The ARRL says it has exceeded its goal for the National Parks
on the Air (NPOTA) program, a year-long special activity in 2016 to help
celebrate the centennial of the National Park System. According to the ARRL Letter, "activators"
operating ham stations from national parks, monuments and historic sites around
the US
surpassed the one-million-contact mark in mid-December. Program administrator
Sean Kutzko, KX9X, called NPOTA "one of the most popular events in the
history of the League." The program ends today, December 31.
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Saturday, December 31, 2016
NPOTA Tops the Million-QSO Mark
The ARRL says it has exceeded its goal for the National Parks
on the Air (NPOTA) program, a year-long special activity in 2016 to help
celebrate the centennial of the National Park System. According to the ARRL Letter, "activators"
operating ham stations from national parks, monuments and historic sites around
the US
surpassed the one-million-contact mark in mid-December. Program administrator
Sean Kutzko, KX9X, called NPOTA "one of the most popular events in the
history of the League." The program ends today, December 31.