>>> From next month all IOTA number references <<<
>>> will be on the basis of the listing in <<<
>>> IOTA Directory 2000 (see below) <<<
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>>> IOTA REFERENCE NUMBERS ISSUED AND/OR CONFIRMED <<<
None.
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>>> OPERATIONS WHICH HAVE PROVIDED ACCEPTABLE VALIDATION MATERIAL (*) <<<
AS-132 XV5JY Cat Ba Island (May 2000)
AS-132 XV5TK Cat Ba Island (May 2000)
AS-132 XV5VE Cat Ba Island (May 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-085/Prov ZS31ER Elephant Rock (April 2000)
AS-145/Prov E29DX Koh Nu (April 2000)
AS-146/Prov BI4L Changdao Island (May 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)
SA-087/Prov AY0N/X Pinguino Island (April 2000)
Checkpoints are not authorised to credit QSL cards for operations from which
validation material is still awaited.
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>>> NEW IOTA DIRECTORY <<<
IOTA Directory 2000 will be published on or immediately after 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. This is really
important.
Copies will be available from 19 June from the following address: RSGB IOTA
Programme, PO Box 9, Potters Bar, Herts EN6 3RH, England. Advance orders can
be placed now. Prices, inclusive of postage: for RSGB members UKœ9.99 (within
the UK); for non-members UKœ11.49 (within the UK), US$19 or 30 IRCs (rest of
Europe), US$22 or 34 IRCs (airmail, outside Europe). The RSGB can accept most
credit cards. For further information check the RSGB website at www.rsgb.org
or e-mail sales@rsgb.org.uk.
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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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>>> WEB SITES <<<
RSGB IOTA http://www.rsgbiota.org
IOTA MANAGER http://www.eo19.dial.pipex.com/index.htm
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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
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
