[UK-CONTEST] Anglesey not an Island

Ken Eastty ken.g3lvp at btinternet.com
Mon Jul 27 13:23:58 PDT 2009


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> From: "Steve Jones" <steve at rjtraining.fsnet.co.uk>
> Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] IOTA DXpeditions - Ynys Mon
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> 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.
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> Steve GW0GEI Ynys Mon / Island of Anglesey EU124
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I understand from the above that Anglesey doesn't count because it's connected to the rest of Wales via a bridge? If that's the case how is it that Skye which is now also connected to the rest of Scotland with a bridge appears to be allowed? (I have no interest whatsoever in IOTA).


73...

Ken

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