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Who's Going to be On !
Last updated: 2026 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'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.
Further below, you'll find some Tips To Increase Your Score!
2026 Operation Chart
OQP Bonus Stations in RED
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VE3WG Sat: PEL,YRK,WEL,HTN,HAM,TOR
Sun: HAM,HAL,BRA,OXF,NFK, ?NIA? |
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VE3SMA (Route TBA)
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VE3BMO (Route TBA) |
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VE3KOT Sat: BRU,HUR,PER,WEL,WAT,HTN,HAM
Sun: PEL,DUF,YRK,SIM |
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U.S. |
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Look for MIQP on Sat. |
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OM2VL |
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TI5/VA3RA (10m,15m,40m CW) |
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CANADA |
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Look for QCQP operators on Sun. |
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| OQP Multiplier |
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Who to Look For ! |
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Algoma District |
ALG |
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| Brant County |
BRA |
Rovers |
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City of Brantford |
BFD |
VE3JZT |
| Bruce County |
BRU |
VE3WI |
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City of Chatham-Kent |
CHK |
VE3RGO VE3YET |
| Cochrane District |
COC |
VE3XLG |
| Dufferin County |
DUF |
Rovers |
| Durham Region |
DUR |
VA3CUF VE3PYJ Rovers |
| Elgin County |
ELG |
VE3MGY |
| Essex County |
ESX |
VA3FN |
| Frontenac County |
FRO |
VA3WW |
| Grey County |
GRY |
VA3YHM VE3FP |
| City of Haldimand |
HAL |
Rovers |
| Haliburton County |
HLB |
VE3AD |
| Halton Region |
HTN |
VE3MA VE3RGO |
| City of Hamilton |
HAM |
VA3PDE VE3DC VE3LRL |
| Hastings County |
HAS |
VE3NGE |
| Huron County |
HUR |
Rovers |
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City of Kawartha Lakes |
KAW |
VE3SST |
| Kenora District |
KEN |
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| Lambton County |
LAM |
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| Lanark County |
LAN |
VE3CCO |
| Leeds and Grenville County |
LGR |
VE3VN |
| Lennox and Addington County |
LXA |
VE3PJ |
| Manitoulin District |
MAN |
VA3YV |
| Middlesex County |
MSX |
VE3GYL VE3UIQ VE3UZ |
| Muskoka District |
MUS |
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| Niagara Region |
NIA |
VE3EJ VE3DZ VE3MM VA3NFL |
| Nipissing District |
NIP |
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City of Norfolk |
NFK |
VE3NYP |
| Northumberland County |
NOR |
VA3CBU VE3PTA |
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City of Ottawa |
OTT |
VE3RHQ VA3IK VE3TG VE3TM |
| Oxford County |
OXF |
VE3NQM |
| Parry Sound District |
PSD |
VA3PC |
| Peel Region |
PEL |
VA3RAC |
| Perth County |
PER |
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| Peterborough County |
PET |
VA3CCO VA3SP VE3CT VE3KP |
| Prescott-Russell United Counties |
PRU |
Rover |
| City of Prince Edward |
PED |
VA3KRJ VE3FZ |
| Rainy River District |
RAI |
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| Renfrew County |
REN |
VE3YX VA3UMM |
| Simcoe County |
SIM |
VE3BZ VE3IJM |
| Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry United
Counties |
SDG |
VE3DQN |
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Sudbury District |
SUD |
VE3ZI VE3OOZ VA3DCB |
| Thunder Bay District |
TBY |
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| Timiskaming District |
TIM |
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City of Toronto |
TOR |
VE3TW VE3INE VE3NZ |
| Waterloo Region |
WAT |
VA3PMH VE3UM VE3YT VE3HZ |
| Wellington County |
WEL |
VE3ODX VE3IFT VE3FH VE3SIF |
| York Region |
YRK |
VE3AQ VA3PNL |
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 Ontario. "
For exchanges with Quebec stations "VE2xxx 59 Ontario Muskoka" and obtain
their administrative region exchange.
- If a contact shows as a Duplicate - work them anyway. Dupes do not count against you, and if the first QSO was somehow broken, this contact might just count.
- The OQP counts towards the State QSO Party Challenge
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