[VHFcontesting] REMINDER:CQWW VHF Contest and CU2QSO Pioneers

[Warren J. Walsh]

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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