Complete this phrase from a commercial: Plop plop, fizz fizz, oh what a _____ _____ _____. Great memory. It hasn't aired in over 20 years, but you remember it as if it were yesterday. Why? Repetition
Not for nuthin', but when considering this very real issue: Consider two strategies: Pre-event: The Rover Resource Page at: http://www.qsl.net/n9rla In the heat of the battle: The "Rover Radar" syste
Hi Mike, I asked the originator to explain what they meant, but no response yet. Barring that, I agree with you. Frankly...if there is anyone on the list with a dial-up account ... I'd appreciate a p
A number of us have been experimenting with The BEACONet Project's CU2QSO System on 147.585 FM. The experiments have been going e-x-t-r-e-m-e-l-y well, I must say. More on that in a future email. Fir
What don't you understand, specifically? CU2QSO is simplex with no assistance by any third party (unlike PacketCluster, which uses digipeating and Internet backbones). Don't be confused by the use o
Hi Mike, Your question is best answered by visiting the website and following the hyperlink for CU2QSO. An example of how the system works is found there. In a nutshell...CU2QSO breaks no new gound
Hi Warren, Your last communication on the subject included phrases such as, "It feels like..." which are impossible to overcome in a public forum...hence the lack of reply. I have placed CU2QSO in th
Ahh. I knew it would end like this, but I allowed myself to get sucked back in anyway. Shame on me, and my appologies to the list. QRT on this thread. For those who are willing to look beyond the ord
Hi Mike, This is actually addressed on the website, in the setup instructions for the various categories of CU2QSO participation. I've restated the pertinent parts of those setup instructions below:
Hi Zack, Excellent intuition! (I mean that sincerely) In fact, CU2QSO is not the be-all and end-all that some folks are making it. However...it's still quite powerful. Let me explain. The short expla
No Mike. That's not what I said. Maybe restating will help... There are two ways to assure that Rovers don't have two signals on the band at the same time: test to see if the TNC's CSMA circuit will
Ahhh. but how about you twiddle, aim and decode...all the while having a CU2QSO station in the background? Then, when you least expect it, a Rover appears on a hilltop, an icon appears on your map, y
Hi Bill, You made an excellent point. Just because a tool exists, doesn't make it the best for the job. It is simply one tool in the arsenal. Just like your band scope, CU2QSO is only one such tool i
While you may limit yourself to using only your ears, others may not wish to. CU2QSO (as the name implies) engages sight to further enhance one's contesting experience. Please know...it does not repl
Tree has shared with us what he thinks is fun about contests. His connection is "not necessarily the opinion of the management or staff". <smile> A contest is many things to many people including: A
And yet...it is not uncommon for me to reply to a mega-multiop's voice keyer (a voice beacon, as noted above) by using CW (and have heard others do the same). I can't get their attention because I'm
CU2QSO strengthens the competitive aspects of the radio sport. The statement above doesn't apply to it. Having actually used it, I speak from experience. Ev, W2EV
What aspect of CU2QSO would you "control"? This thread must break out of the connection that you keep making with associating CU2QSO with packet spotting. After the ARRL Contest Desk actually took th
If you can say the above, then I can say this... o Simplex SSB CQing is Voice Spotting with "appropriate configuration" o CU2QSO is APRS with "appropriate configuration" If it's "appropriately config