> >And, I hasten to add, I am NOT a practitioner of "SO2R" and never will
> >be. Who wants to make contest operating a chore? I do contesting
> >because it's fun, not because I pride myself in killing myself to beat
> >the next guy.
>
> Perspective is everything. If I had to use only one radio, I would find
> something else to do because the contest would be too boring. One man's
> drudgery is another man's fun.
>
Amen, brother!
> Since doing SO2R, I hardly ever step on anyone's toes. I can patiently
> listen on the 2nd radio for a frequency while still working people on the
> first. Panic is generally the reason for the too-quick-QRL's. With 2
> radios, I never feel panic to find a frequency.
73,
dale, kg5u
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