<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div> </div><div> </div><div>Yes. Also, ask if this was a grant made available by the Co-Op or if it was initiated by the SkyWarn hams as a request to the Co-Op. I don't know the structure of Co-Ops, but it may be a user owned entity or something like that and as a result, more 'connected' to the users.</div><div> </div><div>73, Steve, K9DCI</div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <div style="margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); height: 0px; line-height: 0;
font-size: 0px;" class="hr" contentEditable="false" readonly="true"></div> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> John Gorkos <jgorkos@gmail.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> TAPR List <aprssig@tapr.org> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, May 20, 2014 2:41 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [aprssig] Interesting Joint Venture between Hams and Industry<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><br>The long version:<br><br><a href="http://www.arrl.org/news/view/oklahoma-grant-will-fund-amateur-radio-based-skywarn-location-tracking-system" target="_blank">http://www.arrl.org/news/view/oklahoma-grant-will-fund-amateur-radio-based-skywarn-location-tracking-system</a><br><br>The Short Version:<br>The East Central Oklahoma Electrical Coop is granting $3700 to Oklahoma<br>Skywarn hams for the purchase and
installation of an IGate, several<br>digis, and some mobile APRS stations to be deployed alongside active<br>skywarn volunteers during storm-spotting missions.<br><br>I'd really like to see the grant proposal they used, since it seems like<br>something that could be replicated across the country. I just noticed<br>that one of my elmers from 25 years ago, Ben Joplin, WB5VST, was listed<br>as key to getting this done. I'll see if I can pry it out of him.<br><br>John Gorkos<br>AB0OO<br>_______________________________________________<br>aprssig mailing list<br><a href="mailto:aprssig@tapr.org" ymailto="mailto:aprssig@tapr.org">aprssig@tapr.org</a><br><a href="http://www.tapr.org/mailman/listinfo/aprssig" target="_blank">http://www.tapr.org/mailman/listinfo/aprssig</a><br><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></body></html>