[NLRS] CQ WW VHF Contest & "spotting"

[Jon Platt]

Hello NLRS land
Just a reminder that the CQ WW VHF contest has different rules than does the three ARRL VHF contests that we are all perhaps more familiar with.  
For CQWW VHF, all stations are allowed to use QSO Alerting Assistance (i.e. "The use of any technology or other source that provides callsign or multiplier identification along with frequency information about a signal to the operator. This includes, but is not limited to, use of DX Cluster, packet, local or remote callsign and frequency decoding technology (e.g., CW Skimmer or Reverse Beacon Network), or operating arrangements involving other individuals.")  However there is no self-spotting or asking to be spotted allowed.  Most noticeably, the use of non-amateur means to effect a QSO is not allowed. This includes use of the telephone, and website posts providing information beyond that of callsign, frequency, and sequence.  Rovers may use APRS to announce their location.   
Some other "fun" differences between CQWWVHF and ARRL VHF contests are that this is a 6 and 2m (only), they have a QRP operating category, they have a fun Hill-Topper operating category that is for 6 hours only (and QRP), and for rovers they use the "old" rover scoring rules where for each new grid visited, contacts and grid locators count as new thus given some incentive for rovers to .... well ..... rove.
Full rules at https://cqww-vhf.com/
73, JonW0ZQ