[VHFcontesting] REMINDER:CQWW VHF Contest and CU2QSO Pioneers

[Warren J. Walsh]

At 11:03 AM 7/18/2003 -0400, Ev Tupis (W2EV) wrote:
> > >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.  First though...this
> > >is a note to those folks:  PLEASE CHANGE YOUR CONFIGURATION IF YOU ARE
> > >OPERATING IN THE CQWW-VHF CONTEST TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE SIMPLEX,
> > >UNASSISTED, AND UNASSISTING OF OTHERS!  Failure to do so may subject you
> > >to disqualification...and that would be sad.
> >
> > I still do not see how this is different from using PacketCluster, and
> > therefore making the station ASSISTED mode!
> >
> > Warren - K2BM
>
>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 of Packet.  While CU2QSO happens to
>use packet rather than voice...but there are no mode restrictions noted in VHF
>contest rules.
>
>Ev, W2EV
>http://www.BEACONet.org
>http://www.PropNET.org

I sorry but I don't see it that way.  Other then no digipeating, I have 
still been given information about another station that I have NOT gathered 
on my own.  In this case my assist if from my other radio and COMPUTER, it 
has decoded all the information I need to go and make the contact. Isn't 
this what PacketCluster does?  PacketCluster provides me with information 
to make a contact same as CU2QSO!

73
Warren - K2BM