[WriteLog] P49X Prefill file & Message SO2R vs SO1R

Wed Jan 7 16:06:10 EST 2015

I disagree here....and Ed we have spoken in the past on this.

I have a small city lot...1 trapped beam,1 homebrew short 160m vert. and a 
very low 80m inv. V and usually score pretty well in the contests and am 
always pushed down in the standings by the SO2R guys.

My question is...How does one win anything if they do not choose to run 
SO2R? 

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 have nothing against SO2R...and may even go that route someday..but as it 
 stands now...the playing field is severely tilted....and the battles for 
the top is ALWAYS buy the single ops running 2 or more rigs. That's just 
fact.

The classic category is a step in the right direction but it should be for 
the duration of the contest and not limited to 24 hrs..

I know I am far from alone in the SO2R/1R thoughts...

Mike W2GR
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In a message dated 1/7/2015 2:53:34 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, ed at w0yk.com 
 writes:
SO2R is no different than big antenna farms vs. modest ones. Or great
locations vs. challenged ones. They all clearly tilt the playing field, 
but
I don't think they "pervert the game".