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Venice, Florida

2026 Event was April 17-20

See 2026 Results

Thank you all for your support and participation!

Be sure to mark your calendar for the Florida State Parks on the Air event! 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 event is for you. We urge participants to also be members of the Parks on the Air (POTA) organization and to participate in POTA activities all year long.

Event Information

  • 2026 Event Results Published
    The 2026 Event ended on April 20th and event entries with log submissions were due not later than May 4th. We received 35 entries from individuals and club stations participating in this year’s event. Thank you all and we hope you had as much fun as we did. Our Event committee will be taking the… Read more: 2026 Event Results Published
  • Entry and Log Submission Deadline is May 4th
    We thank everyone for their support and participation in this great Florida amateur radio operating event. Event entries and log submissions will be accepted through May 4, 2026 and event results will be published later that week on this website. As of last night, April 21st the event entries picture looks like this: 2026 FS… Read more: Entry and Log Submission Deadline is May 4th
  • Event Status Report
    Well …. to say the least, band conditions were not that great for the event this year; but that hasn’t slowed participation. As of this morning, we have received 9 event log submissions on our website and there is still one more day, today, for participation to take place. All participants are reminded that the… Read more: Event Status Report
  • 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 event. 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 event on April 17th. This… Read more: Club Station Activations Are Being Reported
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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.