Background

Italian Bunkers on the Air (ITABOTA) joined the WWBOTA family on the 9th November 2024. Congratulations to IU6QEM/P on his launch activation from B/IT-0001 ….

ITABOTA Bunker Reference List

Scheme DXCC Reference Name Type Lat Long Locator

Intersecting Bunkers

    Work in progress

    The ITABOTA bunker list is work in progress. Any additions, corrects or comments should be addressed to the ITABOTA Coordinator list below.

    Activity and Participants

    • The main goal of the program is the sole enjoyment of activating and hunting bunkers.
    • Amateur operators can participate as Activators, Hunters.
    • SWL (Short wave listeners) are also encouraged to participate.
    • All bands and modes are valid according to the license of the operators and the regulations in Italy.
    • No repeaters may be used for ITABOTA QSO.
    • The program is primarily based on personal integrity of the participants.
    • All ITABOTA activity is the responsibility of the participant.

    Activators

    • Activations must be with 1000m of the given bunker coordinates.
    • Where activations zones overlap, multiple bunker activations are allowed (to a maximum of 5).
    • 25 QSO are required for a bunker activation to be valid.
    • Activation from the home shack is not permitted.
    • Activation from inside a vehicle is permitted.

    Hunters

    Awards

    Initially ITABOTA will not issue seperate awards. All awards for ITABOTA activations, and hunting ITABOTA bunkers are, however, eligible for WWBOTA Awards.

    ITABOTA Coordinator

    Carlo
    IW3HCN
    iw3hcn@gmail.com