W6WRT Write:
> A large percentage of HF operators who have been in it more than a
> year or two have three element tribanders, wires for the lower
> frequencies and just one radio. I think that's a good place to begin.
If you are going to create a limited class, make it the lowest common
denominator so that everyone has an equal chance. Otherwise you are
picking winners and losers ...
I would suggest that many HF operators who are not in the "elite"
SO2R class also have second receivers, receive antennas, and second
antennas - whether they are a trap vertical or a low tribander - in
addition to their "main" antenna. Antenna heights vary all over the
map from as low as 25' (the "roof tower" on a ranch style home) to
80 or 90 feet. Tell a new contester with the 25' high C3 that he is
not disadvantaged compared to the guy with a stack of three element
monoband antennas at 70/80/90' (after all, both fit your "limited"
class).
You may not like the guys who can effectively handle SO2R but it
is still, at its most basic, a single operator station (one person
performs all operation).
73,
... Joe, W4TV
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