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- Operations Approved for IOTA Credit
- The following operations which have taken place between January and April 2010 have provided acceptable validation material and are therefore approved for IOTA credit: 3W6C (AS-185), CK8G (NA-182), FO/DL3APO (OC-114), TX3D (OC-114), T32MI (OC-279), T32SI (OC-280), T32CI (OC-281), T32VI (OC-282) and CX2FAA (SA-057). For further detail, see the latest IOTA NEWS bulletin (20 June 2010) uploaded to G3KMA's website at www.g3kma.dsl.pipex.com.
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- Operations Approved for IOTA Credit
- The following operations which have taken place in March/April 2010 have provided acceptable validation material and are therefore approved for IOTA credit: VY0V (NA-231), V63MY (OC-260) and V63TO (OC-260).
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- A 25th Anniversary Not to be Missed
- This week just passed saw the twenty-fifth anniversary of the day in 1985 when Geoff Watts transferred responsibility for management of the IOTA Programme to the RSGB. For those of you who were with the programme then, enjoy the occasion and reflect. For others, know that you are members of a large family who have committed themselves to one of the most rewarding and enduring quests in amateur radio.
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- The Honour Roll Exercise Sees Further Growth
- We reported at year end that compared with calendar year 2008, 2009 had enjoyed a 20.4% increase in credits confirmed by checkpoints and an overall 10.8% rise in applications processed. Rolling the 12 month comparison period forward just one month (February to January) to cover the annual Honour Roll update exercise, we saw even more impressive figures, increases of 32.4% for credits given and 20.4% for applications processed. Take the opportunity of the next few months, traditionally a quieter time for the checkpoints, to submit your new application or an update.
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- 2010 Honour Roll and Annual Listings
- The 2010 Honour Roll and other annual listings have been uploaded to the website. See the Programme Information screen. The last date for emailing submissions and forwarding cards to checkpoints for the 2011 performance tables is 31 January 2011. Only scores that have been updated since February 2006 will be shown.
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- Operations Approved for IOTA Credit
- The following operations which have taken place since August 2009 have provided acceptable validation material and are therefore approved for IOTA credit: 5H3EE/3 (AF-075), 5I3A/3 (AF-075), TI7XX (NA-191), CO7PH/P (NA-201), VK6IOA (OC-211), VK2HAK/P (OC-223) and VK2MIK/P (OC-223). For further detail, see the latest IOTA NEWS bulletin (22 March 2010) uploaded to G3KMA's website at www.g3kma.dsl.pipex.com.
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- Operations from AF-068
- Those querying the current 5C2SG/P operation claimed to be from AF-068 should note the entry in the IOTA Directory: "No credit will be given for operations after 31 January 2001 from the following islands unless evidence is produced that the operation was authorised by the government with de facto control - copies of the licence and permission to operate from the island are required. ....... Nothing in the way that the island is listed below should be taken to indicate the IOTA Committee's view as to the legal position on sovereignty. AF-068 S0 (CN) HERNE and VIRGINIA ISLANDS; sovereignty disputed between Western Sahara and Morocco." Acceptance for IOTA will depend on the provision of this documentation plus evidence of presence as required in the normal way.
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- 2009, a Successful Year for IOTA
- As the year changed, IOTA Online, introduced in August 2007, saw another milestone passed as the 7000th person registered for access to the application web facility. Increasing numbers are now rushing to file a record online. Compared with calendar year 2008, 2009 enjoyed a 20.4% increase in credits confirmed by checkpoints and an overall 10.8% rise in applications processed. Are you in those figures?
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- Operations Approved for IOTA Credit
- The following three operations, all of which took place in either October or November 2009, have provided acceptable validation material and are therefore approved for IOTA credit: H44MY (OC-149), P29VCX (OC-116) and P29VCX (OC-240).
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- Happy New Year 2010
- To all our readers, a Happy New Year! We hope that, with improving band conditions and lots of island activity, you will have great success with making those island contacts. Don't forget, if you wish to update your published IOTA score, you have until 31 January to do so. Please remember to print off the Mailing List, mentioned in the application procedures, and include it with your cards when you send them to your checkpoint. Remember also that cards without a printed island name are not valid for IOTA.
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- Operations Approved for IOTA Credit
- The following operations, all of which took place in the September to November 2009 time-frame, have provided acceptable validation material and are therefore approved for IOTA credit: FT5GA (AF-011), XV7RRC (AS-162), P29VSR (OC-008), P29VCX (OC-102), P29NI (OC-205), P29VLR (OC-231), PW6C (SA-062), PW2IO SA-071) and PW2TA (SA-071). Most of these operations were in the "rare" category, defined as credited to less than 15% of record-holders and therefore requiring validation; others were validated voluntarily. For the majority of IOTA operations validation is not required unless there is a challenge. See Rules, Section F for fuller guidance.
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- 2010 Honour Roll and Annual Listings Deadline
- The deadline for the 2010 Honour Roll and Annual Listings is approaching fast. Applications or updates submitted online on or before 31 January 2010 will count for the 2010 tables so long as the supporting cards sent to checkpoints are postmarked no later than that date. Updates postmarked after 31 January will be processed in the normal way but scores will be held over to the following year's listing. Note that the deadline for this year and future years is one day earlier (31 January) than previously. To remain listed in the performance tables participants will need to have updated at least once since February 2005. Some people have asked when they will be able to claim credit online for QSOs made in the 2009 IOTA Contest. We will announce this on the site as soon as we can but, at the time of writing, the software team have still to receive the final adjudicated data from the contest committee. Then they will have to perform some additional checks on the data, and possibly modify the code that matches claimed QSOs to the database. This is likely to take until Easter 2010.
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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.
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- New IOTA Checkpoint Appointments
- We are pleased to be able to announce the appointment in recent weeks of two new checkpoints. Luciano Sampaio de Souza, PT7WA, has agreed to take over from Dan, W4DKS, checkpoint duties for Brazil, and Alan Jubb, 5B4AHJ, has agreed to assume checkpoint responsibility for Cyprus, Israel and Turkey, previously within the checkpoint area of Robert BRS-8841. Registrants in the countries affected are asked to note the new appointments. The addresses of Luciano and Alan are correct on QRZ.com. We welcome them both on to the team which now numbers 21 checkpoints.
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- IOTA NEWS bulletin 17 October 2009
- The latest IOTA News, listing recently validated operations, has been uploaded to G3KMA's website at www.g3kma.dsl.pipex.com.
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