2016 ARRL National Parks on the Air

ARRL Rules
As much as we would like to fill your log remember for each activation NPOTA Activator’s Guide state "Remember that the NPOTA awards do not keep track of QSOs by band or mode. Only one verified QSO is needed on any band or mode to get credit for that NPS unit." We have noticed the pile ups are large already attempting to work a NPS stations for the 1st time. Be considerate and work us only 1 time so others can get us in their log.

Thank you to all stations for working MFDXA NPOTA operators. We have finished the Florida NPOTA stations on 30 Nov 2016. All logs have been uploaded to LoTW.

Mid Florida DX Association will activate all 11 National Park, National Memorial, National Monument, National Park, National Preserve, National Seashore in Florida during 2016. We look forward to this fun event and look forward to many QSO's.

Plans are to operate at a minimum on 20 meters from each location. Depending on number of members present several stations can be on the air.

Our major activation is from Dry Tortugas. Look for 4 operators working 40M-6M depending on conditions and time of day.

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Name	Type	ARRL Code	Sensitivity	Date	Start UTC	End UTC	QSO's made
Big Cypress	National Preserve	PV03		16 Aug 2016 20 Dec 2016	1330 1700	1600 1900	59 160
Biscayne	National Park	NP05		17 Aug 2016	1300	1700	62
Canaveral	National Seashore	SS02		26 March 2016	1230	2300	64
Castillo de San Marcos	National Monument	MN14		30 Nov 2016	1800	1930	66
De Soto	National Memorial	NM05	*	1 Jan 2016	1400	2100	303 / Pix
				1 July 2016			47
Dry Tortugas	National Park	NP17		29-31 Jan 2016	15:00 2016-01-29	20:00 2016-01-31	1474
Everglades	National Park	NP18		16 Aug 2016 20 Dec 2016	2000 1300	2300 1500	111    0
Fort Caroline Timucuan Ecological and Historic	National Memorial National Preserve	NM08/PV16	*	30 Nov 2016	1500	1700	40
Fort Matanzas	National Monument	MN30		30 Nov 2016	2000	2100	35
Gulf Islands	National Seashore	SS08		3 May 2016			48
Wekiva National Wild and Scenic River	National Wild and Scenic River	WR37		13 July 2016			121

National Parks outside of Florida activated

Name	Type	ARRL Code	Sensitivity	Date	Start UTC	End UTC	QSO's made	State
Capulin Volcano	National Monument	MN12		6 May 2016			17	NM
Scotts Bluff	National Monument	MN66, TR07, TR08, TR14, TR15		12 May 2016			69	NE
Great Smoky Mountains	National Park	NP26		25 Sept 2016	1330	1500	17	NC
Manhattan Project	National Historical Park	HP50	**	25 Sept 2016	1830	2100	46	TN
Chattahoochee River	National Recreation Area	RC04		26 Sept 2016	1800	2000	49	GA
Kennesaw Mountain	National Battlefield Park	BP01		27 Sept 2016	1330	1500	37	GA

Members will be traveling around the USA during 2016. Time permitting, they will activate other National Park Service locations. Check back to this page for updates.
QSLing methods
All QSO's will be uploaded as soon as practicable after each operation to Logbook of the World.

QSLing Request a QSL as follows:

Stateside - SASE and 1 GS
International - SASE and 1 IRC or 2 GS

QSL's sent without a SASE or as a postcard or computer log generated email QSL WILL NOT BE ANSWERED OR ACKNOWLEDGED!

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TAMPA FL 33694-1471

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MFDXA National Parks on the Air team

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