[W2CRA] CRA: Invitation to Submit Ideas for ARDC Gtants

[William Powell]

Thanks Gene!

On Sun, 21 Nov 2021 14:38:34 -0500 (EST), you wrote:

>Jane and Bill, 
>
>I seem to remember Bill telling me there is a Yaesu System Fusion machine on Glen Gardner but it does not have Internet service there. If it is possible to add such, it would help to build out a digital network where there is a hole presently. YSF in Port Murray, Hackettstown, Martainsville, Phillipsburg, and W. Trenton. 

Would be great but Internet access is and will always be an issue at all our sites.

Both  the county and NJ Transit have IP presence in Mt Kipp but we are not allowed access, for obvious reasons.

The cheapest IP access, so far, is T-Mobile at $50 per month but it is NOT issue-free in that it supposedly severely
firewalls inbound connectivity and frequently, and randomly changes the IP address of the user router.
Even $50 per month becomes $600 per year out of the club budget which we can ill afford at this time.

NOTE:  ARDC won't fund recurring costs, among other things.

Suggestions on IP cheaper IP access?

Bill - WB1GOT

>Just a thought, 
>
>Gene
>KD2RRP
>
>> On 11/18/2021 11:33 PM William Powell <whp at att.net> wrote:
>> 
>>  
>> All,
>> 
>> Jane (KD2OAP) and I (WB1GOT) are currently in lead roles for attempting to acquire one or more ARDC
>> https://www.ampr.org/ grants.  I have the "techie" end and Jane is looking at the rest as well as acting as the CRA
>> point of contact.
>> 
>> We jointly solicit your ideas, to be shared on this list and ONLY on this list.
>> Conditions:
>> 1.  Remember that we provide ?Community Service Through Communication.?
>>      The ARDC grants want us to "prove" that so ALL submissions must reflect the community and ham radio.
>> 2. Keep it reasonable
>>      Please use some "common"  sense as to what might be practical 360 deg. around.
>> 3.  Provide details!
>>      If you REALLY think we should have it, then it is up to YOU to do the legwork.
>> 4.  Be SPECIFIC about WHY we want / need to do this.
>>       Your verbiage just  might find it's way into the grant request.
>> 5.  What is it going to cost?
>>       Consider ALL costs: the thing, cost to get it here, cost to connect / install it, cost to maintain it, 
>>       ongoing / recurring costs (which, by the way, will come out of the  CRA treasury - not the grant.
>> 6.  Unfortunately it must be said: RTFM!
>>       ARDC has been VERY free in sharing some examples of their prior grants, general rules, terms, 
>>       conditions and the like.  If your idea fits and CRA needs it will likely fly.
>> It also needs to be said - do NOT call them, E_Mail them or otherwise contact ARDC - especially 
>>    as a "representative" of CRA.   Just think about your idea and submit it here.  There are no truly bad ideas - just
>>    ones that, for reasons, we (CRA) can't afford.
>> 
>> Later I'll post a couple of examples (and a story) of great ideas but, for reasons explained, are impractical.
>> 
>> Questions and thoughtful comments are always appreciated,
>> Bill - WB1GOT
>> 
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