Islands On The Air (IOTA) Program Information
Access essential resources for IOTA award hunters and activators, including program rules, DXpedition reports, and mapping tools.
The Islands On The Air (IOTA) program, managed by the RSGB, challenges amateur radio operators to contact and confirm QSOs with stations located on islands worldwide. This section provides essential resources for both island chasers and activators. Find official program rules, the latest IOTA Directory updates, and news from the IOTA Manager, G3KMA. Access detailed information on specific IOTA groups, including Japanese, European, and US Islands, along with specialized lists for bearing and distance calculations from your QTH. Whether you're planning a DXpedition or hunting new island entities, these resources support your IOTA endeavors.
Explore a variety of tools and information, including the IOTA mapping project for visual tracking, real-time DXCluster IOTA spots for active operations, and extensive DXpedition reports from groups like W4USI Island Hoppers and Russian Robinson Club. Access support from organizations like the IREF Island Radio Foundation, dedicated to assisting IOTA expeditions. Resources also include award application details, checkpoint information from W9DC, and prefix lists from QRZ.com to aid in identifying IOTA entities.
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ANDAMAN ISL. 2006 VU4AN on AS-001, BANABA ISL. 2004 T33C on OC-018, MYANMAR 2003 XY4KQ on AS-167, MYANMAR 2002 + XY0TA on AS-165, CAMBODIA 2001 + XU7ABR on AS-133 -
Live IOTA spots by the dxsummit dx cluster -
IOTA Irish Islands -
List of european IOTA Prefixes -
by SV2AEL -
A list of all IOTA reference numbers and IOTA groups for the Islands On The Air award, personalised to your own QTH -
List of IOTA prefixes provided by QRZ.com -
Maps and QSL gallery of IOTA islands all over the world -
Shareware windows program to manage IOTA contacts and IOTA awards by IK6CAC -
iota mapping project - a mapping resource for the IOTA (Islands On The Air) award program -
Organization created to provide support to IOTA expeditions -
Island DXpedition and portable operations, including present, up-and-coming operations, IOTA, NON-IOTA, IOSA, IIA, ILIA, DIB, Lighthouse, and other Island Award Program operations -
Chronicles the OC1I and OC6I IOTA DXpeditions to Peru, detailing operations from SA-098 (Isla La Leona) and SA-076 (Isla Lobos de Afuera). -
Club Russian Robinson for amateurs interested in radio communication from polar stations, islands and maritime mobile objects RRC founded in 1993. Goals are consolidation of radio amateurs, operating now or operated in the past on islands, drift-ice research, arctic and marine stations, signing their personal callsigns or as participants of DX-peditions. -
IOTA from Island -
Official website for the United States Islands (USI) Awards Program, focusing on activating and chasing islands across the US and its territories. -
Southeast Georgia island hoppers -
W9DC North America Amateur Radio checkpoint for IOTA Islands on the Air and WLH World Lighthouse award applications and award instructions; Island and lighthouse award links for international radio operator activities -
The official IOTA web site, designed by the IOTA IT Team to meet the specific needs of those participating in the IOTA programme includes IOTA directory, IOTA spots and all the IOTA programme information. -
HRAL ATNi KN Explained in 7 Languages, PDF files of the operating protocol for IOTA activations.