		
{"id":6272,"date":"2019-01-25T16:57:32","date_gmt":"2019-01-25T15:57:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.g8srs.co.uk\/?page_id=6272"},"modified":"2025-09-08T15:19:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T14:19:05","slug":"iota","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.g8srs.co.uk\/legacy\/iota\/","title":{"rendered":"IOTA (Islands on the Air) Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rsgbcc.org\/hf\/information\/iotapage.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"114\" src=\"http:\/\/www.g8srs.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rsgbiota.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.g8srs.co.uk\/legacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rsgbiota.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.g8srs.co.uk\/legacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rsgbiota-300x46.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.g8srs.co.uk\/legacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rsgbiota-600x92.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">The annual Islands on the Air (IOTA) Contest is a popular event for our contesters who have over the years participated from islands around the UK &amp; Ireland but also from our site in the foothills of the Pennines. Please see below a resume of our progress in this event over the last few years. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.g8srs.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_1236-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/www.g8srs.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_1236-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15843\" style=\"width:512px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.g8srs.co.uk\/legacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_1236-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.g8srs.co.uk\/legacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_1236-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.g8srs.co.uk\/legacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_1236-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.g8srs.co.uk\/legacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_1236-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.g8srs.co.uk\/legacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_1236-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.g8srs.co.uk\/legacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_1236-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.g8srs.co.uk\/legacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_1236-1040x585.jpg 1040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rsgbcc.org\/hf\/information\/iotapage.shtml\" style=\"background-color:#381970\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IOTA Contest Page<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/m1ptr.com\/MONITOR\/Display_datav16.html\" style=\"background-color:#381970\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">M1PTR Contest Monitor<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ng3k.com\/Misc\/iota2025.html\" style=\"background-color:#381970\">NG3K IOTA  2025 Announced Ops<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.g8srs.co.uk\/links\/\" style=\"background-color:#381970\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SRS Contest Links<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rsgbcc.org\/hf\/rules\/2025\/riota.shtml\" style=\"background-color:#381970\">RSGB IOTA Contest 2025 Rules<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.g8srs.co.uk\/peak-contest-group\/\" style=\"background-color:#381970\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SRS Contest Group<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-33\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-33\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Year<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Callsign<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Island<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">Position in<br \/>\nthe World<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">QSOs<\/th><th class=\"column-6\">Mults<\/th><th class=\"column-7\">Final Score<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td><td class=\"column-6\"><\/td><td class=\"column-7\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rsgbcc.org\/cgi-bin\/hfresults.pl?Contest=IOTA%20Contest&amp;year=2025\" target=\"_blank\">2025<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qrz.com\/db\/g5o\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">G5O<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Great Britain<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">20th Multi Two<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">987<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">253<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">1,975,930<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rsgbcc.org\/cgi-bin\/hfresults.pl?Contest=IOTA%20Contest&amp;year=2024\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2024<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qrz.com\/db\/g5o\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">G5O<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Great Britain<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">11th &amp; Trophy Winner - Winner UK&amp;CD Fixed M1 or M2 in the Multi<br \/>\nOperator Two Transmitters Section<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">1,473<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">372<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">4,393,320<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rsgbcc.org\/cgi-bin\/hfresults.pl?Contest=IOTA%20Contest&amp;year=2023\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2023<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qrz.com\/db\/g5o\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">G5O<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Great Britain<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">15th<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">1,401<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">341<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">3,855,005<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rsgbcc.org\/cgi-bin\/hfresults.pl?Contest=IOTA%20Contest&amp;year=2022\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2022<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qrz.com\/db\/g5o\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">G5O<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Great Britain<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">16th<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">1,233<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">272<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">2,598,960<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rsgbcc.org\/cgi-bin\/hfresults.pl?Contest=IOTA%20Contest&amp;year=2021\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2021<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qrz.com\/db\/g5o\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">G5O<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Great Britain<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">9th<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">1,755<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">274<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">3,311,290<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rsgbcc.org\/cgi-bin\/hfresults.pl?Contest=IOTA%20Contest&amp;year=2020\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2020<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">No Entry<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td><td class=\"column-6\"><\/td><td class=\"column-7\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rsgbcc.org\/cgi-bin\/hfresults.pl?Contest=IOTA%20Contest&amp;year=2019\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2019<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qrz.com\/db\/EJ6KP\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">EJ6KP<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arainnmhor.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arranmore<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">5th<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">2,346<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">408<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">7,507,200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rsgbcc.org\/cgi-bin\/hfresults.pl?Contest=IOTA%20Contest&amp;year=2018\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2018<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qrz.com\/db\/EJ6KP\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">EJ6KP<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arainnmhor.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arranmore<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">4th<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">2,477<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">378<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">7,495,740<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rsgbcc.org\/iotacontest\/index.php?q=im2\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2017<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qrz.com\/db\/EJ8KO\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">EJ8KO<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arainnmhor.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arranmore<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">8th<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">1,982<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">352<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">5,800,960<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rsgbcc.org\/iotacontest\/index.php?q=im2\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2016<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qrz.com\/db\/EJ0sr\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">EJ0SR<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arainnmhor.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arranmore<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">3rd<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">2,237<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">407<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">7,735,035<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2015<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qrz.com\/db\/gi5o\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">GI5O<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rathlin_Island\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rathlin Island<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">9th<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">1,731<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">376<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">5,100,975<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2014<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">GM5O<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orkney.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Orkney Island<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">7th<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">2,159<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">393<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">7,068,105<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-15\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2013<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qrz.com\/db\/g5o\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">G5O<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Great Britain<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">32nd<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">1,098<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">228<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">1,798,920<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-16\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2012<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qrz.com\/db\/g5o\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">G5O<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Great Britain<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">19th<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">1,649<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">392<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">4,968,600<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-17\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2011<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a 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