The issue was I never received the request - when you place a request for a BGP subnet in a local pool it relies on the local coordinator approving the request, then it gets routed to me for the BGP processing. The first part never happened :( Wil & I are now sorting it. Thanks, Chris - G1FEF

I think the logic here is the local coordinator might be able to vet the person applying for address space. Possibly advise them on tecnical things as well. Else that becomes a lot of stuff that ends up on one persons shoulders. On Fri, Jan 13, 2023 at 1:31 PM Charles Hargrove via 44net <44net(a)mailman.ampr.org> wrote:

Hello John, While this can be true if the user requested a /24 from a local coordinator, it would go that route but this user didn't mention what he did. He also might have requested a block from 44.31.0.0/16 (the new approach Chris has been preferring) where Chris G1FEF is the coordinator there. --David KI6ZHD On 01/13/2023 11:54 AM, John D. Hays via 44net wrote:

What happens now is if the request for BGP is made with a state or country coordinator, when it is "approved" it is picked up by G1FEF who changes the allocated subnet. Why then is the local coordinator involved if the result is to be outside of the local plan? A longer view clarification needs to happen so as to avoid mistakes and questions. On 1/13/2023 4:04 PM, Dave Gingrich via 44net wrote:

Hello 44Net'rs One of the initiatives for the 2023 Technical Advisory Committee is to work on ironing out kinks in our current coordination process across all regions. Not a simple task, but definitely one that is needed. As mentioned previously, we have limited resources to work with, and it is going to take time to service requests (sometimes too long). The current process is that local coordinators do initial work on the front end and provide prerequisite information to Chris before he can effectively service a request on the back end. We can't expect Chris to ping-pong emails to get information from everyone and do the entire process alone. To improve our system, what is needed is an updated coordination procedure that applies policies uniformly and that doesn't rely solely on any one person to execute. Longer term, a new 44Net portal will help to implement and automate some of this. To get improvements rolling, ARDC will be sending out a virtual meeting invitation to all local coordinators in February to discuss some of the pain points and to brainstorm about solutions. 73, Jon Kemper - KA6NVY On 1/13/2023 17:38, Dave Gingrich via 44net wrote: -- Jon Kemper - KA6NVY Director of Technology Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC) ampr.org