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

[Bart Kus]

Looks like we have $1786 liquid, with $4k of credit available. Since 
this is a standing spend approval, our finances will vary throughout the 
years as we try to maintain stock.  Here's the site work review for 
summer 2018:

1) The Larch Mtn deploy is paid for and mostly completed.
2) The Haystack Mtn deploy is paid for, and will be completed July 7th.
3) The SnoDEM repair + upgrade work was paid by SnoDEM, and we have 
another day left in executing that.
4) The Lookout Mtn deploy will hopefully happen end of next week, and 
that should run about $3k.
5) We have potential deploy costs with Buck Mtn, which I'd estimate at 
$2k. *Kenny's covering part of that out of pocket.  Thanks Kenny!*
6) We have potential deploy costs with Blyn Mtn, which I'd estimate at 
$3k, sight unseen.
7) We have repair work @ Gold Mtn (S3 dead) which I'd estimate at $100.  
The DC power system and rack upgrade there is already paid for, but not 
installed yet.

If we're really lucky, we'll get to execute all these goals this 
summer.  Having a site of inventory will help us schedule all that work too.

--Bart


On 6/27/2018 7:35 PM, Rob Salsgiver wrote:
> 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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