2026 Islands on the air SWL contest also open to amateur radio operators
Dear SWL friends and amateur radio operators, I have decided to organize a new competition in 2026. I hope that God will grant me life and that I will be able to last the whole year 2026!!!!! The contest will consist of listening to the ISLANDS OF THE WORLD throughout the year 2026. There are more than 1,200 groups of islands in the world. I will give you useful information from November 2025. It will not be complicated because the "IOTA" is very well organized. It is an English SWL who invented "Islands on the air".
In 1964 a British Short Wave Listener, Geoff Watts (now sadly a Silent Key) started an activity programme based on contacting island groups around the world. Geoff was not a wealthy man and had little opportunity to travel himself, but it is clear that listening to amateurs operating from remote island locations captured his imagination. The Islands on the Air (IOTA) programme was born.
Amateur radio operators will also be able to participate. It will only be in SSB mode on the amateur radio bands between 10 and 80 meters. "The IOTA program focuses on contacts with salt-water islands as opposed to those found in lakes.[1] With those who work to contact these stations known as island chasers.[2] There are 1,200 groups of islands that the IOTA program recognizes, with the number of islands ranging from one to hundreds.[3]"
Islands of the world contest 2026 project
This contest will be open to amateur radio operators and short wave listeners. Modes will be SSB and CW.
SSB 10, 12, 15, 17, 20, 40 and 80 meter bands
CW 10, 12, 15, 17, 20, 30, 40 and 80 meter bands
This contest will start 01 January 2026 and finish 31 December 2026
Iota groups AF Africa, AS Asia EU Europe, NA North America OC Oceania SA South America
For SWL rules will be to listen maximum islands groups. example when you have listen or work a IOTA group on a band you dont need to listen again this IOTA group on another band. The islands groups are listed in IOTA website. IOTA is Islands on the air. Awards for all participation. I dont know if we will have sponsors. Complete rules in November 2025. Listen the IOTA contest 2025 1200Z, Jul 26 to 1200Z, Jul 27, 2025
Best frequencie to listen IOTA islands
SSB are 28560, 28460, 24950, 21260, 18128, 14260, 7055, 3755MHz.
CW frequencies 28040, 24920, 21040, 18098, 14040, 10115, 7025 3530MHz Manager of the contest FØDUW SWL F14368 Frank
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