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Message: 8
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 17:42:09 -0400
From: <aa5au@bellsouth.net>
Subject: [RTTY] SO2R
To: <rtty@contesting.com>
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>> Bill Turner wrote:
>>
>> > Don, AA5AU, has been quoted as saying SO2R has a score advantage of
>> > about 40% or so. Don't you think that is significant? I do.
> And then Don Hill said:
>
"Since my name was brought into this, I'd thought I'd make a comment. I'm not
sure where I came up with this 40% figure but I think Bill is accurate in that
I did a study of my logs before and after going SO2R, but I don't think that
figure is an accurate indication of what can be expected for everyone."
Where as K0RC Chimed in with:
I used the recent NAQP RTTY contest claimed scores to calculate the difference
SO1R vs. SO2R can make. Dave, KT0R, is very effective with his SO2R setup here
in Minnesota. I run SO1R. Dave's score was 41% higher than mine in this
contest. We both devoted the same amount of time. So Don, this is at least one
outside validation regarding your approximation of a 40% advantage of SO2R over
SO1R contesting.
My overall contesting goal is to place "top 10" in my class and enjoy the
process. Below is an excerpt from the current 3830 claimed scores. I am in 12th
position today. I am curious which of these top 20 stations were SO2R. All but
2 stations report operating the full 10-hour limit. W4GKM and N9CK are near the
top of the pileup! I see K4WW and N5ZM identified SO1R, but it would be a
welcome addition if a field was added to the webpage to collect this optional
data (like hours).
Call QSOs Mults hr Score Club/Team
All Single Op LP
KI5XP(@W5WMU) 774 194 10 150,156 SWACC #1
W4GKM 664 185 122,840 TCG Diddles
KT0R 634 193 9.75 122,362 MWA Baudots
N9CK 624 187 8 116,688 SMC Blue
KE9S 629 183 10 115,107
N4ZZ 624 178 10 111,072 TCG Diddles
AD4EB 587 183 10 107,421 TCG Diddles
WK6I 595 176 9.99 104,720 NCCC Rabid Mallards
KT0DX 573 172 10 98,556 Pikes Peak DX Group
K4WW 510 176 10 89,760 SO1R
N4BAA 540 161 10 86,940 PVRC
K0RC 509 170 10 86,530 MWA Baudots
W8BAR(W1TO) 517 166 10 85,822 YCCC
AD6WL 474 174 10 82,476 SWACC #2
N5ZM 478 170 10 81,260 SO1R
K0HW 494 164 10 81,016
K4GMH 508 159 10 80,772 Team PVRC
NP3D(EW1AR) 476 167 10 79,492 YCCC
AA3B 456 170 10 77,520 FRC
NA5Q 462 167 10 77,154
Will I be discouraged by getting pushed out of my personal "Top 10" goal, time
after time? I don't think so. I do know during my radio career my participation
in the hobby has cycled from active to inactive and back again. And these
changes had nothing to do whether there was a contest classification for my
preferred operating style. That said, I would support SO1R and SO-multi-radio
in separate classifications. There is no debate that having a second (or more)
radio available is a signification advantage when all else is equal.
73 de Bob - K0RC
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