IOTA NEWS
by
Roger Balister, G3KMA, RSGB IOTA Manager
20 April 2008
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UPDATE OF DATA IN IOTA DIRECTORY - 2007 EDITION
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NEW IOTA REFERENCE NUMBERS ISSUED
AS-185 XV Gulf of Tongking South group (Vietnam)
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PROVISIONAL IOTA REFERENCE NUMBERS ACTIVATED
(BUT NOT CONFIRMED) AS AT 20 APRIL 2008
Nil
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OPERATIONS WHICH HAVE PROVIDED ACCEPTABLE
VALIDATION MATERIAL
AS-128 XV3M Phu Quoc Island (March 2008)
AS-130 XV3M Con Son Island (March/April 2008)
AS-185 XV3M Con Co Island (March 2008)
OC-178 H40MY Tikopia Island, Temotu Islands (October 2007)
SA-043 XR7A Ascension Island (January/February 2008)
SA-053 XR7W Wager Island (February 2008)
SA-071 PW2M Moela Island (February 2008)
SA-076 OC1I Lobos de Afuera Islands (January 2008)
SA-080 PY6KW/P Boipeba Island (March 2008)
SA-098 OC6I Blanca Island (December 2007)
Note: This list 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. This means that the island name should be printed on the
card.
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OPERATIONS FROM WHICH VALIDATION MATERIAL IS AWAITED
OC-223 VK1AA/2 Montague Island (April 2008)
Note: Checkpoints are not authorised to credit QSL cards for an operation
where validation is required.
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Roger Balister, G3KMA
RSGB IOTA Manager
20 April 2008
Email: IOTA.HQ@rsgb.org.uk
Personal website: http://www.g3kma.dsl.pipex.com
RSGB IOTA website: http://www.rsgbiota.org
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NEW ON-LINE APPLICATION SYSTEM
The new on-line application system went live for all IOTA participants in
late September after initial testing. It has proved hugely popular with some
250 submissions and 17,500 cards processed to date. The Software Team
continues to work on enhancements and these will come forward over the next
few months. The dynamics of working the new system have inevitably led to
consideration being given to a number of changes to the programme's written
provisions and procedures last detailed in the 2007 IOTA Directory. These are
likely to be small in scale and mainly of a tidying-up nature to take account
of the new software's current and future capabilities. They will be published
on the RSGB IOTA website in due course but notice is given here to alert
participants that some interim changes have been made pending final decisions
that amend the 2007 Directory.
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Roger Balister, G3KMA Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ
RSGB IOTA Manager RSGB IOTA Committee Member
19 January 2008 20 January 2008
IOTA.HQ@rsgb.org.uk i1jqj@425dxn.org
http://www.g3kma.dsl.pipex.com http://www.425dxn.org/iota
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IOTA AND ANTARCTIC BASES
The Mediterraneo DX Club's Antarctica Award Directory is the official
source of information for the IOTA Programme on Antarctic Base stations.
It acts as an extension of the IOTA Directory, providing the IOTA
reference number as well as a wealth of detailed historical information
on each base. The Directory is downloadable from the MDXC website at -
http://www.mdxc.org/antarctica/ . Answers to questions about the Antarctic
Award Programme can be found on the FAQ page on their website.
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*** NEW CHECKPOINTS ***
The sad passing of Ray Small, G3ALI, one of our two UK based checkpoints,
in late October came as a great shock to us all. He had been a checkpoint
since early 1992 and carried out the duties involved meticulously. We know
that his many friends, both inside and outside the IOTA Programme, will
share our sorrow at the loss of someone who gave so much in friendship
and service.
We are happy to be able to announce that Ray's son, Robert, BRS-8841, has
agreed to take over his Dad's checkpoint with immediate effect. He has a
very high score (approaching 1000) in the SWL listings, so has a mass of
IOTA experience. Robert is also moving into Ray's house in mid-January
with his family. So, those of you who are his customers should send your
updates to Robert at the same address as before. The only change is that
we have split off Ray's Portuguese and BeNeLux customers by appointing
new checkpoints in Portugal and Belgium.
The following checkpoint changes apply with immediate effect:
For applicants in England (all G & M call-numbers except Ø), Gibraltar,
Ireland, Malta, and all Africa and Asia except Japan & the CIS countries:
BRS-8841, Robert S Small, 13 Rydal Close, Stowmarket, Suffolk IP14 1QX,
ENGLAND
E-mail: ray@g3ali.co.uk
For applicants in Belgium, Luxembourg and Netherlands:
ON4CAS, Egbert Hertsen, Postbus 85, B-2800 Mechelen 2, BELGIUM
E-mail: egbert.hertsen@pandora.be
For applicants in Portugal (including the Azores and Madeira):
CT1ZW, Julio Ramiro Braz Mateiro, Rua Francisco Abreu Sousa 199,
P-3720-340 Oliveira de Azemeis, PORTUGAL
E-mail: ct1zw@netcabo.pt
For applicants in Hungary, Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania,
Poland, Romania and Slovakia:
HA7UW, Sandor Gyorfi, Laki utca 13/A, H-2141 Csomor, HUNGARY
E-mail: ha7uw@t-online.hu
For applicants in Croatia, Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Greece (including
Crete and the Dodecanese), Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia:
9A2EU, Zlatko Maticic, Jure Petrekovica 30, HR-10290 Zapresic, CROATIA
E-mail: zmaticic@inet.hr
The following checkpoint changes will take effect on 2 February 2006, ie
after the current update exercise:
For applicants in Russia and all CIS countries in Asia:
UA6AF, Victor Kravchenko, PO Box 33, Novorossiysk-22, 353922, RUSSIA
E-mail: ua6af@qrz.ru
For applicants in Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova only:
UR5LCV, Igor Zeldin, PO Box 466, Kharkov 61103, UKRAINE
E-mail: ur5lcv@ukr.net
(Updates from Russia should be sent to Igor UR5LCV for the current January
Honour Roll / Annual Listing exercise.)
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