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Who's Going to be On !

Last updated: 2024 April 18

Here's the latest list as to who's planning to be on from where during this year's Ontario QSO Party. 
It's 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.

Spotting Pages: QSO PARTY and OPERATING EVENTS
  QSO PARTY HUB (OQP Spots)

Further below, you'll find some Tips To Increase Your Score!

2024 Operation Chart
OQP Bonus Stations in RED
Mobiles/Rovers:

VE3BMO

ESX to HTN then North

 

VA2VT/R

LAN,OTT,SDG,PRU
 

VE3JO

PER and nearby counties (VHF SSB/CW)

 

VE3IQZ

PET, NOR, DUR, KAW (6 & 2 SSB)

 

VE3RGO

ESX, NFK, HAL, NIA (Sat)
WEL, HAM, HTN (Sun)

 

VE3WG/R

T.B.D.
 

VA3PC/R

REN, NIP, TIM (Sat)
PSD, NIP, SUD, MAN (Sun)

OQP Bonus Stations in RED
 

VE3RGO

ESX, NFK, HAL, NIA (Sat)
WEL, HAM, HTN (sUN)

U.S.   Look for MIQP on Sat.
  Look for NE QsoP on Sat
   
DX OM2VL

All bands

TI5/VA3RA

All Bands

CANADA   Look for QC operators on Sun.
VA6RCN That rare AB multiplier (part time)!
OQP Multiplier   Who to Look For !
Algoma District ALG  
Brant County BRA  
City of Brantford BFD  
Bruce County BRU VE3IHR
City of Chatham-Kent CHK VA3BKG (Sat afternoon 20m)
Cochrane District COC  
Dufferin County DUF  
Durham Region DUR VE3MTP(VE3CRU) (mostly CW)
Elgin County ELG VE3MGY
Essex County ESX VA3FN, VA3AUW
Frontenac County FRO VA3WW, VA3RCS(POTA)
Grey County GRY VE3FP
City of Haldimand HAL  
Haliburton County HLB VE3AD
Halton Region HTN VE3KZ, VE3OMV, VE3RZ, VE3KOT
City of Hamilton HAM VE3DC, VE3LRL, VE3IMU
Hastings County HAS VA3NGE
Huron County HUR  
City of Kawartha Lakes KAW VA3TPS, VE3SST
Kenora District KEN  
Lambton County LAM  
Lanark County LAN VE3VY
Leeds and Grenville County LGR VE3VN, VE3FU, VE3DQN
Lennox and Addington County LXA VE3PJ
Manitoulin District MAN VA3YV
Middlesex County MSX VE3UZ, VE3GYL
Muskoka District MUS VE3MM
Niagara Region NIA VE3EJ, VE3LVW, VA3NFL (QRP VHF-UHF)
Nipissing District NIP VA3SK
City of Norfolk NFK VE3USP
Northumberland County NOR VE3WRL
City of Ottawa OTT VE3TM, VA3RKM, VE3DN
Oxford County OXF VE3NQM, VE3UK
Parry Sound District PSD

VB3R
Peel Region PEL VE3BR, VE3MDX
Perth County PER VA3IJK
Peterborough County PET VE3NNT, VE3RVZ, VE3KP, VA3CN
Prescott-Russell United Counties PRU VA2VT/R
City of Prince Edward PED VE3FZ
Rainy River District RAI  
Renfrew County REN VE3YX
Simcoe County SIM VA3GKO, VA3COJ
Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry United Counties SDG VA2VT/R
Sudbury District SUD VE3AC
Thunder Bay District TBY VE3CX, VE3MXJ
Timiskaming District TIM  
City of Toronto TOR VA3CCO, VA3RAC, VE3CCO
Waterloo Region WAT VE3ODX, VA3IDD, VE3HZ
Wellington County WEL VE3KTB,
York Region YRK VE3AQ, VE3HLS, VE3SSR

A few tips to increase your score!

  1. 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" !
     
  2. 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.
     
  3. 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.
     
  4. 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.
     
  5. Ontario stations should "listen up" in U.S. phone allocations for U.S. stations calling from time to time.
     
  6. Don't forget to work CW. Even if your CW isn't very good most folks will "slow down" or "QRS" to work you.
     
  7. Listen extra hard for weak signals such as mobile and QRP stations.
     
  8. 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!!
     
  9. 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.
  10. The OQP counts towards the State QSO Party Challenge

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