Our 2022 Summer IOTA Challenge will be to work 25 different IOTA’s (Islands On The Air) for the Basic Award or work 50 different IOTA’s for the Grand Shebang IOTA Award!
With the annual summertime RSGB IOTA Contest coming up in a couple of weeks, I thought this might be a fun challenge that is a bit different.
We will start the challenge on July 1st and end September 30th. So, you can go back a couple of weeks and pick out a few qualifiers if you like.
The RSGB IOTA Contest is coming up July 30-31, 2022.
Full information and rules can be found here: IOTA Contest Information (rsgbcc.org)
This contest could provide you with a fair number of Islands for this challenge, but it is not a necessity.
A full list of all IOTA’s and their reference numbers can be found here:
Follow the following tabs for the condensed “short title list”:
“IOTA DIRECTORY”
Then select the “Short Title IOTA Reference Number List”
This will give you the best quick IOTA reference list.
I suggest printing this list out and check off IOTA’s as you work them. Write in the call on the paper somehow. Scan or photo these papers to submit for the challenge. I will need a list of calls and IOTA’s claimed in order by the reference numbers. So, marking the printed list and scanning/photo to me is probably the easiest way to track. When printing it out on your own, you may have to adjust the printable area since I think this is designed for European sized paper. I found using a 90% scale worked fine and resulted in 10 easy to read pages printed on standard 8.5 x 11 paper.
For a more detailed list, Follow the following tabs:
IOTA DIRECTORY
Then select IOTA ISLAND GROUP LISTINGS
Then select the appropriate continent
This gives you a full list of all detailed IOTA islands and reference numbers, but probably not necessary to print out. Could be used for deeper online research if needed.
This link may also be used. It has a full list of all IOTA’s that you can search through.
IOTA List on QRZCQ - The database for radio hams
Finally, for most of your QSO’s your logging program might include the appropriate IOTA reference number.
Also, you can look the call up on QRZ and look in the “DETAIL” tab. The IOTA reference may be listed there.
If you are unsure of the appropriate IOTA and you can’t determine it, just skip it. If you resolve it later, then you can add it to your list then.
If this challenge needs any refinement, I will send out an appropriate followup.
Have fun everybody!
73!
de Bob Schenck, N2OO
President SJDXA!
GO SJDXA!