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>In this case you have gathered the information on your own with no outside
>help. The other station is basically sending CQ in digital mode, You have
>picked up that CQ via your own radio and your computer has marked the
>position of the calling station on a map. There is no intervening
>assistance anywhere or anyhow. Once you pick up that other station and
>acknowledge the signal/information, it in itself is a valid contact
>according to the League officials. The only thing CU2QSO has in common
>with Packet Cluster is the mode of transmission - A Packet of digital
>information. Other than that, there is nothing in common.
I respectfully disagree. My COMPUTER has gathered the information, I
personally did not. Other then setting up the computer, TNC and radio I did
nothing ACTIVELY to gather this information. I could be out getting a cup
of coffee, and this information would be waiting for me just like being
attached to the Cluster.
>Here, you have your own equipment talking directly to the other stations
>equipment. It doesn't matter if the digital format is PSK31, FSK441, JT44
>or Packet. It is direct two way communication which is acceptable.
Yes, I agree DIRECT TWO-WAY communication is fine. PASSIVE receive is like
having another operator tuning the band for mults!
>PacketCluster will repeat your information thus re-broadcasting it,
>routing it to other Packet Nodes which may in turn re-broadcast it to
>other Packet Nodes until the information reaches the final destination.
>Packet Cluster has the ability to route a message where CU2QSO does not.
>PacketCluster will also handle the message traffic automatically where
>CU2QSO is a manual operation and you must personally answer the CQ call.
I am not disputing the actual QSO aspect of this, just the ASSISTANCE
aspect. The COMPUTER becomes the other operator in the shack tuning for
mults on another radio like a multi-op station.
>It is no different than my calling CQ via FSK441 (the WSJT Meteor Scatter
>mode) and having someone answer my CQ back. I may even try it in Sept.
Again, I disagree. You must interact with the station to send CQ and make
the QSO!
73
Warren - K2BM
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