The Frequency Coordination effort is done by volunteers, and there are areas without ANY frequency coordinator. It's extremely hard to come up with a business plan that is based on volunteer and non-existent employees. Coordinators are frequently almost overwhelmed by requests as it is, and any addition to their workload is to be approached with the utmost caution. It may well be, however, that the coordinators would be approached by any entity attempting to comply with the electronic filing, possibly multiple entities. That means that the National Office would have to hire someone to do this.
Present staff have no engineering background, and are fully occupied with their present duties.
That will take some more checking into, as the office space is fairly well taken up. Either way, it's potentially lots less than would be charged by an outside firm. A motion was made by Ed Miller, and seconded by Terry Baun, whereby an ad-hoc committee of Chris Imlay, Rick Edwards, Andy Butler, and Dane Ericksen would come up with a completed Electronic Filing proposal. The proposal will be sent to the Executive Committee, then Coordinators and the full Board of Directors. It will be sent to the Executive Committee by January 30th, and the Executive Committee will send comments by February 3rd.