RULES for the IOSA PROGRAMME

PART .. 2

Effective from 1 January 2001

(B) General Rules

  • B.1 Two islands have been deleted from the programme - Rockall (formerly OL5) and the Scares (formerly SF4). Fifty two new islands have been added to the list making a total of 170. The 52 new islands are shown in italics in the Quick Reference Directory of Islands and credits for these islands can only be claimed when activated after the 1st January 1999. They will NOT be backdated

    NOTE :- (As from 1st January, 2001, the directory is increased from 170 to 210 islands,these will only be valid from that date.)

    Addendum Here

  • B.2 All applicants for awards must be IOSA directory holders and be current licensed amateurs or short wave listeners. All contacts must be made with licensed amateur stations. Short wave listeners may apply for the chasers' awards but they must also be directory holders.

  • B.3.1 All contacts must be made by the applicant from the same DXCC country using a callsign issued personally to him/her by their licensing authority. The only exception to this rule is shown in the next item B.3.2.

  • B.3.2 Any activator who, while activating an IOSA island listed in the directory has a QSO with another activator on a listed IOSA island may claim that contact for the chaser's award. This is in recognition of the efforts of island activators who visit and activate the islands and who live outside Scotland. These may only be claimed since the inception of the IOSA programme.

  • B.4 With the exception of contacts made under Rules B.1 (new islands) and B.3.2 , all other contacts must have taken place since 1 November 1947 and must have been made on the 1.8, 3.5, 7, 10, 14, 18, 21, 24, 28, 29 MHz bands or any VHF band including 50 MHz. Cross band, cross mode, satellite and repeater contacts are not valid. There are no award endorsements for any particular mode. Maritime mobile contacts are not allowed.

  • B.5 Contacts are valid from any location in the same DXCC country, including while the operator is land mobile.

  • B.6 From the 1st December, 2000, GCR (General Certification Rules ) will apply to QSL's for both the Standard and Millenium Awards. These are required by the claimant which must be certified by an officialof an National Amateur Radio Society or by two officials of an Amateur Radio Club affiliated to the participant's National AmateurRadio Society. GCRrules will apply to lists of QSO's certified by an activator or certified log entries or certified lists of QSL cards. Only Certified List(s) of not previously credited islands, along with the I.O.S.A. application form (which may be copied from the directory) are required to be submitted for awards or updates.

    DO NOT send QSL cards to the I.O.S.A. Manager.

  • Chasers relying on certified log extracts are advised to seek confirmation from activators of any possibly doubtful or marginal contacts in order to avoid submitting a claim that may be refused after cross checking logs.

  • The I.O.S.A. Committee reserve the right to make cross checks between certified lists and activators logs, at their discretion.

(C) Rules for Activators

  • C.1 Activators must submit their logs. Photocopies or computer printouts are acceptable. For each island claimed, activators must show evidence that they have made a minimum of 100 QSOs with different stations and must include 5 DXCC countries outside the United Kingdom.

  • C.2 The complete station of an activator must be on an island. This means all parts of the station from the power supply to the antenna. Operations from boats are not allowed even if tied up or anchored in a harbour.

  • C.3 Activators may be required to show proof of permission to operate together with proof of landing from certain islands, particularly those owned or managed by the National Trust for Scotland and Scottish Natural Heritage or those otherwise owned. The islands marked with an asterisk * in the Directory of Islands are those for which it may be necessary to have landing and/or operating permission. This does not apply to any directory holder who is a resident or who has a second home on an island. "Permission" is deemed to be the authority to land AND operate an amateur radio station on an island. In some cases more than one agency may be involved. The holding of an amateur radio licence in itself does not give permission to operate from any island. Any existing legislation will not negate any conditions that an island owner, occupant, user, tenant, lessee or whoever may reasonably impose with regard to accessing an island. This is to maintain the integrity of the award programme and ensure all activators are acting responsibly.

  • C.3.1 In cases of doubt or of any suspected irregularity the IOSA Committee will request an activator to provide information as requested in rule C.3 above. If an activator objects, fails to co-operate, or is otherwise obstructive, the IOSA Committee have the right to take action which may result in the activator being excluded from the programme. It is believed an honest activator has nothing to hide and would willingly supply any information requested by the IOSA Committee. Some activators have already given this information voluntarily and this is welcomed.

  • C.3.2 When non-co-operation occurs and, more so, when award rules are broken, the overall integrity of the programme is judged of primary importance and continued participation in IOSA by the person concerned may no longer be possible.

  • C.4. S.W.L. Cards.

    Activators must indicate on the QSL card or certified list sent to the swl, the call sign of the station that they were in QSO with at the time reported by the swl.

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