Good Afternoon,

Multiple posts for us today! Join us on July 7th at 7:00 PM online to discuss the Decoordinaion Procedures we are planning to implement! Your feedback is needed to help shape how this process works!

De-Coordination Procedures
Tuesday, July 7 · 7:00 – 8:00pm
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Good Afternoon Everyone!

Sorry for things being quiet the last few weeks we’ve been trying to work through the back log of requests, renewals and everything else. Field day and a couple of work trips added to the adventure 

We’ve made some changes to how the frequency coordinations are going forward that I think better align with the Repeater Councils Bylaws. In our bylaws we have a frequency committee and over the years the frequency coordinator has also served as a board member. We’ve since moved back to the committee mentality and have changed that board seat to a second at large position. 

First and foremost there was a couple of you who expressed interest in adding to the role and I deeply apologize to you about not getting back to you properly. 

With that I’d like to introduce Jim, W6GRE. Jim joins us from the Ankeny area. While being a newer ham he has jumped in and enjoys many of the different facets of amateur radio. You can find him on most of the Central Iowa VHF/UHF nets, Repeaters and GMRS Repeaters as well. His background in technology and Electrical Engineering will bring much value to the group here and keeping up with coordinations and other efforts. When Jim is not playing  radio (which is hardly ever), he’s enjoying time with his Family with various activities. 

Welcome Jim.

Calvin – KN0CTJ

Good evening, community!

A  little update from the council. All of the updated data that has been received up to this point has been entered in to the database. Thank you all for taking the time to send in the data and use the online renewal forms!

With this please also accept my apology. My plan, while not very clearly spelled out to some folks, was to get the renewals closed, entered into the system, and then move on to the back log of requests. For some of you, that is simple updates and I’ll be working on those shortly with email follow-ups and website updates.  For some of those others is full frequency updates and again I apologize that we haven’t gotten to that part yet. I’ve started to reach out and make sure our neighboring states know that we are communicating again and working through our backlog of items. Hopefully nothing overlaps and we can make the best of it

Keep hanging in there with us. Rome wasn’t built in a day and we won’t turn the entire ship in a day either, but we are trying.

73,

Calvin, KN0CTJ

Good Morning Everyone! Just wanted to give you a heads up that we are closing out the renewals on May 31st. If you haven’t had the chance to finish your renewals please try to do so ASAP. If you don’t happen to get it done before the 31st lets chat and still get the paper work in, but I would like a clear line so I can start putting anything that is changed in the database and start communicating it to others that would need to be in the know. This will also allow me to work through the back log of transfers and other updates that I have flagged in email along with coordinations that are going to get submitted.

Sorry for all of the chaos as we are working through these changes. We will get through this and after our last board meeting are taking all of the appropriate steps to stop the burnout and keep communication flowing freely

Thanks for the support

Calvin
KN0CTJ

Subject: Repeater Listing Page Updates & Coordinator Progress Tracker

Good Evening,

I’m pleased to share that the Repeater Listing pages have received a significant update. The page now features a true repeater list — replacing the static PDF that was previously published — and reflects ongoing work from the coordinator’s mailbox.

Alongside this, I’ve introduced a Progress Tracker: a running list of open requests pulled from the coordinator’s mailbox, complete with status notes. This will serve as a living document — items will be added as new requests come in and removed as they are resolved. My goal is to provide greater visibility into what’s in the pipeline at any given time.

Looking ahead, I’d like to move us toward a more formal ticketing system that allows requests to be fully tracked from submission to completion. For now, this is an important step toward transparency and accountability.

Please take a moment to review the list. If you notice anything missing, don’t hesitate to reach out and I’ll make sure it gets added.

Coordination’s in Process

Thank you for your patience as we continue to improve these processes.

73,

Calvin, KN0CTJ