IOTA News
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- C91VM's QSLs Update
- Following our posting of the 7 November news item C91VM has amended his QSLing policy on QRZ.com to remove the obligatory charge of USD 5 for QSL cards and has indicated that he will follow normal IOTA practice and reply direct to cards received direct in timely fashion. In response we have lifted the bar on acceptance of his cards subject to their meeting normal requirements. The IOTA Committee wishes to recommend to DXpeditioners wider adoption of the IARU Region 1 Code of Practice on QSLing - this can be downloaded from the Programme Information screen.
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- Rejection of Credit for C91VM's QSLs
- For those wishing to claim credit for October 2009 contacts with C91VM (AF-061, AF-066, AF-088), please be aware that, in response to the operator's current published QSL policy, these three operations will not be accepted for IOTA accreditation. Clarification is awaited from the operator that a policy change will be made immediately to the effect that payment of USD 5 is not obligatory and that cards sent direct with sufficient return postage will be answered direct in a timely fashion. A prompt amendment to the policy notice on QRZ.com is therefore required if accreditation is to be reconsidered.
Activations expected now
The following activations have been notified to us, or to services such as 425 DX News, as being expected to be active now. For more details, click on the activation's callsign, or click on a reference number for more information about the island group.
| Ref. No. | From | To | Callsign: |
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| NA-029 | 18 Nov 2009 | 24 Nov 2009 | VY2/W7ASF |
| OC-097 | 18 Nov 2009 | 30 Nov 2009 | 5W0KH |
Latest IOTA DX Spots
The latest DX Cluster spots which appear to have an IOTA reference number in the comments field are shown below. If the callsign appears as a link, there is an entry in the notified activations database for this callsign on this island group. Click the link to find out more.
| Time: | Callsign: | Frequency: | Comment: | Spotted by: | IOTA Ref: |
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| 4 mins. ago. | 9H1XT | 28030 | CQ CQ CQ? | 9H1XT | EU-023 |
| 9 mins. ago. | VP2V/DL7VOG | 18084 | CQ | DL5ML | NA-023 |
| 11 mins. ago. | FM/F6ARC | 14013.4 | K3IPK | NA-107 | |
| 11 mins. ago. | FM/F6ARC | 14013.3 | RA3FH | NA-107 | |
| 12 mins. ago. | 9H1MF | 24950 | CQ TESTING BAND | 9H1MF | EU-023 |
| 14 mins. ago. | 3B8CF | 18072.5 | UP 1 | VK6HD | AF-049 |
| 41 mins. ago. | RA4CSP/P | 14176 | RFF 148, RDA SA-16 | SP5VYI | SA-016 |
| 1 hr, 0 mins. ago. | SQ2HRJ | 18140 | 5/9 CQ CQING OUT SIDE EU 73S! | EA2DNY | EU-073 |
RSGB and the IOTA Committee cannot take any responsibility for the accuracy of data derived from the DX Cluster service.
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