IOTA REGULATIONS    

Classification of the islands

The Group fully adopts the RSGB classification which attributes to the islands or groups of them a precise reference. 

The classification of the islands will also take account,where they exist, of the list and relative updating of the national Ham associations.

Call of the islands:

The call is made by:

a-  Island that it is on RSGB references: AT prefix + RSGB reference for that island.

b-  Island that it is on national Ham associations references: AT prefix + island local reference for that island.

Example: the call of expedition on Rhodes isl. will be 59AT/EU 001 but the call of expedition on Molene island that it's on REF (French Ham references)refernces will be 14 AT MA 080.

Therefore, to sum up, an island may be activated only in these two conditions:

1) The island or the group to which it belongs is IOTA RSGB referenced  

OR

2) That the specific island appears in the list published by the national Ham associations.

Whatever the island must be present on the List published on the new  AT IOTA Book CD-R otherwise the island it's not activable.

Duration of activation

To be considered valid and accreditable, the activation of an island must have at leaste 6 hours of trasmission during which at least 100 QSO must be made.

The 6 hours may be divided into no more than two periods, even if not consecutive, as a long as they last for at least 3 hours each and are not more than 30 days apart.

The 30 days are calculated from the date of the first QSO to the date of the last QSO.

The only exception allowed to the minimum TX lenght of 6 hours is when a recognised Authority, or the owner of the island, imposes a shorter TX time.

Only in this case will the operations be recognised then only if the trasmission are for longer than 3 hours and foreseen 100 QSO made.

No more than one island can be activated during one day! (24 hours).

Documentary proofs

Within 60 days of the last QSO, on risk of invalidation of the activation, documentary proofs of the activation must be sent to the Supercommittees Team Manager .

It must consists of:

1) Log of the activation, giving the start and finish times of the activation and the number of  QSO made.

2) Precise photographic proofs of the existence of the island of operators , radio equipment and aerials.

3) Tickets or receipts for transport (if it exist) used to reach the island.

4) Any permits or authorizations issued by the relevant authorities.

5) Anything else helping to prove the activity will be not validated without the documentary proof specified in points 1) and 2).

Recognition of the activation of the team members

All the team members will be accredited with the activation of the island as long as it is judged valid and accreditable by the AT Supercommittees Team Manager and the QSL states clearly and in datail the composition of the team.

QSL

It is strictly forbidden to request or insert on the QSL sponsoring of any kind; on the QSL only the logo Alfa Tango is admitted. 

The QSL must report compulsorily the name of the island and the references both IOTA and the country’s.

He, who does  not stick to the rules, will be disqualified from carrying out further expeditions.

Before carrying out the activation, every team or QSL manager must prepare the draft of the QSL and go ahead with the order of printing just after the end of the activation, being able to end the expedition of the confirmations no later than 60 days.

The QSL manager must be aware of taking on the duty of the  QSL printing  even in the case of few contacts and/or few requests.

If the Team is not able to accomplish and print the QSL within the deadlines, can contact the H.Q. 

The teams with QSL management problems can ask the head office for a manager.

If a manager of two or more expeditions receives a contribution for each request, in one or more envelopes, must confirm by sending