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Ottawa Amateur Radio Club
Big Changes Coming
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Only 2 items ...
- Local clubs amalgamating
- mk's final column (last word?)
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Details and links below ...
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2023-04-01 Local clubs amalgamating
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In a move usually only seen on Wall Street, the West Carleton Amateur Radio Club (WCARC) has made a hostile takeover bid for the OARC and the OVMRC.
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The executive members of all three clubs were unavailable for comment and are reported to be examining their club constitutions with legal representatives to see if such a merger/acquisition is even possible.
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A rep who spoke on condition of anonymity said that one of the major sticking points is what dues would be charged by the amalgamated club. Since it will be providing 3 times the benefit of each individual club, the proposal is to combine the dues amounts and add a one-time levy to cover legal costs. It is expected that a one-year membership would cost $99.
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Another contentious issue is what to do with the newsletters. A suggestion of combining the Groundwave and the Rambler into a publication called "Ground Ram" was quickly rejected when it was pointed out that it sounded like hamburger. (That name was also rejected as too frivolous despite having the word "ham" in it.)
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The third major issue is what to do with all of the executive, since there will be multiple presidents, treasurers, etc. Positions such as "associate vice president" (common in the business world) are being suggested.
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Updates on the progress of these talks will be provided when available.
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2023-04-01 mk's Word - AI Being Installed on Local Repeaters
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Coming soon to a repeater near you ... You may have noticed a new trend in the local repeaters, with the introduction of artificial intelligence. Now instead of dropping occasional random words out of a QSO those repeaters with smartALEC (Artificial Linear Electronic Clumsiness) technology are getting better at only dropping out key words from sentences, so instead of hearing …
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