>>> IOTA REFERENCE NUMBERS ISSUED IN APRIL 1999 <<<
OC-227 VK4 QUEENSLAND STATE (CARPENTARIA GULF) SOUTH group (Queensland
islands, letter "b"), following the operation by VK4CAY from
Mornington Island.
OC-228 VK5 SOUTH AUSTRALIA STATE EAST group (South Australia islands,
letter "a"), following the operation by VK4CAY/5, VK5AFZ/P and
VK5BIT/P from Granite Island.
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>>> OPERATIONS WHICH HAVE PROVIDED ACCEPTABLE VALIDATION MATERIAL (*) <<<
EU-120 G0UIH/P Lindisfarne (Holy) Island (August 1998)
EU-120 G3XFA/P Lindisfarne (Holy) Island (August 1998)
AF-043 TR0A/P Banie Island (March 1999)
OC-138 VK4CAY Thursday Island (April 1999)
OC-172 VK4CAY Fitzroy Island (March 1999)
OC-227 VK4CAY Mornington Island (March 1999)
OC-228 VK4CAY/5 Granite Island (April 1999)
OC-228 VK5AFZ/P Granite Island (April 1999)
OC-228 VK5BIT/P Granite Island (April 1999)
SA-007 HK3JJH/0M Malpelo Island (March/April 1999)
SA-084 HK3JJH/4 Cacagual Island (March 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 <<<
AS-056 JA4PXE/6 Danjo Archipelago (March 1999)
AS-136 BI4CM Chongming Island (February 1999)
OC-051 FO5QF Rapa Island (October 1998)
OC-090 DU1/DL2GAC Calamian Group (April 1999)
OC-127 H44MS Rennell Island (March 1999)
OC-152 FO0EEN Tubuai Island (December 1998)
OC-165 9M8QQ Pulau Satang (March 1999)
SA-015 4M5I Los Monjes Archipelago (April 1999)
SA-037 4M5I La Blanquilla Island (April 1999)
Checkpoints are not authorised to credit QSL cards for operations from which
validation material is still awaited.
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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 1998.
Three beautiful (and quite fragile) pearl shell trophies have been presented
to the IOTA Committee by well known island activator Malcolm Johnson, VK6LC.
The purchase of the high quality replicas to be given annual winners for
retention has been funded by Victor Rusinov, UT8LL, a long term supporter of
IOTA.
The trophies will be awarded annually to DXpeditions judged to have excelled
all others 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 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.logiciel.co.uk/iota/voting.html
The deadline for voting is midday 1 July 1999. Results will be announced at
the RSGB HF/IOTA Convention at Windsor (8-10 October).
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Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ
RSGB IOTA Committee Member (Europe)
Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ/KB2TJM
425 DX News Editor
i1jqj@425dxn.org
