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Who's Going to be On !
Last updated: 2023 Apr 15
Here's
the latest list as to who's planning to be on from where during this
year's Ontario QSO Party. It has been developed from past years' participation or submissions from the online page.
Help us keep this list up-to-date:
Post your
operating plan on: Operating Plan Submission Page
OR OQP e-mail reflector
OR CCO e-mail reflector
OR email
direct to oqp@va3cco.com
You can join the Ontario QSO Party e-mail discussion
list by navigating to the OQP Groups.io and click Join.
Further
below, you'll find some Tips
To Increase Your Score!
2023 Operation Chart
OQP Bonus Stations in RED
| Multiplier |
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Who to Look For ! |
| Mobiles/Rovers: |
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| VA2VT/R |
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Sat SDG/PRU & SDG/OTT/LGR
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| VA3OGG/R |
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MAN, ALG (Possibly SUD)
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U.S. |
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Look for MI QP on Sat. |
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N8II, KI6RRN, AI6O, KV2X |
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KA6BIM, K5KG, W3LL, NV0I
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| DX |
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OM2VL |
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CANADA |
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Look for QC operators on Sun. |
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VA6RCN, VA7BEC, VE9ML, VE5MX, VA4JP, K0MKL/VE4, VE2KLW (40m only) |
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Algoma District |
ALG |
VA3OGG/R, VE3ZDR |
| Brant County |
BRA |
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City of Brantford |
BFD |
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| Bruce County |
BRU |
VE3IHR |
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City of Chatham-Kent |
CHK |
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| Cochrane District |
COC |
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| Dufferin County |
DUF |
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| Durham Region |
DUR |
VE3CRU |
| Elgin County |
ELG |
VE3ODX(VE3MGY), VE3GAM (Sun POTA) |
| Essex County |
ESX |
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| Frontenac County |
FRO |
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| Grey County |
GRY |
VE3OSR, VE3FP |
| City of Haldimand |
HAL |
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| Haliburton County |
HLB |
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| Halton Region |
HTN |
VE3CJ, VE3KZ, VE3HLS, VE3SMA, VE3RZ |
| City of Hamilton |
HAM |
VE3IMU, VE3DC, VE3LRL |
| Hastings County |
HAS |
VA3NGE |
| Huron County |
HUR |
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City of Kawartha Lakes |
KAW |
VA3TPS |
| Kenora District |
KEN |
VE3JJX (CW) |
| Lambton County |
LAM |
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| Lanark County |
LAN |
VA3RAC(VE3VY) |
| Leeds and Grenville County |
LGR |
VA3CCO(VE3VN) |
| Lennox and Addington County |
LXA |
VE3PJ |
| Manitoulin District |
MAN |
VA3OGG/R |
| Middlesex County |
MSX |
VE3LON(also POTA), VE3UZ, VE3GYL |
| Muskoka District |
MUS |
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| Niagara Region |
NIA |
VE3EJ |
| Nipissing District |
NIP |
VE3LPO, VE3CCX |
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City of Norfolk |
NFK |
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| Northumberland County |
NOR |
VE3WRL |
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City of Ottawa |
OTT |
VA2VT/R VE3CCO(VE3TM) |
| Oxford County |
OXF |
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| Parry Sound District |
PSD |
VA3PC
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| Peel Region |
PEL |
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| Perth County |
PER |
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| Peterborough County |
PET |
VE3NNT |
| Prescott-Russell United Counties |
PRU |
VA2VT/R |
| City of Prince Edward |
PED |
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| Rainy River District |
RAI |
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| Renfrew County |
REN |
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| Simcoe County |
SIM |
VA3AVT |
| Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry United
Counties |
SDG |
VA2VT/R |
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Sudbury District |
SUD |
VE3AC |
| Thunder Bay District |
TBY |
VE3CX |
| Timiskaming District |
TIM |
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City of Toronto |
TOR |
VE3TW, VE3MV, VE3GJP |
| Waterloo Region |
WAT |
VE3UM, VE3HZ |
| Wellington County |
WEL |
VE3FH |
| York Region |
YRK |
VE3NRT |
A few tips to increase your
score!
- Don't just "search and pounce" on stations calling "CQ",
find a good parking spot and call "CQ Ontario QSO Party"
yourself. You'll be very surprised at the amount of activity you
can generate on a seemingly "dead" band by putting out a "CQ" !
- Don't forget the "easy" multipliers i.e. folks who are close
to you that you can work on the VHF bands or via groundwave
on the "higher" HF bands. Don't forget to make a quick
call on the VHF frequencies at 15 minutes past the hour.
- For Ontario stations, mults are also Canadian
provinces/territories, U.S. states, and DXCC countries...so
there are lots of multiplier points out there for you to
collect. Also folks outside Ontario will be working the contest
too. If the lower HF bands are "dead" try the higher HF bands
and vice-versa.
- U.S.A. stations close to the border should give a few shouts
on VHF. Also try six meters for "E-skip" openings into
Ontario.
- Ontario stations should "listen up" in U.S. phone
allocations for U.S. stations calling from time to time.
- Don't forget to work CW. Even if your CW isn't very
good most folks will "slow down" or "QRS" to work you.
- Listen extra hard for weak signals such as mobile and QRP
stations.
- Use a computer to do your log. All of the logging programs
that support the Ontario QSO Party (except Write-log and N1MM+)
run in good old-fashioned MS-DOS so that junky old 386, 486 and
in some cases even a 286 can be used. This will make calculating
your score and checking for duplicate contacts a whole lot
easier. It'll also make the contest manager's life a whole lot
easier too!!
- Other contests will be in progress at the same time as the
Ontario QSO Party. Check out WA7BMN's excellent contest calendar
to find out who else is going to be on the air !! For example -
if you work a MI station during their contest, consider giving both
exchanges - "W8xxx 59 Muskoka and number x Ontario. "
For exchanges with Quebec stations "VE2xxx 59 Ontario Muskoka" and obtain
their administrative region exchange.
- The OQP counts towards the State QSO Party Challenge
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