[44net] Requesting New Allocations Is Incomplete

I just received email and then a phone call from a person that wanted to join one of our networks in the Northeast USA for the purposes of routing Echolink, repeaters and more. When logging onto the "new" AMPR portal, they were given only a choice of a few subnets based on a dropdown list of intended uses. None of them jived with the networks in any of the individual states or countries. I would suggest spreading the word that all requests for new or expanded allocations be held up until things can be straightened out. It seems that their small volunteer force is unable to keep up with the workload since the changeover on April 3rd. I personally have over a dozen tickets unassigned and even one from 4/3. Everyone just standby and chill until they figure things out. No need to expect steak when they are working with hamburger. I just jumped on the AMPR portal and found only these choices: IPIP Tunnel Mesh 44.63.0.0/16 BGP Direct Announce 44.32.0.0/16 Radio 44.61.0.0/16 Globally Unique 44.61.0.0/16 General Address 44.61.0.0/16 AREDN - contact AREDN directly HAMNET - contact HAMNET directly in Europe HAMWAN - contact HAMWAN directly -- Charles J. Hargrove - N2NOV NYC-ARECS/RACES Citywide Radio Officer/Skywarn Coord. NYC-ARECS/RACES Nets 441.100/136.5 PL ARnewsline Broadcast Mon. @ 8:00PM NYC-ARECS Weekly Net Mon. @ 8:30PM http://www.nyc-arecs.org NY-NBEMS Net Saturdays @ 10AM & USeast-NBEMS Net Wednesdays @ 7PM on 7.036 Mhz USB (alt 3.536)/1500 hz waterfall spot; MFSK-16 or 32 "Information is the oxygen of the modern age. It seeps through the walls topped by barbed wire, it wafts across the electrified borders." - Ronald Reagan "The more corrupt the state, the more it legislates." - Tacitus "Molann an obair an fear" - Irish Saying (The work praises the man.) "No matter how big and powerful government gets, and the many services it provides, it can never take the place of volunteers." - Ronald Reagan