You are severely misrepresenting Fred K3ZO's opinion on SO2R. In fact, I
think Fred recently started playing around with a second radio himself.
He's not opposed to 2 radio....he just doesnt like to do it himself.
You wont hear him crying about it, that's for sure.
Ty K3MM
----- Original Message -----
From: "WA9ALS - John" <wa9als@starband.net>
To: <w7ti@dslextreme.com>; <rtty@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 3:41 PM
Subject: Re: [RTTY] SO2R (again) and the chicken (again)
>
> > For instance, look at K3ZO - one of the best contesters you'll ever see.
> > Fred is adamantly opposed to 2R operating and often comes in among the
> > top ten, but I don't recall seeing a #1 finish in years. Fred only does
> > CW/SSB, but the principle holds.
> >
> > I never said one CAN'T win with 1R, just that 2R has a serious
> > advantage. And that is why the 2R guys do it, of course. :-)
>
> I agree. And that's why guys improve their capability with better
antennas
> too, yet noone is asking that yagi/tower owners be segregated into their
own
> category. Heck, SO2R is a cheaper proposition than acquiring space and
> hardware for towers and yagis. My problem with this subject is just where
> to draw lines. I don't even know exactly what makes for "more radios" -
> Certainly the guys that have more than one VFO or additional
listening-only
> radios have an advantage too.
>
> I know what you mean - You're talking about guys that are actively using 2
> transceivers - I'm just noting that specing out that new category is
fraught
> with challenges. 73 - John, WA9ALS
>
> P.S. Anyone know why the chicken crossed the road?
>
>
>
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