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Dusty makes a good point about the physical size of a challenge coin. Thankfully, nothing is permanently set yet. The manufacturer has 1.75 inch and 1.5 inch sizes as well. Smaller size will also reduce the cost per coin a little. For a comparison, if you've ever held a 50 cent piece like the one in the picture attached to this message, that is about 1.2 inches in diameter-

Anyone else like Dusty's idea of a smaller, easier to everyday carry size challenge coin? I think he's definitely correct and I agree a 1.5 inch coin would be nicer to keep on you all the time!

Reply with your ideas!

73,

Erik KD6RRR

On Thu, Apr 28, 2022 at 9:30 PM Dennis Worden, N7DHW <dhw@...> wrote:

No thanks, 2" is to large to carry around and that's the purpose.

Dusty N7DHW

On 4/28/2022 14:15, William P Groomer, KA6KBY via wrote:

I'd like one coin.? Here's my vote

Bill KA6KBY

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From: Charles J Boening, K7AKT <charlie@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Thu, Apr 28, 2022 1:02 pm
Subject: Re: [k-bar-a] KBARA merchandise costs update

Erik,

I think an email vote to get the ball rolling is appropriate.? My vote would be to proceed with the coins.? I'll take 2.

73,
Charlie / K7AKT

On 2022-04-28 11:56, Erik KD6RRR #3169123 wrote:

Hello KBARA members!

We have received a reply from the challenge coin manufacturer regarding our club's 75th anniversary commemorative coin. The total cost for 100 coins created and shipped will be $733. This will be for a 2 inch, full color on both sides, gold coin that will have the KBARA logo on one side and the ARRL affiliate club on the other. If we pay a $175 down payment, they will begin the design work on the coin with unlimited edits to the final appearance. They will send us graphic files showing the design for our final approval before completing the order.

We have received 52 orders for club tshirts so far, with the majority ordering at least two, so we've reached our 100 shirt minimum order requirement! We plan to wait till Monday May 2nd to place the order to give everyone a last minute chance to get in on having a club shirt! We hopefully will have the shirts in time to distribute them at the May club meeting.

We have 59 name tags ordered so far. This brings us high enough to get the lowest possible price for club name tags. We will also wait until Monday May 2nd to submit this order to give any who still want to get a club name tag a chance to do so.

When adding up the total costs to the club for all these items, it will equal $50 per member for every member to receive TWO shirts, one name tag, and one challenge coin. This takes into account only the 52 people who have placed an order receiving these items; if each one chose to donate the $50, this would completely cover all the costs for these initial orders and setup costs and such. Due to the minimum 100 quantity required by the challenge coin manufacturer, there would still be 48 coins left that could be sold to new members or club supporters that will be above and beyond the total costs to the club.

The club members present at our April club meeting approved the acquisition and costs of the shirts and name badges, but only unanimously expressed a desire for a challenge coin to be made and approved getting a quote for them. As the total cost of the challenge coin order quoted exceeds $500, I cannot personally approve this expenditure as club president without a majority vote in favor of doing so. The coin manufacturer states the quote is valid for 30 from today, which would be May 28th, well after our scheduled May club meeting. The design work on the coin will not begin until the $175 down payment is paid. Once design work is completed and the final appearance of the coin approved by the KBARA, the manufacturer estimates 3 weeks till they're shipped.

This leads to my question for you members; would you like to vote via email and/or text to approve/disapprove of the challenge coin costs, or just wait till the May club meeting to do so? The only advantage to deciding immediately will be that the coins will definitely be in hand in time for SeaPac and Field Day, both of which will be potential places to use them to gain more club supporters. Otherwise, waiting until the May meeting to approve or deny permission to purchase the coins will still leave plenty of time to receive them in time for the July club picnic and the actual 75th anniversary date in October.

Please do reply to this email to let us know what you'd like to have done as far as having a vote for buying the coins right away or waiting until the May meeting!

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Thank you for your time reading all of this, and hope to hear from you soon.

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73,

Erik KD6RRR?

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