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<div dir="auto">Thx, Nigel, 'nuff said. We'll do some exploring to see if we can find an alternate site and report back at that email.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Stephen W9SK</div><div dir='auto'><br></div>
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<p style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-family: sans-serif; margin: 8pt 0;">On September 21, 2021 1:14:42 PM Nigel Vander Houwen <nigel@nigelvh.com> wrote:</p>
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Stephen,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">This has been an extended issue over the spring/summer, and while we generally try to be as open as possible, I don’t want to get too deep into the mud. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The summary is that there was an issue with the existing lease, we asked DNR if we could resolve it, and they were unable to give us a lease at any reasonable cost due to budgetary issues between them and the legislature, and we’ve been forced to remove our equipment from the site. HamWAN has enough budget to pay the lease had it been available and reasonable, it simply wasn’t an option.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">If you know of any alternative sites, please contact us at <a href="mailto:netops@hamwan.org" class="">netops@hamwan.org</a> so we’re not bothering the whole mailing list, and we’d be pleased to look into it with you.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Nigel</div><div class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Sep 21, 2021, at 1:03 PM, Stephen Kangas <<a href="mailto:stephen@kangas.com" class="">stephen@kangas.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Nigel, is it an issue of increased lease cost? If yes, perhaps we can find a way to get funding. Is it an issue of unacceptable non-monetary terms? If yes, perhaps we can help find an alternate site that works for everyone. Please advise.<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Stephen W9SK<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="border-style: none none solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0in 0in 1pt;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; border: none; padding: 0in;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Stephen Kangas W9SK<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Public Information Officer<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">North Bend Amateur Radio Emergency Services Team (NBAT) NB7AT<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">North Bend, WA (CN97)<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><a href="mailto:stephen@kangas.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);" class="">stephen@kangas.com</span></a><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">425-503-9876<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class="">NBAT is an all-volunteer non-profit serving the City of North Bend during emergencies and public service events. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><i class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class="">When all else fails…Amateur Radio<o:p class=""></o:p></span></i></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div class=""><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-width: 1pt; border-top-color: rgb(225, 225, 225); padding: 3pt 0in 0in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">From:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>PSDR <<a href="mailto:psdr-bounces@hamwan.org" class="">psdr-bounces@hamwan.org</a>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Nigel Vander Houwen<br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Tuesday, September 21, 2021 12:52 PM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Puget Sound Data Ring <<a href="mailto:psdr@hamwan.org" class="">psdr@hamwan.org</a>><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [HamWAN PSDR] Rattlesnake HamWan Status<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Aiden et al,<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Rattlesnake has been decommissioned due to an issue with the lease at the site. There are no known alternatives/plans at the moment for a replacement. We are obviously disappointed with the situation, but always remain open to new opportunities.<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Thanks,<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Nigel<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">HamWAN<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><br class=""><br class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></div><blockquote style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;" class="" type="cite"><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">On Sep 21, 2021, at 12:09 PM, Aiden Doherty <<a href="mailto:aidend@comcast.net" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">aidend@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" class="">Administrator:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" class="">Can you advise on he status of the Rattlesnake<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="mce-spellchecker-word">HamWan</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Site, when will it be operational again?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" class="">Thank you<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="mce-spellchecker-word"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" class="">Aiden</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; 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