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Islands on the Air, or IOTA, is an awards program for contacting amateur stations on the world's islands. The islands are arranged into groups, each with a reference such as NA-xxx for a group in North America. Island chasers collect confirmed contacts with as many groups as they can, while activators travel to put islands on the air, sometimes by chartered boat. Begun in 1964 by a British shortwave listener, it is one of the oldest operating programs in the hobby and shares much with DXing. Read more…