RSGB IOTA AWARDS FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 1998

RSGB IOTA AWARDS FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 1998 RSGB IOTA AWARDS FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 1998

BACKGROUND
Malcolm Johnson, VK6LC has very generously presented five beautiful pearl shell trophies to the IOTA Committee. Each is mounted on a red hardwood 'Jarrah base' and bears an inscription on a metal plate to the effect that it is an original pearl shell from the Lacepede Channel, north western Australia, donated in "appreciation of outstanding DXpedition support to VK6ISL OC-214 Indian Ocean May 1996". The occasion for the presentation was the Gala Dinner at the IOTA 98 Convention in Las Palmas (Canary Islands) last April. At Mal's request the Committee awarded one of these pearl trophies to his long time QSL Manager and President of the Diamond DX Club, Giovanni Varetto, I1HYW and a second to David Bamford, VK6DLB, his companion who displayed much courage and support at difficult times on more than one of his DXpeditions. .

The three remaining trophies will be awarded annually to DXpeditions which are judged to have excelled all others in the year in question. There are two categories, the Most Courageous IOTA DXpedition and the Most Outstanding DXpedition of the Year. In the latter category there are two trophies, one for expeditions in Europe, Africa and Asia and the other for expeditions in North and South America and Oceania. The Committee has taken the view that the principal contenders will be first time operations from new groups during the year and operations from very rare already numbered groups. This however is only a guide and other deserving cases will be considered. Suggestions are given below.

The Committee has decided to give the IOTA community the opportunity to indicate their preferences for the operations which they feel deserve to win recognition in this way. This will be done by a vote organised each year. While it will have the final decision, the Committee will normally be guided by the result of a free and fair vote.

Considerable thanks are due to Malcolm, VK6LC for his outstanding generosity. Given the superb nature of the gift the Committee has had to give careful consideration on how to proceed. In the event it decided that these original trophies should be kept in London and not exposed to the risks of damage or worse by being sent overseas. Victor Rusinov, UT8LL, a long term supporter of IOTA, has stepped in and offered to fund the purchase by the IOTA Committee of replica trophies of high quality to be given annual winners for retention. Such was the scale of Victor's generosity that the Committee will be able to continue this arrangement well into the future. The Committee is indeed grateful to these two IOTA enthusiasts.

ELIGIBILITY TO VOTE

All IOTA enthusiasts are entitled to vote. Each enthusiast has three votes, one in each category. Each person voting must give his/her callsign. The way the vote is cast will be kept confidential. No special application forms are required though a suitable one may be found on this web-site.

All votes must be received by the IOTA Co-ordinator, RSGB IOTA Programme, PO Box 9, Potters Bar, Herts EN6 3RH, England by midday 1 July 1999, or preferably by e-mail to IOTA.VOTE@RSGB.ORG.UK

ANNOUNCEMENT OF RESULTS

The results will be announced at the RSGB HF and IOTA Convention at Windsor over the weekend 8 -10 October 1999 and published immediately thereafter on the RSGB website and other IOTA internet sites.

HOW TO VOTE

Suggestions for the most Courageous IOTA DXpedition of the Year

V5/DK6AO	AF-070	Penguin Island	August 1998
ZS26BI	AF-079	Bird Island	March 1998
6M5DX, D98TOK	AS-045	Tokdo Island	July/August 1998
XUX0	AS-133	Koh Poah Island	February 1998
BI3H	AS-134	Shijiutuo Island	April 1998
BI4Q	AS-135	Ping Island	June 1998
BI4C	AS-136	Changxing Island	July 1998
BI5Z	AS-137	Zhoushan Island	July 1998
BI5P	AS-138	Pingtan Island	August 1998
BI7W	AS-139	Weizhou Island	August 1998
RA1QQ/1	EU-160	Korga Island	July 1998
ZA0IS	EU-169	Sazan Island	September 1998
ZA0B	EU-169	Sazan Island	September 1998
KL7/W6IXP	NA-150	Little Diomede Island	July/August 1998
VE8C	NA-173	Charlton Island	August 1998
N6VV/P	NA-184	St George Reef	October 1998
H75A	NA-209	Venado Island	May 1998
KL7/K6ST	NA-210	Sledge Island	July 1998
W5BOS/7	NA-211	Tillamook Rock	September 1998
H76C	NA-212	Cardon Island	October 1998
H40AB	OC-065	Pigeon Island	April 1998
ZK1SCQ, ZK1SCR	OC-159	Mangaia Island	August 1998
V85QQ	OC-184	Muara Besar Island	November 1998
4H8TI	OC-225	Taganak Island	April 1998
V63RL/P	OC-226	Mwokil Atoll	June 1998
HK3JJH/0M	SA-007	Malpelo Island	April 1998
LU5DV/D & others	SA-021	Bermejo Island	December 1998
PQ8MM/P, PQ8VA/P	SA-045	Maraca Island	February 1998
CE1LDS/2	SA-086	Damas Island	June 1998

Suggestions for the most Outstanding IOTA DXpedition of the Year (Africa, Asia and Europe)

V5/DK6AO	AF-070	Penguin Island	August 1998
ZS26BI	AF-079	Bird Island	March 1998
6M5DX, D98TOK	AS-045	Tokdo Island	July/August 1998
XUX0	AS-133	Koh Poah Island	February 1998
BI3H	AS-134	Shijiutuo Island	April 1998
BI4Q	AS-135	Ping Island	June 1998
BI4C	AS-136	Changxing Island	July 1998
BI5Z	AS-137	Zhoushan Island	July 1998
BI5P	AS-138	Pingtan Island	August 1998
BI7W	AS-139	Weizhou Island	August 1998
RA1QQ/1	EU-160	Korga Island	July 1998
ZA0IS	EU-169	Sazan Island	September 1998
ZA0B	EU-169	Sazan Island	September 1998

Suggestions for the most Outstanding IOTA DXpedition of the Year (North & South America and Oceania)

KL7/W6IXP	NA-150	Little Diomede Island	July/August 1998
VE8C	NA-173	Charlton Island	August 1998
N6VV/P	NA-184	St George Reef	October 1998
H75A	NA-209	Venado Island	May 1998
KL7/K6ST	NA-210	Sledge Island	July 1998
W5BOS/7	NA-211	Tillamook Rock	September 1998
H76C	NA-212	Cardon Island	October 1998
H40AB	OC-065	Pigeon Island	April 1998
ZK1SCQ, ZK1SCR	OC-159	Mangaia Island	August 1998
V85QQ	OC-184	Muara Besar Island	November 1998
4H8TI	OC-225	Taganak Island	April 1998
V63RL/P	OC-226	Mwokil Atoll	June 1998
HK3JJH/0M	SA-007	Malpelo Island	April 1998
LU5DV/D & others	SA-021	Bermejo Island	December 1998
PQ8MM/P, PQ8VA/P	SA-045	Maraca Island	February 1998
CE1LDS/2	SA-086	Damas Island	June 1998

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