> NO THEY DON'T!!!! While they are in the ACT of doing the
> VAULT, they only can use a SINGLE POLE.
Just like SO2R ... while in the act of making a QSO the
operator is only using a SINGLE TRANSMITTER! Like a Pole
Vaulter may use different poles for different conditions
the SO2R operator may use a different radio for different
conditions.
> Unlock those half-brains.
It's time to accept the fact that single radio or two radios,
single operators are single operators and it's time for the
discrimination and attempts at segregation to stop.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul E. Dorey [mailto:wn6k@wn6k.cts.com]
> Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 7:19 PM
> To: 'Joe Subich, W4TV'; cq-contest@contesting.com
> Cc: 'Tom Haavisto'; 'Lee Buller'; k-zero-hb@earthlink.net;
> 'Dennis Vernacchia'
> Subject: RE: [CQ-Contest] SO2R
>
>
> NO THEY DON'T!!!! While they are in the ACT of doing the
> VAULT, they only
> can use a SINGLE POLE. Unlock those half-brains.
>
> WN6K
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe Subich, W4TV [mailto:w4tv@subich.com]
> Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 16:05
> To: cq-contest@contesting.com
> Cc: 'Tom Haavisto'; 'Lee Buller'; 'Paul E. Dorey';
> k-zero-hb@earthlink.net;
> 'Dennis Vernacchia'
> Subject: RE: [CQ-Contest] SO2R
>
>
> > Aha...but most Pole Vaulters are VO1P (Vaults ONLY w/ 1
> > Pole). Your analogy doesn't quite fit... we all use
> > different types of poles (radios) just that some of us
> > use only ONE.
>
> Not true at all ... go to a professional (or Olympic class)
> track and field meet. You will find that most pole vaulters
> have between 10 and 15 poles of different lengths and stiffness.
> They may use a different pole for each jump depending on wind,
> temperature, height of the bar, etc.
>
> 73,
>
> ... Joe, W4TV
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com
> > [mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of
> Paul E. Dorey
> > Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 6:20 PM
> > To: 'Joe Subich, W4TV'; k-zero-hb@earthlink.net; 'Dennis
> > Vernacchia'; 'Lee Buller'
> > Cc: 'Tom Haavisto'; cq-contest@contesting.com
> > Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] SO2R
> >
> >
> > Aha...but most Pole Vaulters are VO1P (Vaults ONLY w/ 1
> > Pole). Your analogy
> > doesn't quite fit... we all use different types of poles
> > (radios) just that
> > some of us use only ONE.
> >
> > Now I don't care if you guys do SOGazillianR.... it just
> > should not be the
> > same class as someone operating with one radio...go to your
> > own class and
> > then complain because you can't beat a mega station or something.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Joe Subich, W4TV [mailto:w4tv@subich.com]
> > Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 18:41
> > To: k-zero-hb@earthlink.net; 'Paul E. Dorey'; 'Dennis
> > Vernacchia'; 'Lee
> > Buller'
> > Cc: 'Tom Haavisto'; cq-contest@contesting.com
> > Subject: RE: [CQ-Contest] SO2R
> >
> >
> > Since when did you join Dianna Moon Gompers' staff?
> >
> > While calling SO1R the lazy man's contesting may be hyperbolic,
> > the constant attack on those who can and do use SO2R techniques
> > are nothing more than mantra of the Handicapper General.
> >
> > K5TR put it better than I did ... there are a series of things that
> > any competitor can do, including antennas, training and practice.
> > However, when you have done all that adding a second radio can add
> > incrementally to the final score. Think of the selection and use
> > of SO2R in the way a pole-vaulter selects a pole ... too short a
> > pole will limit the vaulter's maximum height but a pole too long
> > for the vaulter's ability (training/practice) will be difficult
> > to control and prevent the vaulter from reaching his/her full
> > potential.
> >
> > With the second radio, a properly trained (practiced) operator
> > can search for incremental multipliers or spot short
> term/unexpected
> > band openings, etc. However, if the operator does not use the
> > second radio properly - or expects it to be a "magic bullet" that
> > can be used without practice, the second radio becomes a
> distraction
> > just like a pole vaulter with a too tall pole.
> >
> > Still, if a serious competitor is not using SO2R or attempting to
> > develop the skill to use SO2R, he is limiting his potential just
> > as surely as if he cannot or will not us an antenna other than a
> > multiband vertical or if a pole vaulter competes with a
> pole shorter
> > than that of his competitors or if a boxer does not do his
> > "road work"
> > on a consistent basis. All of those are "lazy" behaviors
> in failing
> > to do the work necessary to achieve the maximum results.
> >
> > Rather than limit just one aspect of the competition, provide an
> > entry or basic entry class with no advantages ... limit competitors
> > to one transceiver, no packet, no amplifier and antennas no higher
> > than 50 feet (or 30 feet) and antennas limited to no more than .5
> > wavelength of total conductor. Such a category would provide an
> > opportunity for those in antenna restricted areas and those who do
> > not want to (or cannot) enter the "arms race" of ever
> bigger antennas,
> > amplifiers and multiple radios.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: K-ZERO-HB [mailto:k-zero-hb@earthlink.net]
> > > Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 6:01 PM
> > > To: W4TV Joe Subich; Paul E. Dorey; Dennis Vernacchia; Lee Buller
> > > Cc: Tom Haavisto; cq-contest@contesting.com
> > > Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] SO2R
> > >
> > >
> > > What a sanctimonious jerk.
> > >
> > > 72.5, de Hans, K0HB/W7
> > >
> > >
> > > > [Original Message]
> > > > From: Joe Subich, W4TV <w4tv@subich.com>
> > > >
> > > > SO1R is the lazy person's contesting ... it is contesting with
> > > > one hand tied behind one's back, listening with one ear and
> > > > entering with half a mind.
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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