[PPRAANet] PPRAA Club Station News

[Kyle KD0TRD]

Dennis,

There could be opportunities to find a new home, however, with the time
crunch we're on (we have to be off the property in less than 90 days), the
cost and effort associated with finding a new location, moving everything,
then setting up antennas and how many people would actually use it, the
board voted to liquidate everything. We didn't want to spend the money,
blood, sweat and tears for only a handful of people to use it, then be told
in another year or two that we have to vacate the property again. Until we
can either purchase property, or find a very long-term lease, we don't
believe a permanent club station is feasible.

We do have any inventory of what is out there and I'll work on getting that
sent out. I just sent out another email of some pictures that were taken
yesterday. The club is absolutely more than just the club station in
Ellicott, and we are working on plans for the future where we will be
utilizing some of these items.

We didn't really consider the conflict with LARCfest to be honest. Our main
concern is removing everything from the property as quickly as possible. We
wanted to get the process started as soon as possible. Some of us could
probably be out there on Sunday 4/2 as well. I believe we also plan to be
out there the following weekend as well, and the weekend after until we can
get everything moved off. Another issue we faced is that once we get into
May, most people's weekends are already booked so our resources will be
limited.

Thanks,
Kyle
73
KD0TRD


On Mon, Mar 27, 2023 at 2:22 PM Dennis N0ABC <N0ABC at msn.com> wrote:

> Kyle, at first I was just going to reply to you alone, then thought
> perhaps it would be better to reply-all. I have a few
> questions/thoughts, so in no particular order, here goes:
>
> With "move everything off of property and liquidate almost everything"
> does that mean that there are no more opportunities for finding a home
> for the club station?
>
> Understanding that the club has a lot more than the "club station," is
> there some sort of inventory of what needs to be liquidated?  (No matter
> how primitive it may be)  It could be helpful in piquing interest in the
> items available, especially with the short notice before 4/1.
>
> This timing conflicts directly with the LARCfest in Longmont; I wonder
> if another date/time might have been a little better. Maybe even a
> Sunday afternoon?  Like 4/2.
>
>
> Dennis
>
>
> On 3/27/2023 1:58 PM, Kyle KD0TRD wrote:
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend and is having a good Monday.
> >
> > The PPRAA Officers and Board Members have some news regarding the Club
> > Station in Ellicott. Unfortunately the folks we're renting the property
> > from would like us to vacate the property as they plan to use that area
> for
> > another purpose. So we need to move everything off of property and
> > liquidate almost everything so we don't have to pay for storage.
> >
> > So we need to sell most of the things out there and boy is there a lot!
> If
> > you have donated items to the club for the station and would like them
> > back, we'd like you to have first rights to it. We are having a sale this
> > coming Saturday 4/1, starting at 9:00 AM, and no, it's not an April
> Fool's
> > joke.
> >
> > Here is the address for the sale at our Ellicott Club Station:
> > 50 S ELLICOTT HWY CALHAN CO, 80808
> >
> > Here are the Lat/Long coordinates if that works better for you:
> > 38.829862, -104.390676
> >
> > After you pass the Ellicott fire station on the left, you'll be looking
> for
> > a black gravel driveway on the right. As you come down the driveway,
> please
> > stick to the right as the driveway forks, then cut across the dirt field
> to
> > the left (South) of the buildings. You will see the camping trailer and
> > shed across the dirt field.
> >
> > Please let myself or any of the board members know if you have any
> > questions.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Kyle
> > 73
> > KD0TRD
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