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    Mark Kleine, N5HZR, Oklahoma West Gulf Division Section Manager and Oklahoma VOTA State Coordinator, has developed a superb and easy to use interactive, on-line sign-up sheet for VOTA State Coordinators to use to simplify the process of scheduling volunteer W1AW/x portable operators. It significantly automates obtaining sign-ups and capturing the information needed by a State Coordinator.

    Mark has offered to make it available to anyone in the ARRL for their use. I have advised Bob Naumann and Bart Jahnke that Mark is willing to permit the League to offer it on the ARRL's website. However, you or your designated State Coordinators may contact Mark directly to arrange to use it.

    Oh, ask him about the automated email reminder the program is capable of generating for each scheduled operator.

    If you wish to see how it operates you may go to either:

https://ok.arrl.org/w1awok/

or

https://ok.arrl.org/w1awtx/

If you do, please don't sign yourself up — both sites are live and in active use. If you do sign yourself up, expect representatives of the Five Nations to appear at your doorstep with freshly forged Wouff Hongs.

If you are interested, please contact Mark Kleine directly at:

Mark Kleine
Oklahoma Section Manager
N5HZR
Mark Kleine <mkleine@live.com>
1-405-410-6756

If you wish a second opinion as to how well it operates, call the Texas VOTA State Coordinator:

Steve Smith
North Texas Section Manager
KG5VK
Steven Smith <lottsphoto@icloud.com>
1-318-470-9806

Feel free to contact me, if you wish.

John Robert Stratton

N5AUS

Director

West Gulf Division

Office: 512-445-6262

Cell: 512-426-2028

P.O. Box 2232

Austin, Texas 78768-2232