Bandwidth Drive 2025

Allen

Allen

Styles Editor/Admin
Staff member
It is that time of the year again, Bandwidth Drive 2025.

Well we are really late in getting the drive started this year. The good news is we have never needed less than we need this year. SOH needs $3,500 USD ($3,237.84 after fees) to keep the hangar lights on. We are looking for $3,500 to make sure all of the PayPal fees are covered. https://www.paypal.com/us/business/paypal-business-fees

Bad news is we need the bulk of the donations before April 9th 2025.

Cost breakdown:
InMotion Hosting server 1 year renewal $2,879.88 (due in less than 90 days but we can pay as soon as we have it. )
Control Web Panel 1 year renewal $142.89 (due September 4, 2025)
Xenforo Forum Software 1 year renewal $100 (due September 2, 2025)
xf2addons 1 year renewal $35 (due April 29th 2025)
DragonBytes Donation software 1 year renewal $30.07 (Just paid because it expires in early March)
Teamspeak 1 year renewal license $50
PayPal fees. $323.78 (This is hard to get fixed number for but we believe we will need to add around 10% to are total to make sure the fees are covered.)
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Total $3,561.62 (assuming that we need +10% to cover all fees.)

Donate via Credit Card/Debit Card.
Donate via snail mail.

Alt. SOH Donation Methods

** UPDATED 02/22/2025 *** Alt. SOH Donation Methods: Send Cash, Money Orders or USA Checks to: Please, add your user name, (drives me crazy'er) Note for this year please send Dangerousdave26 a Conversation Message formally known as PM to receive the alternate donation location.
sim-outhouse.org

The Staff of SOH
 
I see that the Donation page has been taken down. Since it has been taken down I am going to have to believe that this years goals were met.
What was the final Donation tally?


Wheels
 
wheelsup_cavu said:
I see that the Donation page has been taken down. Since it has been taken down I am going to have to believe that this years goals were met.
What was the final Donation tally?


Wheels
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Indeed, the goal was met quickly this year. I think we had something like 4000$

A bit more than we asked for, but it's always good to have something for eventualities.

Priller
 
With Bandwidth Drive 2025 over here is the "after action" report.

Money on hand before Bandwidth Drive 2025: $277
Bills to be paid $3,237.84
Est PayPal/Other fees: $324.00 (paypal fees vary by donation size. A $10 donation gives us $9. A $100 donation gives us $97ish) This number is an estimate.
Money raised: $4.320
Money paid to cover bills: $3,064.54
Money left over after paying bills: $896.98
Money placed on hold by Paypal that cannot be used until x date: $292.26 (Unknown why)
Bills still to be paid: $144.00

Bandwidth Drive 2025 fun facts:
122 donations.
Average donation $35.40
119 unique donors.
1 "snail mail" donation received and 2 more reported they are in the mail.
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Allen said:
With Bandwidth Drive 2025 over here is the "after action" report.

Bandwidth Drive 2025 fun facts:
122 donations.
Average donation $35.40
119 unique donors.
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simtech said:
Thank you for your work in maintaining this site. :( sad only 122 people contributed. This is a good place to chat MSFS..
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Having watched Donation drives at a few other sites over the last several years the fact that there were 119 unique donors actually surprised me. The speed at which the Donation Drive was funded was just surreal to watch too.

I missed the last 10 donations so my chart only shows that $3920.00 was collected if you add up all the values because I was not expecting the Donation page to be disabled.

  • 65olschool donated $30.00
  • Allen donated $100.00
  • Allen donated $20.00
  • Anonymous donated $10.00
  • Anonymous donated $10.00
  • Anonymous donated $10.00
  • Anonymous donated $20.00
  • Anonymous donated $20.00
  • Anonymous donated $20.00
  • apollon01 donated $70.00
  • Ascua donated $20.00
  • Blackbird686 donated $40.00
  • blanston12 donated $30.00
  • Bomber_12th donated $30.00
  • cajj1 donated $20.00
  • Captain Kurt donated $50.00
  • Cees Donker donated $30.00
  • collensr donated $20.00
  • ColoKent donated $100.00
  • Craig Taylor donated $20.00
  • Credmo1 donated $20.00
  • DC1973 donated $100.00
  • dewoitine donated $10.00
  • Dimus donated $20.00
  • Elbkind78 donated $10.00
  • FAC257 donated $30.00
  • falcon409 donated $20.00
  • findus donated $10.00
  • FireStorm II donated $100.00
  • FlameOut donated $50.00
  • Flamingskull5000 donated $30.00
  • frihjul92 donated $20.00
  • ganesh donated $20.00
  • gray eagle donated $10.00
  • grunau_baby donated $20.00
  • Guest donated $10.00
  • Guest donated $20.00
  • Guest donated $20.00
  • Guest donated $30.00
  • Guest donated $30.00
  • Guest donated $40.00
  • gustooo donated $100.00
  • hawk_sh donated $50.00
  • HeKa48 donated $20.00
  • hertzie donated $100.00
  • highpockets donated $30.00
  • huub vink donated $50.00
  • ian elliot donated $30.00
  • jackryan172 donated $40.00
  • jankees donated $50.00
  • jcrolando donated $20.00
  • Jeff3 donated $10.00
  • jmbiii donated $20.00
  • jmbiii donated $50.00
  • jmig donated $50.00
  • JRTHEROD6768 donated $50.00
  • Killbilly donated $20.00
  • kremin donated $40.00
  • Lawman donated $30.00
  • llanning08 donated $20.00
  • lliaghll donated $20.00
  • MarkyP127 donated $50.00
  • mcbob donated $30.00
  • Mick donated $50.00
  • mike_cyul donated $20.00
  • Mike71 donated $50.00
  • modelr donated $30.00
  • mongoose donated $50.00
    Motormouse donated $20.00
  • mrogers donated $20.00
  • MrZippy donated $50.00
  • Navy Chief donated $100.00
  • noddy donated $50.00
  • Pat Pattle donated $10.00
  • Paul K donated $30.00
  • pbearsailor donated $20.00
  • Priller donated $50.00
  • Radioman123 donated $20.00
  • Rebel72 donated $10.00
  • recon donated $10.00
  • renniks donated $50.00
  • RobM donated $10.00
  • roger-wilco-66 donated $20.00
  • rvn817j donated $30.00
  • Sbob donated $20.00
  • Shadow Wolf 07 donated $50.00
  • Shessi donated $50.00
  • Sieggie donated $10.00
  • Snuffy donated $50.00
  • SpaceHippy1975 donated $20.00
  • Spad54 donated $20.00
  • Spook48 donated $50.00
  • Spook48 donated $50.00
  • stuart277 donated $20.00
  • Sundog donated $100.00
  • swpierce donated $50.00
  • tacan_dme donated $20.00
  • Tako_Kichi donated $10.00
  • TARPSBird donated $50.00
  • tgladman donated $50.00
  • Threedp donated $20.00
  • thunder100 donated $50.00
  • tiger1962 donated $20.00
  • Tom Clayton donated $50.00
  • tommieboy donated $10.00
  • Twice43 donated $20.00
  • UncleTgt donated $70.00
  • Victory103 donated $50.00
  • wbuchart donated $30.00
  • wellis donated $30.00
  • Wing_Z donated $30.00
  • wolfi donated $50.00
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Wheels
 
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