General Meeting Slide Deck Input
I still need everyone’s input to the meeting slide deck, please.
Only one (readable by the audience) page would be good, but if you need more than one page of important stuff, so be it.
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Tim
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Re: [K5PRK] PARK Generic Newsletter for marketing.
Yes, Rob.
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On Feb 6, 2025, at 16:23, KG5WHQ - Lonnie via groups.io <lonnie@...> wrote:
?I am already working on something like this--I have plenty of new ham material. I will hit up PR..Rob, right?
--Lonnie Webb, (KG5WHQ)
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On Thursday, February 6th, 2025 at 3:37 PM, Tim Johnson K5TCJ via groups.io <k5tcj@...> wrote:
Good idea.
Our PR Director and Newsletter Editor should be able to gen something up, for the board to review.
Thanks,
Tim
On Feb 6, 2025, at 15:16, Anthony KB3DVS KB3DVS@... wrote: With the discussion of newsletters, and of marketing the club - possibly mailing something to new hams...
Is it possible to put together a generic 4-page newsletter that we can have available at the meeting, and also use as possible mailer, per Tim's idea, for new hams as part of a "welcome to hamming" kit?
The reason I say 4-page is because that is a single 11x17 sheet folded in half. Much like my interim newsletter for January.
It can talk about regular meetings in general, and highlight some regulars - Field Day planning, Annual club auction, Plano balloon festival, annual holiday party, as well as programs on antennas, new radio releases, and other areas of interest to anyone with curiosity about the world around them.
It can also include more information about our regular activities, the 2- meter net, Skywarn net, foxhunting, hospital net, involvement with Meals on Wheels, Dallas Marathon, Turkey Trot, and a few more.
A general introduction letter from the president, a generalized meeting minutes not really too time specific, A few photos from meetings, as well as regular meeting information, General amateur radio info, and a list of some monthly contests ad operating events.
Ham class info, if any is available, and a note about pre-meeting testing before our meetings. to be licensed.
Basically an activity sheet that one would be interested in holding on to for the nets schedule, and a years' worth of contests.
Basically it's an Ad for ham radio, the club, and our meetings. With a little bit of date-specific information: future contests for 2025, and PARK meeting dates.
These could also be sent to local high school science teachers, libraries, etc.
Anthony Burokas
General Class Ham (KB3DVS)
VP: Plano Amateur Radio Klub –
25-year video producer — IEBA.com
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Re: [K5PRK] PARK Generic Newsletter for marketing.
It's actually one of the reasons the temp newsletter I made was only 4 pages. Easy to print out and have available at meetings for any newbies to have in the their hand as a giveaway.
Anthony Burokas
General Class Ham (KB3DVS)
VP: Plano Amateur Radio Klub –
25-year video producer — IEBA.com
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On 2/6/25 4:23 PM, KG5WHQ - Lonnie via groups.io wrote: I am already working on something like this--I have plenty of new ham material. I will hit up PR..Rob, right?
--Lonnie Webb,?(KG5WHQ)
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On Thursday, February 6th, 2025 at 3:37 PM, Tim Johnson K5TCJ via groups.io <k5tcj@...> wrote:
Good idea.
Our PR Director and Newsletter Editor should be able to gen something up, for the board to review.
Thanks,
Tim
On Feb 6, 2025, at 15:16, Anthony KB3DVS KB3DVS@... wrote:
With the discussion of newsletters, and of marketing the club - possibly mailing something to new hams...
Is it possible to put together a generic 4-page newsletter that we can have available at the meeting, and also use as possible mailer, per Tim's idea, for new hams as part of a "welcome to hamming" kit?
The reason I say 4-page is because that is a single 11x17 sheet folded in half. Much like my interim newsletter for January.
It can talk about regular meetings in general, and highlight some regulars - Field Day planning, Annual club auction, Plano balloon festival, annual holiday party, as well as programs on antennas, new radio releases, and other areas of interest to anyone with curiosity about the world around them.
It can also include more information about our regular activities, the 2- meter net, Skywarn net, foxhunting, hospital net, involvement with Meals on Wheels, Dallas Marathon, Turkey Trot, and a few more.
A general introduction letter from the president, a generalized meeting minutes not really too time specific, A few photos from meetings, as well as regular meeting information, General amateur radio info, and a list of some monthly contests ad operating events.
Ham class info, if any is available, and a note about pre-meeting testing before our meetings. to be licensed.
Basically an activity sheet that one would be interested in holding on to for the nets schedule, and a years' worth of contests.
Basically it's an Ad for ham radio, the club, and our meetings. With a little bit of date-specific information: future contests for 2025, and PARK meeting dates.
These could also be sent to local high school science teachers, libraries, etc.
Anthony Burokas
General Class Ham (KB3DVS)
VP: Plano Amateur Radio Klub –
25-year video producer — IEBA.com
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Re: [K5PRK] PARK Generic Newsletter for marketing.
I am already working on something like this--I have plenty of new ham material. I will hit up PR..Rob, right?
--Lonnie Webb,?(KG5WHQ)
? RadioEngine, OnComics on Rumble, YouTube and Twitter
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On Thursday, February 6th, 2025 at 3:37 PM, Tim Johnson K5TCJ via groups.io <k5tcj@...> wrote: Good idea.
Our PR Director and Newsletter Editor should be able to gen something up, for the board to review.
Thanks,
Tim
On Feb 6, 2025, at 15:16, Anthony KB3DVS KB3DVS@... wrote:
With the discussion of newsletters, and of marketing the club - possibly mailing something to new hams...
Is it possible to put together a generic 4-page newsletter that we can have available at the meeting, and also use as possible mailer, per Tim's idea, for new hams as part of a "welcome to hamming" kit?
The reason I say 4-page is because that is a single 11x17 sheet folded in half. Much like my interim newsletter for January.
It can talk about regular meetings in general, and highlight some regulars - Field Day planning, Annual club auction, Plano balloon festival, annual holiday party, as well as programs on antennas, new radio releases, and other areas of interest to anyone with curiosity about the world around them.
It can also include more information about our regular activities, the 2- meter net, Skywarn net, foxhunting, hospital net, involvement with Meals on Wheels, Dallas Marathon, Turkey Trot, and a few more.
A general introduction letter from the president, a generalized meeting minutes not really too time specific, A few photos from meetings, as well as regular meeting information, General amateur radio info, and a list of some monthly contests ad operating events.
Ham class info, if any is available, and a note about pre-meeting testing before our meetings. to be licensed.
Basically an activity sheet that one would be interested in holding on to for the nets schedule, and a years' worth of contests.
Basically it's an Ad for ham radio, the club, and our meetings. With a little bit of date-specific information: future contests for 2025, and PARK meeting dates.
These could also be sent to local high school science teachers, libraries, etc.
Anthony Burokas
General Class Ham (KB3DVS)
VP: Plano Amateur Radio Klub –
25-year video producer — IEBA.com
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Re: [K5PRK] PARK Generic Newsletter for marketing.
Good idea.
Our PR Director and Newsletter Editor should be able to gen something up, for the board to review.
Thanks,
Tim
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On Feb 6, 2025, at 15:16, Anthony KB3DVS <KB3DVS@...> wrote:
?With the discussion of newsletters, and of marketing the club - possibly mailing something to new hams...
Is it possible to put together a generic 4-page newsletter that we can have available at the meeting, and also use as possible mailer, per Tim's idea, for new hams as part of a "welcome to hamming" kit?
The reason I say 4-page is because that is a single 11x17 sheet folded in half. Much like my interim newsletter for January.
It can talk about regular meetings in general, and highlight some regulars - Field Day planning, Annual club auction, Plano balloon festival, annual holiday party, as well as programs on antennas, new radio releases, and other areas of interest to anyone with curiosity about the world around them.
It can also include more information about our regular activities, the 2- meter net, Skywarn net, foxhunting, hospital net, involvement with Meals on Wheels, Dallas Marathon, Turkey Trot, and a few more.
A general introduction letter from the president, a generalized meeting minutes not really too time specific, A few photos from meetings, as well as regular meeting information, General amateur radio info, and a list of some monthly contests ad operating events.
Ham class info, if any is available, and a note about pre-meeting testing before our meetings. to be licensed.
Basically an activity sheet that one would be interested in holding on to for the nets schedule, and a years' worth of contests.
Basically it's an Ad for ham radio, the club, and our meetings. With a little bit of date-specific information: future contests for 2025, and PARK meeting dates.
These could also be sent to local high school science teachers, libraries, etc.
Anthony Burokas
General Class Ham (KB3DVS)
VP: Plano Amateur Radio Klub –
25-year video producer — IEBA.com
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Re: [K5PRK] PARK Generic Newsletter for marketing.
With the discussion of newsletters, and of marketing the club - possibly mailing something to new hams...
Is it possible to put together a generic 4-page newsletter that we can have available at the meeting, and also use as possible mailer, per Tim's idea, for new hams as part of a "welcome to hamming" kit?
The reason I say 4-page is because that is a single 11x17 sheet folded in half.? Much like my interim newsletter for January.
It can talk about regular meetings in general, and highlight some regulars - Field Day planning, Annual club auction, Plano balloon festival, annual holiday party, as well as programs on antennas, new radio releases, and other areas of interest to anyone with curiosity about the world around them.
It can also include more information about our regular activities, the 2- meter net, Skywarn net, foxhunting, hospital net, involvement with Meals on Wheels, Dallas Marathon, Turkey Trot, and a few more.
A general introduction letter from the president, a generalized meeting minutes not really too time specific, A few photos from meetings, as well as regular meeting information, General amateur radio info, and a list of some monthly contests ad operating events.
Ham class info, if any is available, and a note about pre-meeting testing before our meetings. to be licensed.
Basically an activity sheet that one would be interested in holding on to for the nets schedule, and a years' worth of contests.
Basically it's an Ad for ham radio, the club, and our meetings. With a little bit of date-specific information: future contests for 2025, and PARK meeting dates.
These could also be sent to local high school science teachers, libraries, etc.
Anthony Burokas
General Class Ham (KB3DVS)
VP: Plano Amateur Radio Klub –
25-year video producer — IEBA.com
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Board Meeting Minutes Feb. 3, 2025
Minutes uploaded to Secretary Files and link below.
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got it....updated tonite...
On Monday, February 3, 2025 at 06:27:14 PM CST, Mikeltharp KG5TJF via groups.io <mikeltharp@...> wrote:
Hello BJ,
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David Smith (K5MGB) renewed for 2025.
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No other renewals by mail in January.
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Mike
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Hello BJ,
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David Smith (K5MGB) renewed for 2025.
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No other renewals by mail in January.
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Mike
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PARK Board Meeting Agenda 2/3/2025
Below is the proposed agenda for our next PARK Board of Directors meeting on Monday 02/03/2025 at 7:00 PM.
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We have a lot of items on this agenda involving all board positions and having all board members present will be appreciated.
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Here is a link we use for this meeting.?
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Thanks,
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Tim K5TCJ
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Officer Reports
- President – Tim Johnson – K5TCJ
- Welcome new board member
- Newsletter Editor – Lonnie Webb KG5WHQ
- Old Business
- Membership vote on proposed Constitution revision
- Membership vote on filling Newsletter Editor position
- Discuss our guest speakers sitting through the business meeting before giving their program.
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- Vice-President – Anthony Burokas - KB5DVS
- Programs
- February????????????? Ham Radio in Ireland - Sean Kelly W5SPK??????????????
- March?????????????????? DFW Nation Weather Service
- April?????????????????????? 3-D Printing - Tony Campbell W5ADC
- May?????????????????????? NVIS Antennas - Larry Randell WA5BEN
- June?????????????????????? PARK Field Day – Michael Tharp KG5TJF
- July??????????????????????? PARK Annual Auction
- August????????????????? TBD
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- Secretary – BJ Watkins K5BJW
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- Treasurer – Michael Tharp – KG5TJF
- Financial Report
- Reallocate / denote set-asides / budgeted items to better record those items?
- Publishing our financial records to members only
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- Communications Director – Miranda Schwarck KE5YZP
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- Newsletter Ed. – Lonnie Webb – KG5WHQ
- All Board members are encouraged to submit something for each newsletter.
- A report on your board positions activities
- An article related to your board position
- An article of general interest
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- Webmaster – James McCormick - KG5KBP
- Website updates
- Reestablish a member only section of the webpage
- Facebook – Reassign Admins
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- Activities Director – Richard Seitz – KG5HCJ
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- Public Relations – Rob Forson K5WFR
- PARK Table at next year’s Hamfest in Lewisville?
- Outreach to gain new members
- Periodic mailer to new licensees?
- Meeting notification email to ‘other’ local groups.io lists?
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- Field Day Coordinator - Michael Tharp – KG5TJF
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- License Testing Coordinator – Daryl Morgeson – AF5GQJ
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Newsletter Editor @ K5PRK.net Redirection
With our new newsletter editor coming online, can we get the subject email address redirected to
lonnie@...?
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Thanks,
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Tim
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Must be Michael....I have about a half dozen in my zipper pouch that I inherited from Johnnie....
b.j.
On Thursday, January 30, 2025 at 03:53:16 PM CST, Tim Johnson K5TCJ via groups.io <k5tcj@...> wrote:
Yes we do.? I think the Treasurer or Secretary has them.
And yes,? we should all have some on hand to pass out as opportunities arise.
Tim
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Anthony KB3DVS Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2025 14:20 To: [email protected]Subject: [K5PRK-Board] Business Cards Does the club have business cards? I'm just sorting through a drawer full of cards I've collected through the years and found that I have a few from Lake Area. They'd be handy to give to new members, slip into windshield wipers of cars we see, hand out during a conversation. -- Anthony Burokas General Class Ham (KB3DVS) VP: Plano Amateur Radio Klub – 25-year video producer — IEBA.com
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Yes we do. I think the Treasurer or Secretary has them.
And yes, we should all have some on hand to pass out as opportunities arise.
Tim
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-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Anthony KB3DVS Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2025 14:20 To: [email protected]Subject: [K5PRK-Board] Business Cards Does the club have business cards? I'm just sorting through a drawer full of cards I've collected through the years and found that I have a few from Lake Area. They'd be handy to give to new members, slip into windshield wipers of cars we see, hand out during a conversation. -- Anthony Burokas General Class Ham (KB3DVS) VP: Plano Amateur Radio Klub – 25-year video producer — IEBA.com
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Does the club have business cards?
I'm just sorting through a drawer full of cards I've collected through the years and found that I have a few from Lake Area.
They'd be handy to give to new members, slip into windshield wipers of cars we see, hand out during a conversation.
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Anthony Burokas
General Class Ham (KB3DVS)
VP: Plano Amateur Radio Klub –
25-year video producer — IEBA.com
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>>>That was a completely accidental contact when trying to sort out a repeater frequency question and just that little bit may cause him to get to meetings again now.
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This is what I'm talking about.? ?
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The postcard with information about PARK and an invitation to come to our meetings, that went out early last year, was based on a list of licensees in adjacent zip codes, obtained from the
ARRL.
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I would imagine the only new names on that list now, would be new licensees.? Instead of sending out a big blast again, perhaps we can start reviewing for and targeting new licensees.? Let’s discuss
this and other outreach ideas at the next Board meeting, with our PR Director taking the lead.
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Tim
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I've done some back and forth with N5UIG who said he was a member since
91 but hasn't been to a meeting in awhile however did renew his dues this year.?? That was a completely accidental contact when trying to sort out a repeater frequency question and just that little bit may cause him to get to meetings again now.
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Unrelated to the subject line but related to both him and us;
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I asked if he had any contact for the Allen IT group who runs the optical and wireless connectivity at the water tower. ? He asked one of them he knows and they said that kind of integration is highly unlikely to happen as they don't? want an unregulated
endpoint on their network, it does make sense even though there are ways around it.
Unfortunately it sounds like they are closed to thoughts about how to accomplish it so we will have to look at connectivity from elsewhere. It's possible we can grab connectivity off the wireless network and fall back to the DSL circuit if it has issues
but I need to get an answer back from MCP first, hopefully in the next couple weeks.
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Miranda
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On 1/23/2025 3:42 PM, Anthony KB3DVS wrote:
> The recent thread with the ARRL membership, and discussing the club's
> much more precipitous membership dip makes me want to revisit the
> local outreach we did recently.
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> Personally I find it hard to believe that 600+ things were mailed out
> to local hams and we got 1 person to come?
> That's more dismal than the typical marketing return of around 5%-10%
> which should have netted us 30 to 60 responses.
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> Where did that address list come from? Can a fresh list be acquired
> again?
> What was sent out? I think it was a postcard, but I don't think I have
> a copy of it to look it over and see what the call to action was.
> And the cost was?
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> My first thoughts would be, if we were paying for first class, then
> did we send a letter?
> Because picking up on Tim's thought, a personal invitation is going be
> more effective than a "marketing postcard"
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> Given the status of the club membership, and the outlook vs. our other
> membership outreach programs (none at the moment) I'd like to revisit
> the idea of a mailer, but I need to know what didn't work, to have an
> idea of what not to do.
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> Anthony Burokas
> General Class Ham (KB3DVS)
> VP: Plano Amateur Radio Klub – BLOCKEDk5prk[.]netBLOCKED 25-year video
> producer — IEBA.com
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I've done some back and forth with N5UIG who said he was a member since 91 but hasn't been to a meeting in awhile however did renew his dues this year.?? That was a completely accidental contact when trying to sort out a repeater frequency question and just that little bit may cause him to get to meetings again now.
Unrelated to the subject line but related to both him and us;
I asked if he had any contact for the Allen IT group who runs the optical and wireless connectivity at the water tower. ? He asked one of them he knows and they said that kind of integration is highly unlikely to happen as they don't? want an unregulated endpoint on their network, it does make sense even though there are ways around it.
Unfortunately it sounds like they are closed to thoughts about how to accomplish it so we will have to look at connectivity from elsewhere.? It's possible we can grab connectivity off the wireless network and fall back to the DSL circuit if it has issues but I need to get an answer back from MCP first, hopefully in the next couple weeks.
Miranda
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On 1/23/2025 3:42 PM, Anthony KB3DVS wrote: The recent thread with the ARRL membership, and discussing the club's much more precipitous membership dip makes me want to revisit the local outreach we did recently.
Personally I find it hard to believe that 600+ things were mailed out to local hams and we got 1 person to come?
That's more dismal than the typical marketing return of around 5%-10% which should have netted us 30 to 60 responses.
Where did that address list come from? Can a fresh list be acquired again?
What was sent out? I think it was a postcard, but I don't think I have a copy of it to look it over and see what the call to action was.
And the cost was?
My first thoughts would be, if we were paying for first class, then did we send a letter?
Because picking up on Tim's thought, a personal invitation is going be more effective than a "marketing postcard"
Given the status of the club membership, and the outlook vs. our other membership outreach programs (none at the moment)
I'd like to revisit the idea of a mailer, but I need to know what didn't work, to have an idea of what not to do.
Anthony Burokas
General Class Ham (KB3DVS)
VP: Plano Amateur Radio Klub – BLOCKEDk5prk[.]netBLOCKED
25-year video producer — IEBA.com
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The recent thread with the ARRL membership, and discussing the club's much more precipitous membership dip makes me want to revisit the local outreach we did recently.
Personally I find it hard to believe that 600+ things were mailed out to local hams and we got 1 person to come?
That's more dismal than the typical marketing return of around 5%-10% which should have netted us 30 to 60 responses.
Where did that address list come from? Can a fresh list be acquired again?
What was sent out? I think it was a postcard, but I don't think I have a copy of it to look it over and see what the call to action was.
And the cost was?
My first thoughts would be, if we were paying for first class, then did we send a letter?
Because picking up on Tim's thought, a personal invitation is going be more effective than a "marketing postcard"
Given the status of the club membership, and the outlook vs. our other membership outreach programs (none at the moment)
I'd like to revisit the idea of a mailer, but I need to know what didn't work, to have an idea of what not to do.
Anthony Burokas
General Class Ham (KB3DVS)
VP: Plano Amateur Radio Klub –
25-year video producer — IEBA.com
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January 2025 General Meeting slide Deck
The slide deck for tomorrow night.
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Re: Treasury slide for Monday's meeting
Don't forget to reserve the pavilion for OVER NIGHT.? It takes extra time. We are starting early enough it should not be a problem.
Kip
On Sun, Jan 19, 2025 at 7:40?PM Tim Johnson K5TCJ via <k5tcj= [email protected]> wrote:
Thanks,?
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Oops - I meant Shawnee Pavilion.? Good catch - thank you
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Tim Johnson K5TCJ
Anthony KB3DVS
KG5WHQ - Lonnie