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Who's Going to be On!
Last updated: 9/03/10
Here's
the latest list as to who's planning to be on from where during this
year's Ontario QSO Party. Help us keep this list up-to-date:
Post your
plans on the OQP Yahoo Group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oqp/
E-mail your plans: Contact Us page
You can also
join the Ontario QSO Party e-mail discussion list by sending a "blank"
e-mail to: oqp-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
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Further
below, you'll find some Tips
To Increase Your Score!
| Multiplier# |
Who to Look For! |
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Mobiles/Rovers |
VA3OPN Lennox-Addington, Frontenac and Hastings on 75/80, hopefully 40
using CW and SSB. |
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VA3CDU with VA3TVW PED to BRA on HF, 6m SSB and FM, 2m SSB and FM |
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U.S. |
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| DX |
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Algoma District |
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| Brant County |
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City of Brantford |
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| Bruce County |
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Chatham-Kent |
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| Cochrane District |
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| Dufferin County |
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| Durham Region |
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| Elgin County |
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| Essex County |
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| Frontenac County |
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| Grey County |
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| Haldimand
County |
VE3DC M/M |
| Haliburton County |
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| Halton Region |
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| City of Hamilton |
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| Hastings County |
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| Huron County |
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City of Kawartha Lakes |
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| Kenora District |
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City of Chatham-Kent |
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| Lambton County |
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| Lanark County |
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| Leeds-Grenville County |
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| Lennox-Addington County |
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| Manitoulin District |
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| Middlesex County |
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| Muskoka District |
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| Niagara Region |
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| Nipissing District |
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Norfolk
County |
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| Northumberland County |
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| City of Ottawa |
VA3QV/VA3RCS |
| Oxford County |
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| Parry Sound District |
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| Peel Region |
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| Perth County |
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| Peterborough County |
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| Prescott-Russell County |
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| Prince Edward County |
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| Rainy River District |
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| Renfrew County |
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| Simcoe County |
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| Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry United
Counties |
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| City
of Greater Sudbury |
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| Thunder Bay District |
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| Timiskaming District |
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City of Toronto |
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| Waterloo Region |
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| Wellington County |
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| York Region |
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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, multis 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 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!!
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