AIM:
- To promote islands on the air (IOTA) dx on 11m frequencies
DATES:
- 1 January 2018 — 31 December 2018 (1 year)
PARTICIPATION:
- DA-RC members only
FREQUENCIES & MODES:
- 26.200 MHz – 27.655 MHz
- Participants are advised to adhere to their local laws regarding legal frequency use
- All modes are valid
SCORING:
- 1 point per island station worked
- islands are multipliers
[e.g. 14DA049 Fred works 37 x island stations from 20 x islands. His score is 37 x 20 = 740 points]
- Multiple contacts with the same island are valid for points if made with different stations — not operators using a second callsign
- Only one contact per station is valid in the 12 month period
- For operators transmitting from an island, 1 contact only with a station on your own island is valid for points
- No QSL cards are necessary to confirm any contact, however a QSL card to confirm a ‘rare’ one might be beneficial
- Island contacts made during DXpedition activities involving the Hunter are valid.
[e.g. 153DA012 Andre from Thailand travels to Cambodia to operate as 238DA0. He works 27 islands during his dxpedition. Andre can claim these islands in his IOTA-365 Log]
VALID ISLANDS:
There are 2 types of islands valid for this event:
- Islands which qualify for an RSGB IOTA reference number
- Islands which do not qualify for a RSGB reference number (i.e. non-valid islands or N/V islands) (e.g. DIFM)
* Please note that Inland Water Islands (IWI) are not valid.
LOGS:
- The official IOTA-365 log sheet must be used
- Logs must be received by the Validation Team by 1 February 2019
- The IOTA-365 Validation Team will cross check logs to ensure the integrity of the event
- Any log found to claim non-verified contacts will be disqualified from consideration
STATION TYPES:
- Single operator only
RESULTS:
- Results and scores will be published on the DA-RC website
LOG VALIDATION TEAM:
- To Be Announced
PRIZES:
First Place
- 1 trophy plaque
- 2018 RSGB IOTA Directory
- Colour certificate designed by Eleven Four
- More to come
Second Place
- 1 trophy plaque
- 2018 RSGB IOTA Directory
- Colour certificate designed by Eleven Four
- More to come
Third Place
- 1 trophy plaque
- 2018 RSGB IOTA Directory
- Colour certificate designed by Eleven Four
- More to come
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