>>> IOTA REFERENCE NUMBERS ISSUED IN MARCH 1999 <<<

OC-227/Prov  VK4  QUEENSLAND STATE (CARPENTARIA GULF) SOUTH group (Australia,
                  Queensland Islands, letter "b"), following the operation by
                  VK4CAY from Mornington Island, Wellesley Is.

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  >>> OPERATIONS WHICH HAVE PROVIDED ACCEPTABLE VALIDATION MATERIAL (*) <<<

EU-105  F6CBL/P    Batz Island                   (September 1998)
EU-110  9A1CZZ/P   Veliki Brijun, Brioni Islands (November 1998)
AF-040  5Z4LI      Lamu Island                   (February 1999)
AF-076  5N4B       Bonny Island                  (April 1998)
AS-137  BI5X       Xiaoyangshan Island           (October 1998)
NA-071  HP3/F5PAC  Boca Brava Island             (February 1999)
NA-072  HP1/F5PAC  Taboga Island                 (February 1999)
NA-088  HP4/F5PAC  Colon Island                  (February 1999)
NA-202  HP2/F5PAC  Grande Island                 (February 1999)
OC-005  VK9NR      Norfolk Island                (November 1998)
OC-139  VK5ASK     Kangaroo Island               (November/December 1998)
OC-222  YC8TXW/P   Tapat Island, Obi Islands     (January 1999)

(*) 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.

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        >>> OPERATIONS FROM WHICH VALIDATION MATERIAL IS AWAITED <<<

AF-043  TR0A/P    Banie Island                         (March 1999)
AS-044  UA0IAS/0  Shantarskiye Islands                 (October 1998)
AS-059  UA0IAS/0  Spafar'yeva Island                   (August 1998)
AS-069  UA0IAS/0  Iony Island                          (September 1998) 
AS-136  BI4CM     Chongming Island                     (February 1999)
OC-051  FO5QF     Rapa Island                          (October 1998) 
OC-127  H44MS     Rennell Island                       (March 1999)
OC-152  FO0EEN    Tubuai Island                        (December 1998)
OC-227  VK4CAY    Mornington Island, Wellesley Islands (March 1999)

Checkpoints are not authorised to credit QSL cards for operations from  which
validation material is still awaited.

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Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ
RSGB IOTA Committee Member (Europe)

Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ/KB2TJM
425 DX News Editor
i1jqj@425dxn.org