Islands On The Air Programme

RSGB ISLANDS ON THE AIR PROGRAMME

THE RULES

C.6

WHAT TO PAY

Certificates will be provided against a specific request accompanied by the correct fee which is routed through the normal Checkpoint. The same applies to the Plaque of Excellence and shields.

CERTIFICATE FEES

• IOTA-100 certificate: no charge (included in the registration fee - see below).
• IOTA-200 to IOTA-700: One certificate £4/$6, two or three certificates ordered at same time £3/$4.50 each, four or more certificates ordered at same time £2.50/$3.75 each.

ADMINISTRATION FEES

1. UPDATES

2. NEW APPLICATIONS

New applicants must pay a £2/$3 registration fee which includes the 100 certificate (and a record sheet for paper applications only), and is not subject to any discounts. In addition there is a fixed checking fee of £8/$12 which covers a submission of up to 120 cards. Additional cards (>120) are charged a checking fee of £0.066/$0.10 per card.

• A 35% discount is applicable to all card checking fees if the application is submitted using the IOTAMEM software. This discount does not apply to the certificate fees or to the registration fee.
• RSGB members may claim a 15% discount on the checking fees and the certificate fees. This discount does not apply to the registration fee.
• An RSGB member using IOTAMEM may claim a total 50% discount on the checking fees.

The fee for the Plaque of Excellence is UK£40 or US$60 and for a Plaque of Excellence shield UK£2 or US$3. These fees, which are additional to administration fees, include postage and packing (outside Europe Plaques are sent by surface mail).

SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT COUNTRIES

A 50% reduction on administration, certificate and Record Sheet fees may be claimed by an applicant resident in Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrghyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tadjikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine or Uzbekistan. There is no reduction on the fee for the Plaque of Excellence or a Plaque shield.

Applicants submitting cards for checking must include sufficient payment to cover their return.

• UK applicants will have their cards returned by ordinary post unless they specify Recorded Delivery or Registered (current rates are available from the Post Office).
• Overseas applicants will have their cards returned by Small Packet Airmail if adequate postage is enclosed. 'QSL cards' are listed by the Post Office among the items which may be sent by Small Packet rate. Packets are allowed to be sent sealed except in the case of the former USSR countries where they must be sent unsealed. Applicants should specify if they wish to pay an additional UK£3.00 for their cards to be returned by International Registered Mail (not available to the USA) - this is recommended.
• Overseas applicants sending cards to local Checkpoints should, similarly, specify the return method desired.

PLEASE DO NOT SEND TO THE UK CHEQUES DRAWN ON FOREIGN BANKS OR FOREIGN CURRENCY (EXCEPT US DOLLARS).

D

THE IOTA HONOUR ROLL AND ANNUAL LISTING

D.1

WHAT THESE ARE

(D.1.1) The Honour Roll lists the callsigns of stations who have a checked score which equals or exceeds 50% of the activated islands/groups at the time of preparation. It is published early each summer in Radio Communication, the official journal of the RSGB, and in the DX News Sheet.

(D.1.2) The Annual Listing, published at the same time, lists the callsigns of stations who have a checked score of 100 or more islands but less than the qualifying threshold for entry into the Honour Roll.

D.2

WHAT THE PROCEDURE IS FOR INCLUSION

(D.2.1) You may update your record ONCE in any 12-month period. Your new score will be listed automatically in the next Honour Roll/Annual Listing (note annual February deadline in paragraph D.2.5).

(D.2.2) You may apply for one or more certificates at any time and such requests, whether or not accompanied by QSL cards, are to be treated as additional to your annual update entitlement. Any change to your score is included automatically in the next listings (note annual February deadline in paragraph D.2.5).

(D.2.3) If you remain active in IOTA, you are encouraged to update at least once every three years. This gives the listings greater relevance and helps to maintain the interest of other participants in their comparative positions. However, your record is maintained on computer until such time as you choose to make a submission.

(D.2.4) Prepare your update in the same way as when applying for the IOTA-100 Islands certificate (see Sections C.5 and C.6 above).

(D.2.5) Mail it on or before 1 February to your Checkpoint. Updates postmarked after that date will be processed in the normal way but the scores will be held over to the following year's Honour Roll/Annual Listing.

(D.2.6) Keep your update as simple as possible to process as Honour Roll/Annual Listing time is a period of heavy work pressure for the Checkpoints. This means a minimum of questions at this time please.

(D.2.7) Retain a copy of your update to amend your own record when you receive notification that your cards have been credited to your score. See paragraph C.5.11 about the provision of Record Sheets.

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