Kentucky Parks On The Air

(Disclaimer: posted due to the increasing interest in POTA by members. Also, the webmaster is a native Kentuckian.)

Murray State University Amateur Radio Club

Kentucky State Parks on the Air

Purpose

To promote public awareness of ham radio and Kentucky’s beautiful state park and national park system; to contribute to the recognition that Kentucky has a very diverse and wonderful ecology; to promote camaraderie within the ranks of Kentucky’s Amateur Radio Operators; to encourage contact with other Amateur Radio Operators around the state, country, and world, and to provide additional operating experience for Amateur Radio Operators.

Objective

To have competing stations operating from as many of Kentucky’s fifty state parks and ten national sites (referred to here as Kentucky Parks) as possible. Making contacts from a Kentucky Park to other Kentucky Parks is the goal all stations should strive for. Note: Non-Kentucky stations may work only Kentucky stations located in a Kentucky Park; Kentucky stations not located in a Kentucky Park may only contact stations operating from inside a Kentucky Park.

Contest Date

6th KYPOTA – August 9, 2025

Contest Period

August 9, 2025: – 1400 UTC to 2200 UTC (9 am – 5 pm CDT). Eight hours.

Should contest postponement be necessary the makeup date will be August 23, 2025.

Modes and Bands

Modes of Operation: SSB, CW and Digital
(Only digital modes capable of including the park ID in the exchange can be allowed)

Amateur Radio Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters.
Please honor all band plans.
Stations may be worked once on each band, mode and park.
Suggested Frequencies

These are only suggested frequencies. Operators should use good amateur radio practices and be considerate of others – do not cause interference.

Band (Meters) Phone (MHz) CW (MHz)

80 3.825 3.530-3.550

40 7.200 7.030-7.050

20 14.250 14.070-14.090

15 21.300 21.040-21.060

10 28.450 28.000-28.100

See https://k4msu.com/kypota/ for more information