I.W.I. ( Inlands Water Islands) Belgium
Regulation.
-Participants
The I.W.I. Program is open to the following participants
. Activators
. Hunters
. Short Wave Listeners (SWL)
Activators are those amateurs who operate portable from within a designated
I.W.I reference area.
Hunters are those amateurs who make contact with Activators who are operating
portable from within a designated I.W.I reference area.
Short Wave Listeners are those who hear and log the activities of Activators
operating portable within a designated I.W.I. reference area
- Appropriate license to be held
All participating amateurs must hold an appropriate amateur radio license, and
must abide by all license issuer conditions.
- Mobile operation
Operation from your motor vehicle is accepted.
- Forms of operation not allowed
Aeronautical mobile (AM) on board any aircraft (e.g. plane, helicopter, hang
glider, balloon, blimp, etc) located above a I. W. I. reference area is not allowed.
Contacts via Repeaters, IRLP, Echolink do not count for valid QSO's. Contacts
via remote stations are not allowed. Communication via Satellite like QO-100 is Accepted.
- Power sources
There is no restriction on the type of power source that can be used during an
activation however green power is preferred
- Valid contact exchange
Valid contacts will include an exchange between the activator and the hunter of
their respective call signs, a signal report, and wherever possible the I.W.I.
reference number.
- Time operating from the reference
There is no time limit that an activator must operate from a reference. Note that
some national programs might apply a stricter rule before accepting an activity.
- Activator information
Only valid references will count Ensure you are in a valid I. W. I. reference area.
- Working within boundaries of the reference
While activating a I.W.I. reference area, all equipment (including antenna/s,
transceiver/s, power supply/ies, etc) must be within the boundaries of the
relevant I.W.I. reference area.
It is not sufficient for part of the station to be within the boundary of the reference
Area.
- Invalid contacts
The exchange of call signs and a signal report are required for the contact to be valid. Call signs and signal reports are not to be relayed by other stations.
Activators and Hunters are encouraged to exchange accurate signal reports, not
just 5/9.Activator :
- 25 qso's Minimum made from a valid I.W.I Reference
- Gps sending & Photo off the island to Award Manager
- Log to be send ADIF Format within 14 days to Award manager
- Naming of logs
Electronic logs are to be named in the following way:
Callsign@referenceDDMMYYY
- Only valid references will count
Ensure you are in a valid I.W.I reference
- Freq in use
HF amateur Frequency

 1,8 MHz (160 meter), 3,5 MHz (80 meter), 5
MHz (60 meter), 7 MHz (40 meter), 10 MHz (30 meter), 14 MHz (20 meter), 18 MHz (17 meter), 21
MHz (15 meter), 24 MHz (12 meter) en 28 MHz (10 meter)
VHF 50 MHz (6 meter), 70 MHz (4 meter) en 144 Mhz (2 meter).
UHF 430 MHz (70 cm) en 1215 MHz (23 cm).
SHF 2300 MHz (13 cm), 3400 MHz (9 cm), 5650 MHz (5cm), 10000 MHz (3 cm) en 24000 MHz (1,2
cm).
The frequencies and power you are allowed to use depend on your license
- QSL cards not required
There is no requirement to exchange QSL cards in the I.W.I. program.
QSL cards are not required for I.W.I. awards.
Valid QSOs between an activator and a hunter are displayed in Logsearch.
- Please keep your overs short.
A valid exchange of call sign, signal report and whenever possible the relevant
I.W.I. reference number is all that is required. Protracted overs will potentially
only frustrate the activator and the hunters who are waiting to work the activator.
Remember, the activator is seeking 25 QSOs and may often be working in
adverse environmental conditions.
-SWL information
How do SWLs participate?
Currently Logsearch will not allow SWL interface. SWL Hunter certificates can
be requested directly from the I.W.I. team.
A list of stations heard, with relevant dates, times, frequencies, signal reports
exchanged, and relevant reference numbers, is to be sent in XLS format
AWARDS
Hunters – Activators – Swl,s
Green : 5 I.W.I. references hunted
Bronce : 10 I.W.I. references hunted
Silver : 25 I.W.I. references hunted
Gold : 50 I.W.I. references hunted
Diamond : All I.W.I. references hunted
To Award Manager ON5MA. On5ma(at)uba.be