Activity Definitions Definitions for words: DXCC: A DXCC is a "radio country". See our list of DXCC's here. DXRC update the list of DXCC's according to the independent internetsite cluster.dk's updates. IOTA: Islands On The Air. LOTA: Lighthouse On The Air. Please read our Activity Guidelines concerning LOTA. COTA: Castles On The Air. Please read our Activity Guidelines concerning COTA. SES: Special Event Stations. Please read our Activity Guidelines concerning SES. Activation: An activation is a "major event" from a DXCC or an IOTA. An activation is also an activity. Activity: An activity is (radio-)activity from a Lighthouse, an Island or anywhere else, for example from an operators home. A SES is also an activity. Activity callsign: An activity callsign is a special callsign, issued for a special activity, for instance a DX-activation, an IOTA-activity or a personal portable activity. ALL DXRC activity callsigns must be applied via DXRC HQ Thanks. Definitions for groups: Group 1: DXRC define a group 1-DXCC as a DXCC from where there never ever has been 11-meter activity. Group 2: DXRC define a group 2-DXCC as a DXCC from where there are not activity on a regularly basis. - We think it will be good publicity for the club to run an activation from a group 2-DXCC (example: 290DX/1). Group 3: DXRC define a group 3-DXCC as a DXCC from where there is activity on a regular basis, either by nomourous "guests-operators" or activity by operators living there at more or less permanent basis. In general DXRC does not support DX-activations from DXCC's in Group 3, as DXRC believe it is unserious an unprofessional to run an DX-activation from a group 3-DXCC. As exclusion are IOTA-activity from islands that are not inhibited with 11-meter operators. As DXRC does not support activations from Group 3-DXCC's, we recommend our members to be active from these DXCC's with portable callsign (examples: 1/13DX032, 30/13DX032/E317) Latest update: 10/08/2003 (vers.1.1)