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>>> IOTA REFERENCE NUMBERS ISSUED IN DECEMBER 1999 <<< None issued. At this date all IOTA Reference Numbers were confirmed. [Roger Balister, G3KMA] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> OPERATIONS WHICH HAVE PROVIDED ACCEPTABLE VALIDATION MATERIAL (*) <<< AS-032 JI3DST/6 Tanegashima, Osumi Archipelago (November 1999) EU-066 RK3DZJ/1 Solovetskiye Islands (August 1999) EU-147 RK3DZJ/1 Razostrov Island (August 1999) EU-147 RK3DZJ/1 Ravluda Island (August 1999) OC-088 9M6PWT Sabah, Borneo (November 1999) OC-164 VK6NU/P Rottnest Island (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) (*) This list 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. [Roger Balister, G3KMA] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> OPERATIONS FROM WHICH VALIDATION MATERIAL IS AWAITED <<< NA-064 AL7RB/P Attu Island, Near Islands (September 1999) OC-114 FO0DEH Raivavae Island, Austral Islands (September/October 1999) OC-177 YB0US Seribu Islands (July 1999) Checkpoints are not authorised to credit QSL cards for operations from which validation material is still awaited. [Roger Balister, G3KMA] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> IOTA COMMITTEE FUNDING OF IOTA DXPEDITIONS <<< The IOTA Committee has agreed with the management of the Island Radio Expedition Foundation, Inc. (IREF) that the IREF will administer the IOTA Committee's expedition funding budget for the year 2000. IREF is a membership organisation that was established for the sole purpose of funding expeditions to new and rare IOTA qualified islands. IREF is governed by an International Board of Directors and has already provided funding to numerous expeditons. With immediate effect all requests for funding support, which otherwise would have been routed to the IOTA Committee, should be directed to: Island Radio Expedition Foundation 118 Oak Ridge Drive New Braunfels, Texas 78132 USA (see the IREF website at www.sat.net/~iref) This move makes sense given the similarity of policy of the two bodies with regard to the provision of financial grants and, for applicants, the attraction of a single point of contact. Additionally, IREF is singularly focused on funding which will allow the IOTA Committee to concentrate on the administration of the IOTA Programme at a particularly busy time. This agreement does not affect IREF's position as an organisation operating independently of the RSGB and its IOTA Committee. [Roger Balister, G3KMA] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> 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 2001 listing. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> IOTA 2000 <<< Listed below are some regularly activated islands that count for premium points in January for the IOTA 2000 Programme: OC-004 VK9L Lord Howe Island OC-035 YJ New Hebrides OC-005 VK9N Norfolk Island OC-036 ZL1/ZL2 North Island OC-010 V63 Pohnpei Is OC-047 H44 Solomon Is OC-011 V63 Truk Is OC-049 A3 Tongatapu Group OC-016 3D2 Vanua Levu OC-064 A3 Vava'u Group OC-028 V73 Ralik Chain OC-134 ZL3/ZL4 South Island OC-031 C2 Nauru OC-135 P2 Solomon Is OC-032 FK New Caledonia Island No QSL cards are required for these awards and there are no charges. For the full rules and Island listings please refer to the Chiltern DX Club web site (http://www.cdxc.org.uk). Following requests from the IOTA community new IOTAs activated in both 1999 (namely AF-080, AF-081, AF-082, AF-083, AS-141, AS-142, AS-143, OC-227, OC-228, OC-229 and OC-230) and 2000 will count for IOTA 2000 awards. The listing of islands on the CDXC web site will be updated as new IOTAs are activated. A system for recording contacts for the IOTA 2000 Programme has been developed by Bengt Hegkvist, SM6DEC and can be downloaded from the CDXC web site at the URL above. AWARDS FOR DXPEDITIONERS ---> There will be two awards for individuals or teams activating the following in 2000: DXpeditioners' Platinum Certificate For activating either (1) Two new IOTAs or (2) One new IOTA and 2 rare IOTAs* DXpeditioners' Gold Certificate For activating either (1) One new IOTA or (2) Two rare IOTAs* or (3) Five IOTAs (excluding one's home station). * A rare IOTA is defined as one that requires validation by the IOTA Committee according to the 1998/99 or forthcoming 2000 IOTA Directory. [Neville Cheadle, G3NUG] ============================================================================= Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ RSGB IOTA Committee Member (Europe) 4 January 2000 Past IOTA Notices are available at http://www.425dxn.org/iota as well as the 1999 Honour Roll/Annual Listing and the latest Most Wanted IOTA Islands Groups listing Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ/KB2TJM 425 DX News Editor http://www.425dxn.org i1jqj@425dxn.org