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Title slide
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About Me• Licensed since 1980
• ARRL Affiliated Club Coordinator since 2014
• Contester
• Have operated portable in the PA QSO Party in most of the last 29 years.
• Usually activate a State Park for OSPOTA
Sometimes I bring a friend
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Centennial QSO Party(2014)
• Commemorated the 100th anniversary of the ARRL
• Ran during the entire year– W1AW/P– W100AW– League members, Staffers, & Field Organization
Members
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Centennial QSO Party(2014)
• Almost 200,000 unique callsigns were located in the logs of W1AW/P
• 3800 People qualified for the W1AW/P WAS
• 36,067 unique callsigns were on the Leader Board
• 16,500 people qualified for the basic QSO Points challenge award at 1000 pts.
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So, What’s Next?
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NationalParksOnTheAir
NPOTAA Year-long On The Air celebration of the National Park Service’s 100th Anniversary
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Goals of NPOTAa) Promote the capabilities of Amateur Radio to the
general public through operations at eligible NPS Administrative Units.
b) Promote the NPS Centennial and the heritage of the National Park System through Amateur Radio
c) Encourage portable Amateur Radio operation from as many of the officially-listed National Park Service administrative units and recognized Affiliated Areas as possible.
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Any Amateur Radio Operator May Participate
You can be a • Chaser
• Activator
• Both!
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NationalParksOnTheAir
NPOTAChasers
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In A Nutshell-cont.
• All bands except 60 Meters– No Cross-band QSOs– No IRLP– No Echolink– No repeaters– No Digipeaters
• Satellite , and ISS QSOs are OK
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In A Nutshell
• Lasts through 12/31/2016 12:59:59• Work as many NPS Units as you can• Upload to LOTW• Track your progress on the Leader Board at
npota.arrl.org• Get a certificate
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So What The Heck Is An NPS Unit?
National Park Service Administrative Unit
npota.arrl.org/nps-units.phpOr
npota.arrl.orgthen follow the links to NPS Units
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So What The Heck Is An NPS Unit?
National Park Service Administrative Unit
If they are not on the list, they do not count for award credit.
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Log ‘Em!
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Leader Board
npota.arrl.org/leader-board.php
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Questions so far?
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NationalParksOnTheAir
NPOTAActivating
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What sites are eligible?
Ohio• Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers (MN18)• Cuyahoga Valley (NP14)• Dayton Aviation Heritage (HP11)• Fallen Timbers Battlefield and Fort Miamis National Historic Site (AA06)• First Ladies (NS16)• Hopewell Culture (HP15)• James A. Garfield (NS39)• North Country National Scenic Trail (TR04)• Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial (NM20)• William Howard Taft (NS78)
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What sites are eligible?
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What sites are eligible?
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North Country Scenic Trail through Stark, Carroll, & Columbiana Counties
---- - Public roads ____ - Trail
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LOTW
• You must be a user of Logbook of the World in order to record activation and chaser QSO’s
• T-QSL must be updated if you are already a LOTW user
• Chaser QSO’s are uploaded like all other QSO’s• Activators upload NPS Unit contacts in groups
and chaser points are awarded if QSO callsign and times match
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Questions?
www.arrl.org/
npota.arrl.org/
www.facebook.com/groups/NPOTA/
http://www.arrl.org/tqsl-download
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