[44net] Re: Update re: subdomains

On Thu, Jun 13, 2024 at 6:03 PM Bill Buhler via 44net <44net(a)mailman.ampr.org> wrote: Thanks, Bill. That's very kind of you to say. Indeed. I'm surprised this hasn't come up already, honestly. AMPRNet is a bit of an undiscovered jewel in that regard, and could probably use some advertising; I wonder if someone would consider writing an article for QST or RADCOM or a similar publication to get some exposure. This is just my opinion, but I think the short answer is "yes, but with delegation authority." In my club, for instance, I've been the one pushing the idea of getting an allocation; I pitched it at the last meeting and got told, "great; go off and do it!" I did confirm with the callsign trustee that he was ok with me acting on the club's behalf, under the club's callsign, for this purpose. Further, he's perfectly willing to give me documentation of some kind or another that would make it clear that the club has authorized me to act on its behalf. But I also kind of got the impression that, since I'm the one singing AMPRNet's praises, it would be much preferred if I were the person doing the actual legwork. That is, I don't think other folks in the club want to spend a lot of time creating accounts on the portal, etc; they'd just prefer that I do that on the club's behalf. So while everything I'm doing is on the up-and-up, the largesse of the club (and the other members' time) only extends so far. I imagine that sort of situation is pretty common: someone gets excited about doing something cool with AMPRNet, and gets their club to give the go ahead, but with the caveat that they do the work. Forcing that onto the trustee may prove to be a limiting factor in that regard. Again, this could all be helped with some support in the portal, but before that, we need a clear policy. And hopefully it will have some community input. - Dan C.