IOTA News
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- Cezar VE3LYC RAC Amateur of the Year 2011
- The IOTA Community congratulates Cezar Trifu VE3LYC on being selected by the Board of Directors of the Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) as the Canadian Radio Amateur of the Year 2011. In their citation RAC refer to Cezar's many operations in support of the IOTA programme as well as a host of other achievements. IOTA aficionados know well the dedication Cezar has shown in providing them with so many 'new ones' in recent years. Well done, Cezar. The full citation is at http://www.rac.ca/en/news/bulletins/2012/8/.
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- YASME Excellence Award
- Congratulations to G3KMA and G3ZAY on being awarded with the YASME Excellence Award for their services to IOTA over several years.
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- G3KMA Back Online
- After being offline for 9 days, I am back connected again. I will try to catch up on emails over the next three days. In the meantime I wish all readers a Very Merry Christmas and Happy, Healthy and Peaceful New Year.
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- G3KMA Offline
- G3KMA apologises that his broadband connection is down at the moment and he is unable to reply to emails. He hopes to be back online in the next few days.
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- IOTA 50th Anniversary Marathon - Bulletin #3
- A reminder, the 50th Anniversary Marathon starts in two weeks time. DXpeditions are already gearing up to mark the launch of the event. As participants will need the island name, not just the IOTA reference number, for the island station worked, those who post spots on the clusters are encouraged to include the island name in their postings where there is more than one IOTA group possibility. Full details of the Marathon are available on this website.
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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| AF-017 | 14 Feb 2012 | 21 Feb 2012 | 3B9/OE4AAC |
| AF-042 | 16 Feb 2012 | 20 Feb 2012 | EG3INT/7 |
| AN-016 | 20 Nov 2011 | 28 Feb 2012 | II0MZ |
| AS-019 | 1 Nov 2011 | 1 Nov 2014 | 9V1RM |
| AS-021 | 17 Feb 2012 | 25 Feb 2012 | A65BT |
| NA-024 | 8 Feb 2012 | 8 Mar 2012 | J38RF |
| NA-045 | 9 Feb 2012 | 1 Apr 2012 | XE3/K5ENS |
| NA-073 | 11 Feb 2012 | 20 Feb 2012 | V31SG |
| NA-085 | 1 Feb 2012 | 27 Feb 2012 | WA2USA/4 |
| NA-092 | 15 Feb 2012 | 29 Feb 2012 | WA5LFD |
| OC-024 | 17 Jan 2012 | 2 Feb 2021 | T32AU |
| OC-033 | 18 Feb 2012 | 25 Feb 2012 | FK/F4BKV |
| OC-033 | 18 Feb 2012 | 25 Feb 2012 | FK/F4BKV |
| OC-073 | 16 Jan 2012 | 16 Apr 2012 | JG8NQJ/JD1 |
| SA-006 | 5 Nov 2011 | 1 Mar 2012 | PJ4/PE1MAE |
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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| 2 mins. ago. | 6Y2T | 14040 | K3LR | NA-097 | |
| 3 mins. ago. | PJ2T | 28037.8 | W6KY | SA-099 | |
| 5 mins. ago. | PJ2T | 28037.9 | WA1ZAM | SA-099 | |
| 5 mins. ago. | KG4W | 7072.6 | PA3CWN | NA-015 | |
| 6 mins. ago. | EA8OM | 7060.1 | WT4Q | AF-004 | |
| 7 mins. ago. | EA8CN | 14040.4 | THANKS ANDERS, AL. | AE7PG | AF-004 |
| 8 mins. ago. | EA8CN | 14040.4 | N3AXZ | AF-004 | |
| 8 mins. ago. | ZF2AM | 14028.6 | ARRL-DX-CW | K0PY | NA-016 |
| 10 mins. ago. | KP2MM | 14037.2 | N3AXZ | NA-106 | |
| 10 mins. ago. | V25AA | 21033.4 | K3MRK | NA-100 |
RSGB and the IOTA Committee cannot take any responsibility for the accuracy of data derived from the DX Cluster service.
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