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- RSGB Islands on the Air Contest 1994.
-
-
- Following the great success of the first IOTA Contest in 1993,
- the rules have been reviewed in the light of entrants' comments.
- The major changes are the inclusion of CW, points credit for
- contact with one's own country, and a limited (12 hour) category.
-
-
- 1. GENERAL.
-
- The aim of the contest is to promote contacts between
- stations in qualifying IOTA island groups and the rest
- of the world and to encourage expeditions to IOTA islands.
- UK entrants must be RSGB members - see the general rules
- for HF contests published in January 1994 Radio Communication.
-
- Note: Mainland G/GM/GW = EU005
- Mainland GI/EI = EU115
-
-
- 2. WHEN.
-
- 1200 UTC Saturday 30th July to 1200 UTC Sunday 31st July 1994.
-
-
- 3. BANDS AND MODES.
-
- 3.5, 7, 14, 21 and 28MHz, CW and SSB. IARU bandplans must be
- observed, and CW contacts must be made only in the recognised
- CW ends of the bands. Contest preferred segments must also be
- observed, i.e. no operation must take place on 3.56 - 3.60 MHz,
- 3.65 - 3.70 MHz, 14.06 - 14.125 and 14.30 - 14.35 MHz.
-
-
- 4. CATEGORIES.
-
- (a) Single operator.
-
- CW only, SSB only or mixed-mode.
-
- (b) Single operator limited.
-
- CW only, SSB only or mixed-mode. Operation is limited
- to 12 hours, and contacts on any THREE bands count for
- points. Off periods must be clearly marked and must be
- a minimum of 60 minutes in length.
-
- (c) Multi operator single transmitter.
-
- Mixed mode. Only one transmitted signal.
-
- Use of packet cluster or other assistance during the contest
- places the entrant in the multi operator category.
-
-
- 5. SECTIONS.
-
- (a) IOTA Island Stations.
-
- Stations on an island with an IOTA reference, for
- example AS007, EU005. This section includes the
- British Isles. Entrants intending to operate from a
- location whose IOTA status is not clear are advised
- to confirm validity by reference to the IOTA directory
- available from RSGB head-quarters. Please indicate on
- the entry whether the station is permanent or a contest
- DXpedition, i.e. antennas and equipment installed
- specifically for the contest.
-
- (b) World (listed by continent).
-
- Any station in a location which does not have an IOTA
- reference.
-
- (c) Short Wave Listener.
- See rule 10. The format of the listings will depend on
- the number of entries received.
-
-
- 6. EXCHANGE.
-
- Send RS(T) and serial number starting from 001, plus IOTA
- reference number if applicable. Do not use separate
- numbering systems for CW and SSB. Stations may be contacted
- on both CW and SSB on each band. Entrants in section (a)
- MUST send their IOTA reference as part of each contact.
-
-
- 7. SCORING
-
- (a) QSO Points.
- Each contact with an IOTA island counts 15 points. Other
- contacts count 5 points, except contacts with the entrant's
- own country or own IOTA reference, which count 2 points.
-
- (b) Multiplier.
- The multiplier is the total of different IOTA references
- contacted on each band on CW, plus the total of different
- IOTA references contacted on each band on SSB.
-
- (c) Total Score.
- The score is the total of QSO points on all bands added
- together, multiplied by the total of multipliers.
-
-
- 8. LOGS.
-
- UK stations must use a Summary Sheet and RSGB-style log
- sheets, other entrants may use log sheets in local format,
- together with a summary and signed declaration that the rules
- and licence conditions have been complied with. Separate log
- sheets must be used for each band (but not each mode). Single
- mode entrants who make contacts on the other mode should submit
- these separately as checklogs.
-
- Logs must show: Time, Callsign, RST/serial number/IOTA reference
- sent, RST/serial number/IOTA reference received, multiplier
- claimed, and QSO points. Entrants are encouraged to submit
- cross-check ('dupe') sheets and a multiplier list. Logs on
- computer disk are welcomed, in accordance with RSGB format.
- Entries must be postmarked 26 August 1994 at the latest, and
- mailed to the following address:
-
- RSGB IOTA Contest,
- c/o S. Knowles G3UFY,
- 77 Bensham Manor Road,
- Thornton Heath,
- Surrey,
- CR7 7AF,
- England.
-
- IOTA stations must state their location, i.e. island from
- where they operated, as well as their IOTA reference number.
- Checklogs from non-entrants are welcome.
-
-
- 9. PENALTIES.
-
- Points may be deducted, or entrants disqualified, for
- violation of the rules or the spirit of the contest. This
- includes refusal by IOTA island stations to make contacts
- with their own country when requested. Use of a third party
- to make contacts on a list or net is also against the spirit
- and may lead to disqualification. Duplicate contacts must
- be marked as such with no points claimed. Unmarked duplicates
- will be penalised at ten times the claimed points, and
- excessive duplicates may cause disqualification.
-
-
- 10. SWL CONTEST.
-
- Scoring is as for the transmitting contest. Logs must be
- separate for each band, and show Time, Callsign of station
- heard, RST/serial number/IOTA reference sent, callsign of
- station being worked, multiplier claimed, and QSO points.
- Under "callsign of station being worked", there must be at
- least two other QSOs before a callsign is repeated, or else
- ten minutes must have elapsed. If both sides of a QSO can
- be heard, they can be logged separately for points if
- appropriate.
-
-
- 11. AWARDS.
-
- (a) The IOTA Trophy (non-returnable) will be presented by
- the IOTA Committee to the entrant, whether single-operator
- or a multi-operator group in the IOTA Island Stations
- Section (DXpedition subsection), with the overall highest
- checked score, regardless of mode. A trophy will also be
- awarded to the leading non-DXpedition IOTA entrant, and
- it is hoped to introduce further trophies as the contest
- grows.
-
- (b) The DX News Sheet Trophy (retained for one year only) will
- be presented by the Editor of DX News Sheet to the British
- entrant operating from a location in the UK (including GD,
- GJ and GU) with the highest checked score in the single
- operator SSB category. The winner of the IOTA Trophy will
- not be eligible for this award.
-
- (c) Certificates will be awarded to leading stations in each
- category and section, and in each continent, according to
- entry.
-
-
- 12. Note from the IOTA Director.
-
- Amateurs planning to activate an all-time new one for IOTA
- over the IOTA Contest weekend should, if possible, arrange to
- commence their operation in the preceding 24 hours to enable
- the new reference number to be issued before the start of the
- contest. Once the contest is under way, it will not be
- possible to issue a new number and, without this, contacts
- made will not count as island contacts.
-
- _________________________________________________________________
-
-
- Contest Logging Program.
-
- Paul O'Kane, EI5DI has generously offered to provide a copy of his
- Super-Duper contest logging program for this contest for the price
- of postage (2 IRCs), a self addressed envelope and a blank formatted
- 3.5 inch diskette or 4 IRCs without the diskette. Contact Paul
- direct at 36 Coolkill, Sandyford, Dublin 18, Ireland.
-
- Super-Duper for IOTA may be downloaded, anywhere in the world, from
- CompuServe. It is stored as SDI.ZIP in the software library of the
- Hamnet Forum and may be located using the keyword IOTA.
-