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<div class="ydpc7e0cc66quoted-text-header"><b>From:</b> Do-Not-Reply <do-not-reply@hamclub.org></div><div class="ydpc7e0cc66quoted-text-header"><b>To:</b> TARC group <tarc@hamclub.org></div><div class="ydpc7e0cc66quoted-text-header"><b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 12, 2026 at 01:30:49 PM EST</div><div class="ydpc7e0cc66quoted-text-header"><b>Subject:</b> [TARC] Fwd: [Board] Florida State Parks on the Air Contest - April 17 to 20, 2026</div>
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<div><div id="ydpc7e0cc66yiv1647151568"><div dir="ltr"><div class="ydpc7e0cc66yiv1647151568gmail_quote ydpc7e0cc66yiv1647151568gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="ydpc7e0cc66yiv1647151568gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="ydpc7e0cc66yiv1647151568gmail_sendername">Paul KN4BAR</strong> <span><<a href="mailto:paul9aber@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">paul9aber@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, Jan 12, 2026 at 1:28 PM<br>Subject: Florida State Parks on the Air Contest - April 17 to 20, 2026<br></div><br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><b>Greetings and Happy New Year to All!</b></div><div><br>As the new for 2026 sponsor of the Florida State Parks on the Air Contest (FLPOTA), the Tamiami Amateur Radio Club (TARC) in Venice would like to ask all addressees of this email to please help us promote this contest to their fellow club members and friends. The contest has had a troubled history the past few years and TARC is committed to making 2026 the year that Florida amateurs get back out into our great state parks again in large numbers to compete for Parks on the Air activation recognition.</div><div><br>Florida will join Alabama, Georgia, and Texas in holding 2026 state POTA contests during the weekend of April 18-19, 2026. Our Florida contest will run from Friday, April 17 through Monday, April 20 during normal park hours of 8 am to 7:59 pm (or actual park closing time). We encourage clubs to use this opportunity to bring together experienced park activators and the many other club members who would like to learn about POTA operations. Plan to compete as a “club station” category contestant.</div><div><br>We have tried to keep the rules, number of operating classes, and scoring system to an absolute minimum. We want this to be more of a fun event and an opportunity for participants to explore our great state parks. The rules have BONUS incentives for first time activators and for youth (under 18) operators. Visit the event website for more information and to read the rules and frequently asked questions (FAQ) documents posted there.<br><a href="https://fspota.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://fspota.org/</a></div><div><br>We hope to fill the Florida parks with POTA activators on this weekend in April. The April QST magazine will have this listed as a published Special Event. Please address questions and comments to <a href="mailto:admin@fspota.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">admin@fspota.org</a>.<br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="ydpc7e0cc66yiv1647151568gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div>73, Jim N7JIM</div><div>Chairman, TARC FL POTA Committee</div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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