<div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal">ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING<br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 22.6px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal">TAPR\u2019s Annual Membership Meeting will be held via Zoom on the afternoon (3 PM EDT, 1900Z) of October 24, 2026.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space">  </span>It will run up to two hours. At the meeting, TAPR officers will discuss the current and future state of the organization and will answer questions and comments from the membership.</p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 22.6px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal">Nominations for three director positions may be made at this meeting. Anyone who is a member of TAPR can \u2018throw their hat into the ring\u2019 and stand for election. If there are more than three nominees, there will be an election by email, following the meeting.</p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 22.6px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal">Information on how to access the meeting will be posted on our website approximately one week before the meeting. You do NOT have to be a member to attend.</p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 22.6px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal">CALL FOR NOMINATIONS</p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal">Three Director positions on the TAPR Board of Directors are now open for nomination and nominations may be submitted now.</p>
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<p style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal">TAPR Board members serve three-year terms and their responsibilities include:</p>
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<p style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal">1) Attendance at the in-person board meeting that is held at Hamvention in May.</p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;min-height:14px"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal">2) Regular participation in the continuous board session, which is conducted over the Internet.</p>
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<p style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal">3) Active engagement in TAPR\u2019s management.</p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;min-height:14px"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal">To place a person in nomination, please remember that he or she must be a member of TAPR. Also, confirm that the individual is willing to have his or her name placed in nomination. Send that person\u2019s name (or your own if you wish to nominate yourself ), call sign, mailing address, e-mail address, phone number(s), and a biographical sketch (250 words maximum) via <a href="mailto:contact@tapr.org">contact@tapr.org</a> or via snail mail to TAPR, 1 Glen Ave., Wolcott, CT 06716-1442, to arrive BEFORE October 24, 2026. Nominations can also be made during the October 45th Annual Membership Meeting via Zoom.</p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;min-height:14px"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal">An online election will be held from November 7 to November 20, 2026, using ElectionBuddy, if a vote is required.</p>
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<p style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal">PSR IN THE WORKS</p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;min-height:14px"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal">The PSR editorial staff is preparing the next issue of TAPR\u2019s newsletter and welcomes articles about the radio technologies TAPR supports. If you have something suitable for PSR, please send it to editor Stana Horzepa at <a href="mailto:stanzepa@gmail.com">stanzepa@gmail.com</a> as soon as possible.</p>
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