<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Hi looks like I have missed a few frc meetings however I would like to keep my status on 444.075 in Miami if possible on university of Miami. This repeater has recently failed and has been difficult getting access to it re new rules and staff who do not understand ham radio and its requirements to have height for antennas. </div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">I am working w the local PD who's communication officer is a ham and will try to facilitate access and or new location for the repeater. </div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">In the mean time once it is repaired the technical parameters remain the same until it is moved. </div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Rick Nelson</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">KB4MAG</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Thanks<br><br>Sent from my Eye-Phone</div><div><br>On Oct 3, 2016, at 6:58 AM, Tom Bilello <<a href="mailto:NW0LF@dawoolfe.com">NW0LF@dawoolfe.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 12 (filtered medium)"><!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Rick, not to beat a dead horse here, but the number of one's callsign has nothing to do with anything. I was originally licensed in 1999 as KG4BOM and this is a vanity callsign. It has been a long time since the FCC required your callsign to match the region you live in. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I am not sure how I ended up on this mailing list. I have not paid any money to the FRC to be a member but I do attend the Orlando and Melbourne hamfests specifically to attend the FRC meetings as I am the Trustee of my club's primary repeater. I will see you all there this Saturday unless Hurricane Matthew upsets the apple cart. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Tom "Wolfie" BIlello, NW0LF<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">VE Liaison<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Daytona Beach Amateur Radio Association<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">H-386-423-3277<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">C-386-690-9412<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.dbara.org/"><span style="color:blue">http://www.dbara.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><image002.jpg><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> FRC-Info [<a href="mailto:frc-info-bounces@lists.keekles.org">mailto:frc-info-bounces@lists.keekles.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b><a href="mailto:rick.pemble@outlook.com">rick.pemble@outlook.com</a><br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 03, 2016 00:09<br><b>To:</b> 'Florida Repeater Council Discussion'<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [FRC] Florida Repeater Council Information<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Seems to me that there is a FRC meeting 3 times a year, at the Tampa Hamfest, the Orlando Hamfest, and the Melbourne Hamfest (this weekend). Minutes are sent out to members via email.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">All are invited to attend the meetings, members or not.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The FRC site is at <a href="http://florida-repeaters.org/">http://florida-repeaters.org/</a> - which used to have the entire database available for perusal and download – not sure what this current notice is all about.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">But the point is – I have been a Ham here since 1975 – I don’t know of any problem with the FRC – I notice those that do right now, are new guys with non-florida call signs. I would be hesitant to throw in with a group of carpet baggers unless there was some real reason that it was necessary. A few complaints and accusations is not enough for a coup. The Amateur service has not completely degenerated into CB yet. Although I can understand that the new guys don’t know of any difference on the air, I think if you are serious - show up at the Melbourne hamfest FRC meeting and make your complaints known and addressed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">I don’t have a dog in this fight, don’t have a repeater, don’t want one, but, damn, if I see one more ‘2’, or ‘KA’ call screaming for revolution….. I would at least like to hear how YOU would run the coordination activity in any improved fashion first.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">(and saying you have been a ham since .. so and so, no-code era, doesn’t cut any fat off your arguments – best leave that one out).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">W4RP<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> FRC-Info [<a href="mailto:frc-info-bounces@lists.keekles.org">mailto:frc-info-bounces@lists.keekles.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b><a href="mailto:DWFComm@aol.com">DWFComm@aol.com</a><br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, October 02, 2016 11:53 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:frc-info@lists.keekles.org">frc-info@lists.keekles.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [FRC] Florida Repeater Council Information<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> I'm pretty sure that I am not an FRC member, though not certain..as I have not had any form of "Minutes of meetings" in ages -if ever.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> I had thought that the unusually slow processing speed was a "due diligence" effect , and a nuisance at best ..however I have heard of "Paper Repeaters" existing and even a story of certain frequencies/pairs being held from general use only to be <strong><u><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">"sold"</span></u></strong> to some well healed or politically influential entities.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> How any of the above -if true- equates to the proper management of frequency assets worries me , and throws the otherwise best practices book into the Chipper.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> If your efforts would include an immediate sweep for DEAD WOOD and Paper machines ...count me in. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> If it was truly the best the current FRC could do, God bless them for the effort , but If stories of malice are true ..an intervention is clearly needed.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> However , I can't help thinking that previous performance of the FRC and the attrition of Hams capable of ginning up a repeater .,constitute a rapidly approaching drain. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> In my travels over the last few years , I have heard a shocking ebb in repeater activity ,and even the once friendly VHF Spx 146.52 is near desolate of travel companions.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> I fear that HAMS willing to put up with the "WE SAY SO Company " ethic of the recent FRC...are likely to believe a new FRC would be just rearranging the deck chairs on the "S.S. Minnow" .<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> Yours,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> Dave Fragale <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> KA4CNP<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> 444.4/449.4 192.8<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> Seminole<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">In a message dated 10/2/2016 10:23:54 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, </span><a href="mailto:Bryan@bryanfields.net"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Bryan@bryanfields.net</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> writes:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt;margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Greetings and welcome to the Florida Repeater Discussion List,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">I am Bryan Fields, W9CR. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">I’m involved in amateur radio in the Tampa Bay area, with membership in four local clubs and chairman of the Technical Committee for my local group. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Professionally I am a Network Architect with a major telecom company. I’ve been a licensed amateur since 1995 (over 2/3 of my life), hold a GROL+Radar and have a background in cellular/microwave networks. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Fellow Amateurs, the FRC is an organization run amuck. Incompetent directors are managing it, flouting the bylaws, violating Florida Law, and ignoring member needs. I am asking for your proxy for the upcoming FRC meeting.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">It has failed in its ability to coordinate operations of amateur radio repeaters in the following ways:</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l9 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><!--[if !supportLists]--></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Publication of the FRC database on a public website</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><ul type="disc"><ul type="circle"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l7 level2 lfo2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">This database dump in MySQL format and the associated webpages show without a doubt the level of incompetency in the programming behind the database. This is nothing but gross negligence on the part of Director Rodakis and Director Lavender. </span><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l7 level2 lfo2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Per the coordination policy, locations are to be kept secret, however a Reddit user was kind enough to post a Google earth KML showing the coordinated location of every repeater in the state.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l7 level2 lfo2"><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">All your personal data, phone, email, home address, repeater site address and Repeater Site GPS coordinates are published.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul></ul><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Length of the coordination process is unacceptable! </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><ul type="disc"><ul type="circle"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l5 level2 lfo4"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">As of this writing coordination applications post 1/25/2016 have not been processed. It’s <b><i>October</i></b>!</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l5 level2 lfo4"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">If the coordinator cannot process applications in a reasonable time, he needs to step down.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l5 level2 lfo4"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Renewals have not been processed post 5/7/2016! As most coordinations expire on 9/30/2016, this means no members may vote under the bylaws! This applies to the board as well.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul></ul><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l8 level1 lfo5"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><!--[if !supportLists]--><!--[endif]--></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Violation of the coordination policy by the directors</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l8 level1 lfo5"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Willful violation of the bylaws by the directors</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l8 level1 lfo5"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Willful violations of FS 617 regarding members request for information</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><ul type="disc"><ul type="circle"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level2 lfo6"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Acknowledged receipt of this by President Kassis</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul></ul><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo7"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Publicly stating the policy of the FRC is “is unable to search for available frequencies”, when this is the FCC definition of a frequency coordinator. </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo7"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">When they do suggest frequencies there active repeaters on them, some even coordinated well under the radius.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo7"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Inventing new coordination polices on the fly without approval of the board</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">The FRC must be reformed if it wishes to keep its legitimacy. Frequency coordination is voluntary in amateur radio, and there is little reason for amateur radio operators in Florida to seek coordination from the FRC under this current administration.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">My goal is to transform this organization into a healthy helping hand for repeater operators and other amateur spectrum users. No one should be answered with contempt for months after putting an application in for coordination only to be told “fill it out again, we can’t edit it”. This should not be an organization which exists as a good-ol’-boy system breading contempt; rather one which operates in the open, in accordance with its bylaws, and accountable to its members.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">The FRC should ask how to say “Yes” rather than saying “No” in working with their members and other amateurs. </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:black">My plan to get us on the right track is:</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo8"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><!--[endif]--></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Remove the current directors for gross incompetency and exposing the organization to liability:</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><ul type="disc"><ul type="circle"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo9"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Ray Kassis, N4LEM</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo9"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Dana Rodakis, K4LK</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo9"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">(Glenn) Mike Fletcher, NI4M</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo9"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Chuck Lavender, W4CLL</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul></ul><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo10"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Demand new elections for existing directors in compliance with the bylaws.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo10"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Establish a bylaw committee to rewrite the bylaws and change the organization structure to better serve all amateurs in Florida.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo10"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Establish a development process for new policies from the membership</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo10"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Encourage input from the membership based on sound technical policies</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo10"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">De-centralize coordination by having a web enabled database be accessible to the public showing all history of an application through coordination.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo10"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">No one person should be the gatekeeper of the database. </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo10"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Make all records of the FRC open to the public, as any non-profit serving the public interest must be.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">I will make a motion to accomplish this at the next meeting at the Melbourne Hamfest meeting. To make this happen, I am asking for your proxy, if you’re a member of the FRC. You will need to print out this form and sign it, then send a scan or legible picture of it to me via email or text message. If you can attend the meeting, please do so.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">It’s $10 to become a member on the FRC website and it buys the right to have a say in the future of amateur radio in Florida. </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><a href="http://florida-repeaters.org/donate.htm" title="http://florida-repeaters.org/donate.htm"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">http://florida-repeaters.org/donate.htm</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">I fully expect to be shouted down by the board, but as members we cannot be ignored. I wish to resolve this via the membership, but if ignored I do intend to comply the board, by any legal means, to follow the bylaws and FS 617.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">I need your proxy by the Friday, October 7, 2016. </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">73’s and see you at Melbourne,</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Bryan Fields, W9CR</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">P.S. Please feel free to discuss this on list. If you wish to not be a part of this discussion you can remove yourself using the link at the bottom. I'm happy to oblige your wishes via direct email as well if you have any questions. </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>FRC-Info mailing list<br></span><a href="mailto:FRC-Info@lists.keekles.org"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">FRC-Info@lists.keekles.org</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><br></span><a href="http://lists.keekles.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/frc-info"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">http://lists.keekles.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/frc-info</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p></blockquote></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>FRC-Info mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:FRC-Info@lists.keekles.org">FRC-Info@lists.keekles.org</a></span><br><span><a href="http://lists.keekles.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/frc-info">http://lists.keekles.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/frc-info</a></span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>