The purpose of the OSPOTA Yahoo Group is to discuss all things OSPOTA. This would be a great place to ask and answer questions of the each other, discuss NVIS antennas and possible park setups -- and anything else dealing with OSPOTA. The site will also be used post contest to discuss the event, and plan for the next OSPOTA event.

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The purpose of OSPOTA is to promote public awareness of ham radio and Ohio's beautiful state parks system; to contribute to the recognition that Ohio has a very diverse and wonderful ecology; and to promote camaraderie within the ranks of Ohio's Amateur Radio operators.

The objective is to have competing stations, individual or club, operating from as many of Ohio's seventy-three state parks as possible. Note: Non-Ohio stations may work only Ohio stations located in an Ohio State Park; Ohio stations not located in an Ohio State Park may only contact stations operating from an Ohio State Park.

The Contest Period will run from Saturday, September 12, 2009, from 1600 UTC to 2400 UTC.

For Rules, FAQ, Logs, Forms and all official information, please go to the Official OSPOTA web page at:

Please check out the new OSPOTA website at http://parks.portcars.org for more information.