<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><em style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><Cross-posted to <a href="https://groups.io/g/APRS">https://groups.io/g/APRS</a>></em><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">Hello Friends!</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-644508e5-7fff-ab5f-480f-f9ea62a5d1ea" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><p dir="ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0pt 0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">It’s hard to believe we’re approaching two years since losing Bob Bruninga (WB4APR - SK).</span></p><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><p dir="ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0pt 0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Some may recall that I sent two emails to the aprssig mailing list shortly after Bob’s passing to express interest in forming an organization to carry the APRS banner (links below).</span></p><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><p dir="ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0pt 0px;line-height:1.38"><a href="https://lists.tapr.org/pipermail/aprssig_lists.tapr.org/2022-February/049227.html" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,122,183);text-decoration-line:none"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">A Proposal for the Continuation of APRS - https://lists.tapr.org/pipermail/aprssig_lists.tapr.org/2022-February/049227.html</span></a></p><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><p dir="ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0pt 0px;line-height:1.38"><a href="https://lists.tapr.org/pipermail/aprssig_lists.tapr.org/2022-March/049356.html" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,122,183);text-decoration-line:none"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">And So It Begins... APRS Foundation Inc - https://lists.tapr.org/pipermail/aprssig_lists.tapr.org/2022-March/049356.html</span></a></p><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><p dir="ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0pt 0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">While there was extended radio silence, slowly but surely, we kept working to get all of the pieces in place to support APRS going forward formally. We know it’s been a long time - we apologize for the delay.</span></p><h3 dir="ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:inherit;font-weight:500;line-height:1.38;color:inherit;margin-top:16pt;margin-bottom:4pt;font-size:24px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(67,67,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Who We Are</span></h3><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><p dir="ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0pt 0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">We are the APRS Foundation Inc., a Delaware corporation and IRS-recognized 501(c)3 and 509(a)2 public charity.</span></p><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><p dir="ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0pt 0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Our leadership team is:</span></p><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0pt 0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Jeffrey (Jeff) Hochberg - W4JEW - President</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0pt 0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">John Tarbox - WA1KLI - Vice President</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0pt 0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">John Langner - WB2OSZ - Secretary</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0pt 0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Lynn Deffenbaugh - KJ4ERJ - Treasurer</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0pt 0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Jason Rausch - K4APR - Chief Operations Officer</span></p></li></ul><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><p dir="ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0pt 0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">What Are We Planning?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0pt 0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br style="box-sizing:border-box"></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0pt 0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The APRS Foundation intends to build a solid foundation for APRS to build upon - no pun intended. You have to admit…that was a little “punny.” I couldn’t resist! :-)</span></p><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><p dir="ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0pt 0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">We can head in countless directions, but much cleanup work must be done to establish a baseline.</span></p><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><p dir="ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0pt 0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">There’s a mix of both technical and non-technical work that needs to be done. Some of it won’t be fun - but it’s a necessity.</span></p><h2 dir="ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:inherit;font-weight:500;line-height:1.38;color:inherit;margin-top:18pt;margin-bottom:6pt;font-size:30px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">That’s All For Now</span></h2><p dir="ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0pt 0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">There’s a lot more to cover. We primarily wanted to inform you of our existence, who we are, and our intent. More details will come out over the next few weeks, but we don’t want to overwhelm you with the first message.</span></p><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><p dir="ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0pt 0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">We have a long way to go and are just getting started. We cannot do this alone. </span></p><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><p dir="ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0pt 0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">And we can’t think of any better places to go than aprssig and <a href="mailto:APRS@groups.io">APRS@groups.io</a>, as these are where the most prominent and brightest contributors and fans of APRS hang out. APRS wouldn’t be where it is today without you.</span></p><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><p dir="ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0pt 0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Your contributions, past, present, and future, are precisely what we need to continue to carry APRS forward!</span></p><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><p dir="ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0pt 0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Thank you for taking the time to read this message. We look forward to working with you!</span></p><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><p dir="ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0pt 0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Best Regards and 73,</span></p><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><p dir="ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0pt 0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Jeff Hochberg - W4JEW</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0pt 0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">President</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0pt 0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">APRS Foundation, Inc.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0pt 0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Ensuring the Future of APRS</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0pt 0px;line-height:1.38"><a href="mailto:jeff.hochberg@aprsfoundation.org" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,122,183);text-decoration-line:none"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">jeff.hochberg@aprsfoundation.org</span></a></p><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><p dir="ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0pt 0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">P.S. Discord Invite</span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0pt 0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br style="box-sizing:border-box"></span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0pt 0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">We’ve also set up an APRS Foundation Discord server for those who prefer more chatty-type communications. Join us at </span><a href="https://discord.gg/5SqCJQAU" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(51,122,183);text-decoration-line:none;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">https://discord.gg/5SqCJQAU</span></a><span style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> and say hello!</span></span></p></span></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div></div></div></div></div></div>