Hi Mike,
"as it stands now...the playing field is severely tilted....and the battles
for the top are ALWAYS buy the single ops running 2 or more rigs. That's
just fact."
The operative phrase is the playing field is severely tilted! Not a healthy
situation and, deep down inside, everyone knows it!
73,
Dick, K2ZR
From: W2GR@aol.com [mailto:W2GR@aol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2015 4:06 PM
To: ed@w0yk.com; WriteLog@CONTESTING.COM
Cc: aa5au@bellsouth.net; k5zd@charter.net; al9a@mtaonline.net; k2zr@arrl.net
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] P49X Prefill file & Message SO2R vs SO1R
I disagree here....and Ed we have spoken in the past on this.
I have a small city lot...1 trapped beam,1 homebrew short 160m vert. and a
very low 80m inv. V and usually score pretty well in the contests and am
always pushed down in the standings by the SO2R guys.
My question is...How does one win anything if they do not choose to run
SO2R?
If 2 ops had the best identical locations...stacks of antennas etc...and 1
op used 1 rig at a time in a contest and the other 2...the op using 2 rigs
would ALWAYS beat the 1R op....no question..
I just feel that SO2R should have their own category so we all could play
against our peers...1R against 2R in the same category leaves the 1R ops
always underneath them...
I have nothing against SO2R...and may even go that route someday..but as it
stands now...the playing field is severely tilted....and the battles for the
top is ALWAYS buy the single ops running 2 or more rigs. That's just fact.
The classic category is a step in the right direction but it should be for
the duration of the contest and not limited to 24 hrs..
I know I am far from alone in the SO2R/1R thoughts...
Mike W2GR
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In a message dated 1/7/2015 2:53:34 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, ed@w0yk.com
writes:
SO2R is no different than big antenna farms vs. modest ones. Or great
locations vs. challenged ones. They all clearly tilt the playing field, but
I don't think they "pervert the game".
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