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

OC-230  VK9  Western Australia Outliers, Rowley Shoals (Australia)

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

AS-032  JL6UBM/6   Tanegashima, Osumi Archipelago (Oct/Nov 1999)
AS-108  OD5RAL     Ramkin Island (September 1999)
AS-128  3W6HM      Phu Quoc Island (August 1999)
AS-128  3W6KS      Phu Quoc Island (August 1999)
EU-102  RI1P       Zeleniy Island (August 1999)
OC-173  VK8ML      Melville Island (November 1999)
OC-177  7A0K       Kemut Kecil Island, Seribu Islands (October 1999)
OC-183  VK6EEN/P   Green Island (October 1999)
OC-183  VK8PY/6    Green Island (October 1999)
OC-199  VK6EEN/P   Malus Island (October 1999)
OC-199  VK8PY/6    Malus Island (October 1999)
OC-229  VK8CI      Croker Island (November 1999)
OC-230  VK9RS      Rowley Shoals, Western Australia (September 1999)
SA-020  FY5FU/P    Salut Islands (November 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 <<<

NA-064  AL7RB/P    Attu Island, Near Islands (September 1999)
OC-114  FO0DEH     Raivavae Island, Austral Islands (Sept/Oct 1999)
OC-177  YB0US      Seribu Islands (July 1999)
SA-073  OA5/F6BFH  San Gallan Island (November 1999)
SA-073  OA5/F5TYY  San Gallan Island (November 1999)
SA-073  OA5/F9IE   San Gallan Island (November 1999)

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

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                       >>> IOTA MANAGER'S WEBSITE <<<

The IOTA Manager's Website with the  latest official IOTA information is  now
up and running at http://www.eo19.dial.pipex.com/index.htm - it's well  worth
a regular visit.

This site  will keep  you updated  on the  latest  developments in  the  IOTA
Programme including, of course,  new IOTA reference  numbers issued and  rare
island operations validated. Currently you will find there news items on IOTA
Directory 2000, requests  for new IOTA  groups, the  forthcoming deletion  of
credits for AF-034, AF-055,  AS-034 and AS-035,  corrective action on  OC-014
credits for ZK1MB's 1979 operation and  hot news on the  winners of the  IOTA
Trophies for 1998. Go visit the site and don't forget to bookmark it.

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                            >>> ANNUAL UPDATE <<<

IOTA members are  reminded that  the last  date for  mailing applications  or
updates to Checkpoints  for the 2000  Honour Roll  and Annual  Listings is  1
February. Updates postmarked after that date will be processed in the  normal
way but the scores will be held over to the following year's listing.

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Roger Balister, G3KMA                                 Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ
RSGB IOTA Manager                         RSGB IOTA Committee Member (Europe)
1 December 1999                                               2 December 1999
Email g3kma@dial.pipex.com                              Email i1jqj@amsat.org


                     Past IOTA Notices are available at
                         http://www.425dxn.org/iota
               as well as the 1999 Honour Roll/Annual Listing,
             the latest Most Wanted IOTA Islands Groups listing
                         and the rules for IOTA 2000



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