Author: kc9wwh

I hope you are all enjoying some warmer temps! The last few weeks have been pretty chilly. It is time again for our Annual Membership meeting. However, with the current state of things we are going to continue to remain as virtual for the time being.

We will be using Zoom again, if you are unfamiliar with Zoom, I would recommend checking out this quick 1 minute video on how to join a meeting. We will open up the virtual meeting approx. 15 minutes prior to the start of the meeting to allow everyone a chance to join. Also, please be sure to enter your name and callsign in the name field when joining (as shown below).

Below, please find a copy of the agenda for the meeting.

I.   Introductions
II.  Secretary's Report
III. Treasurer's Report
IV.  Coordinator's Report
V.   Old Business
   i.   District Representatives 
   ii.  Hot Spots
   iii. Adoption of changes to WAR Policy
VI.  New Business
   i.   Election of Directors
VII. Adjournment

A couple of items to note:

First, the board is proposing the addition of Section III, G as linked below. The purpose of this addition is to provide better guidance and policy around the transfer of coordinations to ensure those previously involved have the ability to maintain the repeater(s) in question where previously it was technically first come, first serve. This was discussed at the August membership meeting last year as well.

Second, as with every Annual Meeting, we’ll have election of Directors. This years elections will be for Directors 5, 6 and 7. If you are interested in serving as a Director for WAR we encourage you to have someone nominate you or self-nominate. There are no specific requirements to serve as a Director for WAR, other than participating in the monthly board meetings which are held over Zoom. Below is a list of those currently serving in these positions and up for election.

Director V:    Tony Casciato, KX3H
Director VI:   Mike Waschbisch, W2WAY
Director VII:  Joshua Roskos, KC9WWH

As we did last time, we are asking if anyone has any old or new business they would like to bring up at the meeting, please complete the form using the link below or email us at meetings@wi-repeaters.org to have it added to the agenda.

That is all for today, but if you have any questions on the meeting, just email us at meetings@wi-repeaters.org and we’ll be happy to follow-up with you.

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Josh KC9WWH

Thank you to everyone that has sent in their 2021 Periodic Update! We’ve received and processed 70% of the updates that had been sent out. THANK YOU!

Second notices were sent out this weekend and are due by March 14th, 2021. Please, once you receive them, return them ASAP. The easiest way to return them is to take a photo or scan the completed document and email it to annualupdate@wi-repeaters.org. This will put it right into our queue to process as well as provide you an automated email acknowledging the receipt of the document. We’ll also email you once we’ve processed your update.

Thank you again to all those that have completed their Periodic Update and we look forward to seeing you all at our Annual Membership Meeting coming up on March 20th on Zoom. Check back later this week for more information on the upcoming meeting.

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Josh KC9WWH

Happy New Year, everyone!

I hope you all had a chance to kick back and relax a bit this holiday season. Today, I wanted to reach out to update everyone on the status of the 2021 Periodic Updates. Over the last couple of weeks, we have sent out over 75 updates via the US Postal Service and email. We’ve already started to receive some response, thank you!

In case you missed it, this year we are starting to move towards bi-annual updates. This year, we ran our report as usual and processed the first half which equates to about half the repeaters we have coordinated. Even though our Policy states now that this needs to be completed every two years, if you were sent a Periodic Update, you do still need to complete and return it. This will help to ensure moving forward that future years are balanced appropriately. If anyone has any questions, we ask you to please reach out to annualupdate@wi-repeaters.org and we will get back to you as soon as we can.

With that, I hope you all have a wonderful week and look forward to seeing you at our next Membership Meeting on March 20th.

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Josh KC9WWH