1. Title slide

2. About Me

3. www.arrl-ohio.org

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7. Centennial QSO Party (2014)

8. And Then It Ended

9. The Masterminds Sean, KX9X Norm, W3IZ

11. NPS Unit is a National Park Service Administrative Unit Look up at npota.arrl.org NPU lists, Rules & lots of good info are at arrl.org/npota

12. Access Restrictions Eugene O'Neil National Historic Site (NS15) John Muir National Historic Site (NS42) Rosie the Riveter National Historical Park (HP37) Port Chicago Weir Farm (NS76) Others Depend on US!

15. npota.arrl.org

18. Questions so far?

19. National Parks On The Air NPOTA Activating

20. Logging

21. N1MM+

23. LOTW

24. Questions? www.arrl.org/ npota.arrl.org/ www.facebook.com/groups/NPOTA/ http://www.arrl.org/tqsl-download

28. What sites are eligible?

31. Which OH 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)

32. AND The North Country Scenic Trail

33. Goals of NPOTA a)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.

34. 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.

35. National Parks On The Air NPOTA Chasers

36. Centennial QSO Party wrap-up NPOTA Chasing NPOTA Activating

37. National Parks On The Air NPOTA What is it?

38. Any Amateur Radio Operator May Participate You can be a Chaser Activator Both!

39. National Parks On The Air NPOTA

40. 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

42. 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

43. Announcing the "Ohio NVIS Antenna Day" April 23, 2016 10 AM till ?

44. ARRL Field Day packets are available for download

45. 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.

46. What sites are eligible?

47. National Parks On The Air NPOTA Chasers

48. Leader Board npota.arrl.org/leader-board.php

50. North Country Scenic Trail through Stark, Carroll, & Columbiana Counties ---- - Public roads ____ - Trail