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    Announcing: The 2021 CQ World Wide VHF Contest

    May 01, 2021 6 minutes

    Starts: 1800 UTC Saturday, July 17, 2021

    Ends: 2100 UTC Sunday, July 18, 2021

    IMPORTANT NOTE: Paper logs are no longer accepted, see Section XII

    I. Contest Period

    27 hours for all stations, all categories. Operate any portion of the contest period you wish. (Note: Exception for QRP Hilltopper.)

    II. Objectives

    The objectives of this contest are for amateurs around the world to contact as many amateurs as possible in the contest period, to promote VHF, to allow VHF operators the opportunity to experience the enhanced propagation available at this time of year, and for interested amateurs to collect VHF Maidenhead grid locators for award credits.

    III. Bands

    All amateur radio frequencies on 50 MHz (6 meters) and 144 MHz (2 meters) may be used as authorized by local law and license class. Note exceptions in Rule XI for common repeater frequencies and 146.52 MHz.

    IV. QSO Alerting Assistance

    Definition: The use of any technology or other source that provides callsign or multiplier identification along with frequency

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