FUN FACTS

The W4IZ is a privately owned and operated repeater.

The W4IZ is the NOFARS club call sign that is being used on the privately operated repeater.

Many NOFARS members call the W4IZ repeater home but the NOFARS club doesn't own the repeater.

The repeater is owned by W4AB Steve Barber (now a silent key) and WB4LEQ Henry Mastrangelo and financed by N4UF Billy Williams. Billy N4UF stated that my job was/is to be the initial financer and the holder of the general fund in return for an interest-free, indefinite-term $3500 loan--which could be terminated by myself or NOFARS Board at any time upon which the loan would become due. The former loan was called in by Billy N4UF late last year after an unpleasant incident on Oct. 26th 2024 that brought into question a future funding source for the repeaters. The loan is converted to a lien which Billy N4UF holds against the repeater assets--not against NOFARS. If Billy holds a lien against the repeater assets and Steve is now a silent key doses this mean that Henry WB4LEQ is now the sole owner of the repeater? What is the future for the repeater and who should we now be giving any donations to for the repeater upkeep?

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