[HamWAN PSDR] VOTE: Standing purchase order to keep whole cell site in stock at all times

[Rob Salsgiver]

Where are we at for finances with respect to this and currently expected deployments this summer?

Cheers,
Rob

-----Original Message-----
From: PSDR [mailto:psdr-bounces at hamwan.org] On Behalf Of Bart Kus
Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 4:01 PM
To: Puget Sound Data Ring
Subject: [HamWAN PSDR] VOTE: Standing purchase order to keep whole cell site in stock at all times

Hello,

This is a vote for a standing purchase approval to keep a whole cell 
site in stock at all times for low-latency HamWAN deployment + repair 
work.  We have quite often been affected by supply chain availability 
problems, and they cause difficulty with scheduling and deployment 
success.  We've also had to pay premium prices for orders from less 
preferred vendors, or to cover rapid shipping, using our legacy 
just-in-time ordering approach.  Keeping a whole site in stock at all 
times as a standing policy ought to eliminate these problems and allow 
us to respond rapidly to opportunities and emergencies.

A full site should cost about $3500, and the exact BoM will evolve with 
our standards over time.

--Bart

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