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Venice, Florida

2026 Contest is April 17-20 (yes…a 4 day event is planned)

Be sure to mark your calendar for the Florida State Parks on the Air contest! Usually held over the first weekend in April (adjusted for Easter Sunday). Whether you are a casual operator, contester, in Florida, out of Florida, or even outside the United States, this contest is for you. We urge, but do not require, contestants to also be members of the national Parks on the Air (POTA) organization.

Event Information

  • Getting Close Now! Under 2 Weeks
    Florida State Parks On the Air is less than 2 weeks away, check out this 2 part video series on FSPOTA
  • Club Station Activations Are Being Reported
    We now show 7 clubs activating multiple parks on multiple days during the contest. This response is beyond our wildest expectations for this, our first year of sponsoring this event. We are hopeful that even more clubs will come forward with planned activations between now and the start of the contest on April 17th. This… Read more: Club Station Activations Are Being Reported
  • Scoring Worksheet Corrections Posted
    The Scoring Working sheet form has been revised to hopefully clear up some confusion as to how account for CW contacts in the scoring process. Improved instructions have been added to line 4 of the worksheet.
  • Video Reel for FSPOTA Event
    A short, 14 minute YouTube video has been prepared. Please feel free to post and share it with anyone you like.
  • It’s Almost Contest Time!
    Please tell all your fellow amateurs and club members about this and help get them more Radio-Active in 2026. We have incentivized youth operators (18 and under) to participate either as a contestant or as a guest operator with a contestant. As long as the youth operator makes at least one contact during an activation, contestants may… Read more: It’s Almost Contest Time!
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Special recognition and thanks are given to Matt Stevens NJ4Y who created the first FLSPOTA event in 2016. Family and work obligations eventually did not allow Matt the time necessary in subsequent years to give his full attention to the event. In July 2025, Matt transferred control of the event to the Tamiami ARC in Venice, Fl.