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Subj: IOTA Notice [JUL-2000]
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From this month all IOTA number references are on the basis
of the listing in IOTA Directory 2000
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>>> IOTA REFERENCE NUMBERS ISSUED <<<
AF-085 ZS Western Cape Province North West group (South Africa)
AF-086 * D4 Windward Islands (Cape Verde)
AF-087/Pr 5H Tanga Region group (Tanzania)
AS-145 HS Malay Peninsula South East group (Thailand)
AS-146 BY4 Shandong Province North East group (China)
AS-147 * JA8 Hokkaido's Coastal Islands (Japan)
EU-170 * 9A Dalmatia North group (Croatia)
EU-171 * OZ Jylland North group (Denmark)
EU-172 * OZ Jylland East and Fyn group (Denmark)
EU-173 * OH1 Lansi-suomi (Pori) Province group (Finland)
EU-174 * SV Makedonia / Thraki Region group (Greece)
EU-175 * CU3-7 Central group (Portugal: Azores)
EU-176 * SM3 Gavleborg County group (Sweden)
EU-177/Pr * SM5 Sodermanland / Ostergotland County group (Sweden)
EU-178/Pr * ES0,8 Parnumaa County / Saaremaa County South group (Estonia)
EU-179/Pr * UR Mykolayivs'ka / Khersons'ka Obl: Black Sea Coast group
(Ukraine)
EU-180/Pr * UR Respublika Krym: Black Sea Coast group (Ukraine)
NA-213 * W4 Alabama State group (United States)
SA-087 LU Santa Cruz Province North group (Argentina)
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>>> OPERATIONS WHICH HAVE PROVIDED ACCEPTABLE VALIDATION MATERIAL (+) <<<
AF-085 ZS31ER Elephant Rock (April 2000)
AS-012 JA4PXE/6 Nagashima (May 2000)
AS-012 JI3DST/6 Nagashima (May 2000)
AS-037 JI3DST/6 Kami-Koshikijima, Koshikijima Islands (April/May 2000)
AS-056 JA4PXE/6 Ojima, Danjo Islands (May 2000)
AS-067 JA4PXE/6 Uji Island (May 2000)
AS-067 JI3DST/6 Uji Island (May 2000)
AS-117 JA4PXE/4 Kasadoshima (February/March 2000)
AS-145 E29DX Koh Nu (April 2000)
AS-146 BI4L Changdao Island (May 2000)
NA-213 KB5GL/4 Dauphin Island (June 2000)
SA-013 XR0ZY San Ambrosio Island (April 2000)
SA-087 AY0N/X Pinguino Island (April 2000)
(+) Includes operations where validation material was volunteered, ie not
specifically required for credit to be given - in all cases cards now
submitted will be accepted by Checkpoints if they meet normal standards.
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>>> OPERATIONS FROM WHICH VALIDATION MATERIAL IS AWAITED <<<
AF-087/Pr 5I3A Yambe Island (July 2000)
EU-177/Pr SM4DDS/5 Aspoja Island (June 2000)
EU-178/Pr ES1QX/8 Kihnu Island (June 2000)
EU-179/Pr UR5ZEL/P Berezan' Island (July 2000)
EU-180/Pr EM5UIA Lebyazh'i Islands (July 2000)
NA-064 AL7RB/P Attu Island, Near Islands (September 1999)
NA-155 TE6U Uvita Island (May 2000)
OC-202 DX4RIG Tinaga Island, Calagua Islands (April 2000)
SA-050 (++) CE8/R3CA Riesco Island (January 2000)
(++) In IOTA Directory 2000 Riesco Island falls in an unnumbered group but,
following the procedure explained there, will not attract a new reference
number until a further valid operation has taken place.
Checkpoints are not authorised to credit QSL cards for operations from which
validation material is still awaited.
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>>> IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO AWARD APPLICANTS <<<
PROCEDURE
1. Applicants submitting a first-time application on the basis of the islands
listing in Directory 2000 may apply for credit for any of the new groups.
2. Applicants submitting a first-time application on the basis of the islands
listing in a Directory issued before 2000 may not apply for credit for groups
listed above which are marked with a star (*).
3. Applicants, updating an existing score on the HQ database, may apply for
credit for groups marked with a star (*) only if they have already converted
their record on to a Directory 2000 basis by means of a Conversion Sheet (see
below).
The purpose of this is to prevent the same island being counted for credit in
two groups since most of the starred groups were split from other listed
groups.
CONVERSION SHEETS
Current IOTA members with a score credited at IOTA HQ are asked to delay
applying for credit for the New Groups until they can submit a completed
Conversion Sheet covering all the groups affected. Copies of this will be
available on the RSGB IOTA Web-site (for downloading) or from IOTA HQ in late
July. Checkpoints have been instructed not to process cards without this.
In the meantime, please do not ask questions of the IOTA Manager,
Checkpoints, Committee or HQ as to the validity of a particular card. If you
have any doubt that the card you have for an "old" contact will be accepted,
e.g. because the island is not listed in the Directory, work the group again
when you hear it on the air. In due course you will be able to submit these
cards to Checkpoints as part of the Conversion Exercise.
UPDATE INFORMATION
Things are currently moving very fast on the IOTA front. If you are not
already a regular visitor, do check for latest developments the website at
http://www.eo19.dial.pipex.com/index.shtml
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>>> HONOUR ROLL / ANNUAL LISTING <<<
This year's Honour Roll and Annual Listings are available on the RSGB IOTA
Website at http://www.rsgbiota.org/ . Please note that they reflect members'
scores as at 1 February 2000 and that updates or new applications received
since are not included. Any queries should be raised with your Checkpoint.
The Honour Roll and Annual Listings (RSGB members only) will be published in
the August issue of Radio Communication (RadCom) issued at the end of July.
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>>> IOTA DIRECTORY 2000 <<<
IOTA Directory 2000 was published by RSGB on 19 June. If you are an active
IOTA participant, or indeed a closet island chaser, you will need a copy as
the island listings have undergone a complete revision. The changes are
sufficiently significant that, without the new Directory, you will be at a
real disadvantage. Manually updating an earlier version will not be a
feasible option.
DXpeditioners, in particular, need to get a copy as there are rule changes as
well as island listing changes which may affect their expedition plans for
the summer, including in particular the IOTA Contest.
Copies are available from 19 June from the following address: RSGB IOTA
Programme, PO Box 9, Potters Bar, Herts EN6 3RH, England. For information on
prices etc check the RSGB website at http://www.rsgb.org.uk (Click "Browse
Our Book Catalogue" and then "Awards" in "Catalogue Contents") or e-mail
sales@rsgb.org.uk .
DISTRIBUTOR FOR NORTH AMERICA: The Island Radio Expedition Foundation, Inc.
(http:www.sat.net/~iref) is the distributor for the IOTA Directory 2000 in
North America. All profits from the sale of these Directories by IREF will go
toward the funding of expeditions to new or rare IOTA qualifying islands.
Send your order ($16.00 plus $3.00 postage) to IREF Inc., 118 Oak Ridge
Drive, New Braunfels, Texas 78132 USA. [TNX Mike Crownover, AD5A, e-mail
ad5a@sat.net]
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>>> IOTA CONTEST 2000 <<<
A reminder that the IOTA Contest takes place from 1200 UTC Saturday 29 July
to 1200 UTC Sunday 30 July 2000. As this contest now attracts more than 1000
participants, it is quite possible to work during the 24 hours the 100
different IOTAs required to qualify for the basic award. Full details are at
http://www.g4tsh.demon.co.uk/HFCC/Rules-2000/iota.htm .
If you plan to take part as an island station, please check IOTA Directory
2000 to see that your island counts and that you have the right IOTA number.
If it is not listed, it could be that its IOTA status has been withdrawn. So
you may need to investigate. Also remember, if you decide to activate a new
group (bearing in mind the publication of a new Directory!), a new reference
number will NOT be issued during the 24 hours of the contest, so you will
need to start the operation before the contest to secure the number.
For participants interested in a contest logger, Paul O'Kane, EI5DI has
uploaded version 9.61 of SDI (SD for IOTA), as freeware, to his website
www.ei5di.com. The only logger dedicated to this event, it's intended for
single-operator entries. Paul says that version 9.61 is much improved,
compared to last year's version, in terms of giving real-time multiplier
information as callsign prefixes are typed. It's great fun to use.
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>>> CAST YOUR VOTE! <<<
IOTA enthusiasts are invited to cast their votes to nominate the winners of
the RSGB IOTA Awards for the Calendar Year 1999.
Three beautiful pearl shell trophies were presented to the IOTA Committee in
1998 by well-known island activator Malcolm Johnson, VK6LC. The purchase of
high quality replicas to be given annual winners for retention was
subsequently funded by Victor Rusinov, UT8LL, a long term supporter of IOTA.
The trophies are awarded annually to DXpeditions judged to deserve special
recognition in the year in question. Each person voting has three votes, one
in each of the following categories:
* the Most Courageous IOTA DXpedition of the Year
* the Most Outstanding DXpedition of the Year (Europe, Africa and Asia)
* the Most Outstanding DXpedition of the Year (North America, South America
and Oceania)
The IOTA Committee retains the final decision, but it will be guided by the
result of a free and fair vote. Full information, including a voting form by
e-mail and a list of possible nominees, is available at
http://www.rsgbiota.org
The deadline for voting is midday 1 August 2000. Results will be announced at
the RSGB HF & IOTA Convention at Windsor taking place from 13 to 15 October
2000.
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Roger Balister, G3KMA Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ
RSGB IOTA Manager RSGB IOTA Committee Member (Europe)
Past IOTA Notices are available at
http://www.425dxn.org/iota
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