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2. IOTA FORUM HAM RADIO 2017 FRIEDRICHSHAFEN
PROGRAMME
SD5Y, SD3G & SD7V from EU-037, EU-177, EU-138 (by Klaus DL7UXG)
Preparations for AF-111 (by Dickson EL2DT)
Developments in IOTA (by Hans DK1RV & Roger G3KMA)
Solomon Islands H44GC IOTA DXpedition (by Emil DL8JJ)

3. IOTA FORUM HAM RADIO 2017 FRIEDRICHSHAFEN
IOTA PROGRAMME: RECENT
DEVELOPMENTS
Roger Balister G3KMA
June 2017

5. TRANSITION
From RSGB Committee in early 2016 To A registered UK Company ISLANDS ON THE AIR (IOTA) LTD Not for Profit Partnered with the RSGB

7. Huge Success In All Areas
FIRST YEAR
Huge Success In All Areas

8. ON EXISTING SOFTWARE
QSO Matching on Club Log Switch to 52% Paperless QSLing Reduction in Users’ Costs Near 100% Growth in Credits Issued Financial Viability User Appreciation

9. PROGRAMME GROWTH and the percentage of matched QSOs
Year                 No of Submissions    Cards Submitted   Matched QSOs*   Credits Given
2015
877
56019
3014 (5.1%)
59033
2016
1045
50148
15833 (24.0%)
65981
2015 (Jul-Dec)
231
21587
1127 (5.0%)
22714
2016 (Jul-Dec)**
438
22890
14725 (39.1%)
37615
2016 (at 31 Jan)
497
18511
590 (3.1%)
19101
2017 (at 31 Jan)
486
14967
10992 (42.3%)
25959
2016 (at 9 Jul)
618
27400
1546 (5.3%)
28946
2017 (at 9 Jul)
677
23810
26242 (52.4%)
50052
* Includes IOTA Contest
matches in all years
** QSO matching on Club
Log started on 4 July
See the comparative figures for 2015 and QSO matching from 4 July 2016 increased the no of submissions from 877 to 1045, a 19% increase in the first 6 months. In credit terms a 11.8% increase.
Comparing 2016 and 2017 up to 9 July the increase in submissions is a modest 9.5% but in terms of credits given it is a massive 73%.
In terms of matched QSOs the percentage has increased from 5.3% in the first 6 months of 2016 (all IOTA Contest matches) to 52.4% in 2017.
It is noticeable that the no of paper cards submitted in this period has dropped from to 23810, indicating a swing to matched QSOs of some 13.1%.
First time applications received to date in 2017 are running at three times the rate in 2016.

10. FEATURES OF THE NEW SYSTEM
Accepts Club Log QSO matching IOTA Contest matching and paper QSLs On a new Website to be launched shortly Allows Payment direct to IOTA Ltd as well as through checkpoints Saves time and money

11. BUT Club Log QSO Matching depends on matching logs And there is
A built in delay of 60 days before credit is given –
this allows validation to take place where required

12. A NEW WEBSITE No listing of forthcoming expeditions –
this is better served by others
We will collect data from DXpeditions
but post event

13. USER TRENDS TO DATE
Huge increase in IOTA Contest credits QSO matching adopted widely but noticeably by Russian and Ukrainian users Lots of hybrid applications, part QSO matches , part QSL Cards

14. QSO MATCHES OR PAPER QSLS
Old timers appear to prefer QSL cards, submitting QSO matches only when they do not have the card First time entrants prefer to submit QSO matches QSO matches are less expensive

15. FRIENDS OF IOTA
Very generous response Funded the costs of the new IT software In its entirety Thank you so much

16. IN 12 MONTHS
Significant growth Programme viability Financial Security Hopefully a Happy IOTA Community

18. © Roger Balister G3KMA, © Presentation Management Dokumentationsarchiv Funk Tonaufzeichnung und Post production: Christoph Hubner