[UK-CONTEST] IOTA DXpeditions - Ynys Mon

[Steve Jones]

I gave up on trying to apply logic to IOTA years ago!  The loss of eu124 
status for Anglesey was brought about by some green eyed (and still 
nameless) complainants who didnt like the fact that teams were winning the 
iota contest from the island. A spineless IOTA Committee, with a Chairman 
who dug himself deeper and deeper into a big hole, applied one higher 
standard of measuring to Anglesey whilst little or no scrutiny was applied 
to other notable islands around the world. If you try to seek logic in the 
world according to IOTA, you will be seeking for a very long time.

Steve GW0GEI Ynys Mon / Island of Anglesey EU124


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stewart Rolfe" <gw0etf at btinternet.com>
To: "UK Contest Reflector" <uk-contest at contesting.com>; "G3WPF" 
<g3wpf at sky.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 8:18 AM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] IOTA DXpeditions - Ynys Mon




I gather recent IOTA eu124 status of Holy Island is due to some sort of 
'cumulative' rule, viz -

Ynys Mon -> Mainland = 196m = EU005 (<200m); Holy Island -> Ynys Mon = 5m = 
201m -> Mainland = island (all measurements subject to arguments about state 
of tides etc...)

But the argument above has just designated Ynys Mon as Mainland eu005 
therefore the 5m separation of Holy Island is to Mainland - isn't it?? 
Circular logic or what?

Perhaps the definitive algorithm is:- "rule -> silly result = silly rule"

73,

Stewart Rolfe, GW0ETF

--- On Tue, 21/7/09, G3WPF <g3wpf at sky.com> wrote:

> Holy Island on which Holyhead is
> located is connected to Anglesey by both a
> "bridge" and a causeway.
>
> Presumably, it counts because Anglesey is an island which
> is not an island
> and, although connected to the mainland, is not mainland
> either. So,
> although Anglesey = EU-005 and you can pretty much .--.
> across to Holy
> Island, Holy Island obviously should be treated the same as
> Puffin Island
> (Priestholm/Ynys Seriol)? Hmmm.
>
> 73
>
> Reg
>


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