Is KC0W still planning to be in Haiti on low bands this winter? I think N5JR and a PY have been there on 160M in 2014 so far this year too (I worked them other bands but not 160)
Tim N3QE On Tue, Oct 7, 2014 at 11:36 AM, Carl Clawson <clawso...@gmail.com> wrote: > Reprinted with permission from the Daily DX. Please help Dale however you > can. > > 73, Carl WS7L > > N3BNA and friends are "definitely going to Haiti," and have acquired a > 300-foot tower in The States they plan to ship down and build there. > Details are not finalized. Once the tower is up, there will be > concentration on working Europe on the low bands - past operations haven't > had enough tower height to have great antennas. Dale says he's looking for > operators too. Anyone interested may contact N3BNA or > haiti.friends...@gmail.com. The ARRL 160 Contest is an early goal, then > possibly the CQ 160 Contest. Operators are needed for the ARRL 160 Contest > and volunteers are needed for the tower project, including some technical > advice from guys who would like to help from back home. The 9-acre site is > half salt marsh, near the ocean. The 300-foot tower with complete radial > field will be for a popular Haitian Christian radio station that was > important in helping in the recent Haitian disaster relief efforts. The > station agreed to let the ham group use the tower if they would help get it > put up. The AM broadcast station would potentially be turned off during ham > contests! A tribander has been donated by JH5GHM. SteppIR has loaned a > BigIR vertical. Funds are needed for feedlines, with the tower 700 feet > from the transmitter building. $5,000 is also needed to ship the tower from > the US. The Haitian International Friendship Amateur Radio Club has been > set up as part of the effort. haiti-international-friendship-arc.org. You > may also email them at haiti.friends...@gmail.com with support, comments > or > inquiries of any kind. Dale emphasizes, "our biggest need is volunteers and > operators to join us." > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband