POTA Plaque Event Meetup
- Date/Time: 23.00 hrs UTC Friday 2 Jun 2023
- Location: Bate Island east of Champlain Bridge
- Contact: Rob, VE3RXH, ve3rxh@myrac.ca
Overall Aim and Aspiration
- Get together with our ham radio buddies
- Get outside
- Work some contacts
- Get ‘JW’ on the air!
Dates and Times
- 48 hours total
- 00:00 UTC 3rd June to 23:59 UTC 4th June 2023
- Local Ottawa time: 8pm Friday 2nd June to 8pm Sunday 4th June
- But …. Operate as much or as little as you like!
Locations
- Choose your own park!
- Over 30 in the Ottawa/Gatineau area
Bands and Modes
- All bands, excluding the WARC bands of 60m, 30m,
17m and 12m - Don’t forget VHF/UHF simplex
- Land based repeaters are excluded, but satellite is
allowed - All modes allowed and every new digital mode counts
as another QSO with the same station on the same
band/date/park
Calling CQ, Exchange and Dupes
- Calling CQ: Include your park number, so that hunters
can check for dupes - Exchange: All that is required is callsign
- customary to give signal report and park number
- Dupes: no additional points for a second QSO with the
same callsign, same band, same mode, same park,
same UTC day
Coordination of Operations
- Essential:
- many using VE3JW
- avoid QRM in same park/band/mode
- Choose your park, band and mode then email me at
ve3rxh@myrac.ca - Follow the coordination matrix
- Update myself or Jim (VA3BJO) via VE2CRA, cell or
email - Announce your changes through VE2CRA
Rob VE3RXH
Jim VA3BJO