[VHFcontesting] REMINDER:CQWW VHF Contest and CU2QSO Pioneers

[Spederson]

All,

I believe the explanation we are all searching for is as follows:

When a Single-Op station uses a "Spotting Net" of ANY sort - be it Packet,
2m repeater, Instant Messenger, there is ALWAYS a third-party involved in
locating and spotting the station in question. In other words, another HUMAN
announces that Station X is on ABC frequency, and Station Y reads this
information, collected by a THIRD party, and Station Y works Station X.
This is why it is considered an "Assisted" category.

In CU2QSO, the only stations involved are Station X and Station Y.  No
digipeaters, and no other operators or stations are used to collect this
information.  It is a direct digital QSO between the two stations.  This is
why the ARRL has blessed this mode of communication for use in ARRL
contests.

I hope this clears up any confusion.