The new Parks on the Air Plaque Event is scheduled for the weekend of June 3-4, 2023
Severna Park, Maryland— February 22, 2023 — Parks on the Air announces the creation of a new event called the Parks on the Air Plaque Event. The Event is now separate from the popular Support Your Parks Event Weekend and provides a point structure for amateur radio operator recognition in a number of award categories.
“We have consistently been asked to create an opportunity for our activators and hunters to participate in a competitive event. The Parks on the Air Plaque Event is our answer to those requests while also allowing us to maintain the relaxed nature of the Support Your Parks Weekend,” said Jason Johnston, President and Founder of Parks on the Air. “This is another exciting step forward for our activators and hunters around the globe.”
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Positive Impact on Operators
Parks on the Air will designate the first weekend in June to be the Parks on the Air Plaque Event. Operators will have 48 hours from 0000 UTC June 3rd to 2359 UTC June 4th to contact as many stations as possible on the amateur radio bands as a Parks on the Air hunter and/or Parks on the Air activator. Hunters and activators will be recognized for their overall scores in several categories. There is also a special award for Rookies.
“Our volunteer development team has done a remarkable job in creating the necessary scoring mechanisms in our standard logging process” said Dave Daniel, WI9Q. “As long as you are a registered Parks on the Air participant, our regular logging process will handle all of the award calculations.”
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The Parks on the Air Event Rules and Award Categories
The Parks on the Air Event Rules and Award Categories document is available for immediately download at www.parksontheair.com. Participants are encouraged to review these
documents thoroughly to understand the new event.
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Founded in 2018, Parks on the Air is a worldwide program that encourages portable amateur radio operation in eligible National and State/Provincial Parks. The program has grown exponentially since its inception and is often credited for reinvigorating interest in amateur radio. Parks on the Air had over 32,000 registered participants in 2022.