[RSM] FW: [CCO] WRTC 2026 fund raising

[ve5mx at sasktel.net]

Hello all, 

 

Some information to pass along for any of you that may be interested in
supporting the WRTC 2026

 

Thanks & 73, 

 

Todd

 

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<mailto:CCO at groups.io> > On Behalf Of John Sluymer via groups.io
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2023 7:27 AM
To: CCO at groups.io <mailto:CCO at groups.io> 
Subject: [CCO] WRTC 2026 fund raising

 

When M0DXR was planning some of the details for WRTC2026, he noticed that
the Italians were planning to sell off their antenna systems (tribander,
dipoles, mast, rotator, all cables, etc.) and had not had much success
selling them locally.

 

He worked out a deal to buy *all* of the remaining systems from them (50 in
all) for a pretty attractive price. This solves the biggest station
equipment procurement issue in one stroke - no need to chase several
different vendors for discounts, donations, etc.

 

The problem of course was that WRTC2026 hadn't yet begun fund raising and
had no money. DXR negotiated terms with the Italians that called for a down
payment (which was funded by donations from a small group of guys) and a
balloon payment due by the end of the year for the balance (about USD40k).

 

And so far, revenues have not met the goals. Some of the corporate donors
have asked to spread their donations over a couple of years, so this is a
cash flow problem that needs to be solved in the next 45 days or he will
have to negotiate revised terms with the Italians. That might be a problem
because the Italians want to wind down their organization by the end of the
year.

 

I am suggesting that those of you on this list who have been thinking about
making a donation to consider doing it now rather than later. The list of
donors so far is  <https://www.wrtc2026.org/sponsors/> here

 

(individual donors at the bottom of the page).

 

 

 

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