GIOTA
10 HELLENIC ISLANDS
GIOTA
POSEIDON AWARD
30 HELLENIC ISLANDS
GIOTA
BIG BLUE AWARD
60 HELLENIC ISLANDS
GIOTA DXPEDITIONERS
3 HELLENIC ISLANDS
GIOTA DXPEDITIONERS
ODYSSEY AWARD
6 HELLENIC ISLANDS
Greek Islands On The Air award programme. GIOTA
The RULES
Which islands count?
For the GIOTA award programme, all the islands, islets, skerries and rocks of the Greek Seas which are marked by name on maps of a
1: 500,000 scale issued by the Hellenic Hydrographic Service are eligible.
There are other islands which are not marked by name on these maps.
GIOTA will soon be expanding to these islands as well.
In order to facilitate the Greek Islands On The Air award programme, GIOTA, the islands of the Greek Seas which are eligible for the GIOTA awards have been divided into five (5) geographical areas in accordance with the division which has been made by the Hellenic Hydrographic Service of the Hellenic Navy.
The islands of these 5 geographical areas are listed in the formal charts of GIOTA on which the Greek Islands On The Air award programme is based.
The five (5) geographical areas are:
NORTHERN AEGEAN SEA
SV8
NAS 001 – 128
This includes a list of 128 islands, islets, skerries and rocks.
SOUTHERN AEGEAN SEA
SV8
SAS 001 – 108
This includes a list of 108 islands, islets, skerries and rocks.
SOUTHERN AEGEAN SEA
DODEKANISSOS
SV5
DKS 001 – 063
This includes a list of 63 islands, islets, skerries and rocks.
SOUTHERN AEGEAN SEA
KRITIKO SEA
SV9
KRS 001 – 022
This includes a list of 22 islands, islets, skerries and rocks.
IONION SEA
SV8
INS 001 – 046
This includes a list of 46 islands, islets, skerries and rocks.
The GIOTA Awards – Certificates
The awards are issued by:
The Aegean DX Group.
The periodical internet edition of Greek Radio-amateurs
5-9 Report www.5-9report.gr
The Union of Radio-amateurs of the Aegean.
EPKA SZ8S
The awards are given by the AEGEAN DX GROUP, following the submission of the necessary supporting documents:
To licensed radio-amateurs who have succeeded in making two-way communication, in accordance with the regulations of the Radio-amateurs Service, with other licensed radio-amateurs who broadcast from the eligible islands of the GIOTA AWARD programme which are listed in the formal charts of the five geographical areas of the programme.
They are also given, following the submission of the necessary supporting documents:
To DXpeditioners, licensed radio-amateurs who broadcast, in accordance with the regulations of the Radio-amateurs Service, from the eligible islands of the GIOTA AWARD programme which are listed in the formal charts of the five geographical areas of the programme.
They are also given, following the submission of the necessary supporting documents:
To SWLers who perform auscultations, in accordance with the international regulations of SWLing, of two-way communication between licensed radio-amateurs and DXpeditioners who broadcast in accordance with the regulations of the Radio-amateurs Service, from the eligible islands of the GIOTA AWARD programme which are listed in the formal charts of the five geographical areas of the programme.
The five Awards – Certificates given out by the
Greek Islands On The Air «GIOTA» award programme
are the following:
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GIOTA 10 HELLENIC ISLANDS
GIOTA POSEIDON AWARD 30 HELLENIC ISLANDS
GIOTA BIG BLUE AWARD 60 HELLENIC ISLANDS
GIOTA DXPEDITIONERS 3 HELLENIC ISLANDS
GIOTA DXPEDITIONERS ODYSSEY AWARD 6 HELLENIC ISLANDS
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GIOTA 10 HELLENIC ISLANDS basic award
The requirements for the acquisition of the awards are:
For the GIOTA – 10 HELLENIC ISLANDS award:
This is the Basic Award from which someone who is interested in GIOTA must begin
At least 10 confirmed contacts with 10 different islands listed on the GIOTA charts are required. There must also be at least one contact with an island from each of the five individual geographical areas into which the Greek islands are divided according to the GIOTA charts.
That is, there must be contact with at least one island from the following areas:
NORTHERN AEGEAN SEA NAS
SOUTHERN AEGEAN SEA SAS
DODEKANISOS DKS
KRITIKO SEA KRS
IONION SEA INS
One island from each of these five geographical areas and another five islands from any of these areas, totaling 10 islands.
For the «GIOTA POSEIDON AWARD – 30 HELLENIC ISLANDS»:
At least 30 confirmed contacts with 30 different islands listed on the GIOTA charts are required (minus the 10 islands from the GIOTA 10)
A necessary requirement for this award is the prior attainment of the «GIOTA – 10 HELLENIC ISLANDS» award.
For the «GIOTA BIG BLUE AWARD – 60 HELLENIC ISLANDS»:
At least 60 confirmed contacts with 60 different islands listed on the GIOTA charts are required
(minus the 30 islands from the GIOTA POSEIDON).
A necessary requirement for this award is the prior attainment of the «GIOTA POSEIDON AWARD – 30 HELLENIC ISLANDS»
For the «GIOTA DXPEDITIONERS - 3 HELLENIC ISLANDS»:
The carrying out of radio-amateur broadcasts, in accordance with the Radio-amateurs Service, from at least three different islands which are listed on the GIOTA charts from the same or different geographical areas is required.
For the «GIOTA DXPEDITIONERS ODYSSEY AWARD 6 HELLENIC
ISLANDS»
The carrying out of radio-amateur broadcasts, in accordance with the Radio-amateurs Service, from at least six different islands which are listed on the GIOTA charts from the same or different geographical areas is required.
A necessary requirement for this award is the prior attainment of the
«GIOTA DXPEDITIONERS - 3 HELLENIC ISLANDS»
CONTACTS:
All contacts must be made form the same DXCC area.
Only contacts which have been made after 01/10/1995 will be accepted by the GIOTA award programme.
Contacts must be made by licensed radio-amateurs and be within the radio-amateurs band stated in their license.
The GIOTA award programme Committee retains the right to request a copy of the radio-amateurs’ license.
Those contacts which have been made within any radio-amateur band in any of the following modes: SSB, CW, DIGI will be accepted.
Awards are not given for one band or one mode.
Contacts which have been made via “land mobile” stations will be accepted provided they have been made from the same DXCC area.
Contacts which have been made via “maritime mobile” stations will be accepted provided they have been made from the same DXCC area.
Contacts may be proven only by the submission of QSL cards, photocopies of these, or digital copies of these (scanning).
The QSL cards:
In order for a QSL card to be valid for the GIOTA Award Programme, the name of the island as it is listed in the GIOTA charts must be printed either by stamp or appear on the printed label of the card.
The reference number of the island need not be included, though the GIOTA Award Programme Committee would prefer its insertion.
How to prepare the documentation for your
first GIOTA award:
The first award from which you must begin is the
«GIOTA – 10 HELLENIC ISLANDS»
Collect all the cards you have from the Greek islands.
Check the GIOTA charts which follow below and find one confirmed contact (QSL card) for an island from each of the five geographical areas of GIOTA.
Find five more QSL cards from five different islands, which are listed in any of the five geographical areas of GIOTA.
Arrange the cards in order according to the numbers which correspond to each island on the GIOTA charts.
Make a numbered list of your cards as in the example:
GIOTA Ref Island Call sing
NAS 037 THASOS SV8xxx 1
NAS 079 SKIATHOS SV8xxx 2
NAS 088 EUVOIA SV8xxx 3
SAS 006 SAMOS SV8xxx 4
SAS 040 SALAMINA SV8xxx 5
DKS 006 RODOS SV5xxx 6
DKS 020 ASTAKIDA SV5xxx 7
KRS 005 KRITI SV9xxx 8
KRS 021 GAVDOS SV9xxx 9
INS 004 KITHIRA SV8xxx 10
INS 015 ZAKYNTHOS SV8xxx 11
It is wise to include one or two extra contacts in the event that a contact or contacts are disqualified.
At the end of the list clearly state your name, your surname, your call sign, your address, your e-mail address and your telephone number.
You can create the above list using either WORD or EXCEL.
Photocopy or scan your cards (on a JPG) on both sides
Put your list along with the copies of your cards in an envelope and mail it to the following address:
GIOTA
Po. Box 04
GR 83 100
SAMOS
GREECE
Or attach the list you have created using WORD or EXCEL and the cards you have scanned on a JPG, and e-mail them to the GIOTA Manager, Vassilis Tzanellis SV8CYV at:
Your award will be delivered to you by mail in approximately 4 weeks.
THE COST OF THE AWARDS
The awards are issued free of charge.
Greek radio-amateurs must send 3 Euros to cover postage and handling fees.
For those who wish to send coupons, 5 IRC are required.
For radio-amateurs outside of Greece, the fees for postage and handling are 5 Euros or 8 IRC.
The requirements for the attainment of the DXPEDITIONERS awards are:
GIOTA DXPEDITIONERS
3 HELLENIC ISLANDS
Radio-amateur broadcasts must be made in accordance with the Radio-amateur Service, from at least 3 different islands stated in the GIOTA charts in the same or different geographical areas.
Radio-amateur broadcasts made by DXPEDITIONERS from INHABITED ISLANDS which are included in the GIOTA Award programme charts can be proven by:
A photocopy or digital copy of the tickets for the means by which the visit to the island was made
The date of arrival to and departure from the island must be clearly visible.
Relevant photographs of the station and the antennas which show that they were installed on the island.
A photocopy or digital copy (scanning) of both sides of the QSL card which was used to verify the contacts made from the island. The insertion of the name of the island and the GIOTA reference number is required in order for the cards to be considered valid.
The submission of of a copy of the station log in order to facilitate the GIOTA Award Programme Committee in the creation of a better and more precise control of applicants for the GIOTA awards is desired but not required.
Radio-amateur broadcasts made by DXPEDITIONERS from UNINHABITED ISLANDS which are included in the GIOTA Award programme charts but don’t have a public transportation connection can be proven by:
A statement from the DXPEDITIONER stating the means of transport which was used to for the team’s transport to the island,
i.e.: a speedboat or fishing boat
Full details of the owner of the means of transport, i.e.: name, surname, address and telephone number, as well as the name of the vessel and its registration number.
A photograph of the radio-amateur equipment along with the team on the vessel
Relevant photographs of the station and the antennas which show that they were installed on the island.
A photocopy or digital copy (scanning) of both sides of the QSL card which was used to verify the contacts made from the island.
The submission of a copy of the station log in order to facilitate the GIOTA Award Programme Committee in the creation of a better and more precise control of applicants for the GIOTA awards is desired but not required.
Broadcasts from anchored vessels are permissible provided the antennas are installed on the shore of the island.
THE COST OF THE DXPEDITIONERS AWARDS
The awards are issued free of charge.
Greek radio-amateurs must send 3 Euros to cover postage and handling fees.
For those who wish to send coupons, 5 IRC are required.
For radio-amateurs outside of Greece, the fees for postage and handling are 5 Euros or 8 IRC.
GIOTA Honor Roll and Annual Listing
The names of those who have obtained a GIOTA Award along with the number of islands which have been confirmed will be listed on the GIOTA website.
The names and call signs of all those who have succeeded in making up to 29 confirmed contacts will by included in the Annual List.
Those who have made 30 confirmed contacts and over will be included in the Honor Roll.
The Honor Roll and Annual List will be posted in the January issue of every New Year in the 5-9 Report. (www.5-9report.gr)
THE OFFICIAL GIOTA CHARTS
As we have mentioned above, all islands, islets, skerreis and rocks of the Greek Seas, which are marked by name on maps of a 1: 500,000 scale issued by the Hellenic Hydrographic Service, are eligible for the GIOTA Award Programme.
In order to facilitate the Greek Islands On The Air GIOTA award programme, the islands of the Greek Seas which are eligible for the GIOTA awards have been divided into five (5) geographical areas in accordance with the division which has been made by the Hellenic Hydrographic Service of the Hellenic Navy.
The islands of these 5 geographical areas are listed in the formal charts of GIOTA on which the Greek Islands On The Air award programme is based.
Each chart of a geographical area includes each island with its official name. This name is written in Latin characters.
Each island is identified by a combination of letters and numbers which make up its reference number.
Example: NAS 011 ŘÁŃÁ PSARA EU 049
The abbreviation NAS means that the island belongs to the geographical area of the North Aegean (Northern Aegean Sea) and the number 11 is the consecutive (serial) number of the island on the GIOTA charts
The name of the island is then written in Latin characters followed by the IOTA reference number if the island is supported by the IOTA RSGB award programme.
The GIOTA charts are as follows:
On behalf of the support team of the
Greek Islands On The Air GIOTA
award programme
Vassilis Tzanellis SV8CYV
Manager of the GIOTA Award Programme
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