Canadian National Parks on the Air Event Set to Start on 1st January 2019

The Canadian National Parks on the Air event (CNPOTA) will get under way on 1st January 2019, and continue until year’s end. A volunteer group of a half-dozen hams in Nova Scotia, working with a zero budget, came up with the notion of attempting to replicate the success of the National Parks on the Air (NPOTA) event in 2016, first created to mark the centennial of the National Park Service.

Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) has announced its support for CNPOTA, in cooperation with Parks Canada. All radio amateurs are invited to activate any of Park Canada’s 48 national parks and 171 national historic sites, while “chasers” attempt to land a contact.

Activity for activators and chasers will be tracked on a dedicated website and a real-time leader board, and operators may compete for online awards and certificates. For updates on the program’s progress, visit the CNPOTA website.

Canadian National Parks on the Air Event - https://cnpota.ca/

Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) - https://wp.rac.ca/

Santa's Radio Club Special Event - OH9S

Santa's Radio Club will be active 1st - 8th December 2018, from the Arctic Circle as Special Event Callsign OH9S.

Activity will be mainly on 80-6 metres using all modes; also including the popular FT8 Digital mode.

QSL via ClubLog's OQRS (Preferred) or LoTW. QSOs will automatically be QSLed via the Bureau.

More Information - https://oh9s.fi

The SARL Newbie Party

The Newbie Party is a fun activity to encourage all new radio amateurs to become active and takes place from 08:00 to 20:00 UTC on Saturday 24 November 2018.

It is a phone only contest on 20, 40 and 80 meters.

The exchange and scoring depend on the length of you being an amateur. Log sheets in MS Excel format must be submitted by 10 December 2018 by e-mail to ZS3VdK@webmail.co.za.

South African Radio League - http://www.sarl.org.za/Default.asp