Harrison Bergeron!  See details at http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/harrison.html




73, de Hans, K0HB/K7

On Wed, Jan 7, 2015 at 5:53 PM, Joseph Wilkowski <k8fc at k8fc.com> wrote:

> That corollary, "If Bill has learned more competitive skills than Dick or
> Sally" leads to ..you should compete with your learned SO2R  peers..   Then,
> and only then, "Bill" can be proud of his accomplishment !
>  
>  
> -----Original Message-----
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> K0HB
> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2015 6:34 PM
> To: John Bastin
> Cc: k2zr at arrl.net; Randy Thompson, K5ZD; WriteLog at CONTESTING.COM; Don Hill
> AA5AU; ed at w0yk.com; Gary AL9A
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] P49X Prefill file & Message SO2R vs SO1R
>  
> 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 < <mailto:jebastin at fastmail.fm>
> jebastin at fastmail.fm> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>> On 07 Jan 2015, at 16:06, W2GR--- via WriteLog <
> <mailto:writelog at contesting.com> writelog at contesting.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 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.*
>> 
>> 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.
>> 
>> 73,
>> 
>> John K8AJS
>>  <mailto:jebastin at fastmail.fm> jebastin at fastmail.fm
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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