[NLRS] CQ WW VHF Contest & "spotting"

[Wyatt Dirks]

Self spotting is allowed for digital Eme and meteor scatter.  Eme is for
the big guns but ms can be used by just about any 6m station.

During the slow hours on Sunday morning 6m or even 2m MS is a great way to
make some extra qsos.  On top of that Ms at least to me is fun.  One of my
favorite modes.

Also generally ssb scatter on 6m on 50.145 for those with a little more
antenna and power.  Easily pick up 10 qs there but no assistance for ssb
scatter even though it's harder? Rules are rules.

I'll post to Paul's spreadsheet soon with my plans as rover.

73 Wyatt
Ac0ra

On Jul 7, 2020 10:07 AM, "Jon Platt via NLRS" <nlrs at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

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
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