I would be especially mindful of corrosion issues in tower planning in the
Caribbean. There was a recent article in the Contest Journal on the ever
difficult tower corrosion experienced at PJ2T.
On Feb 25, 2014, at 1:17 PM, DALE LONG <dale.long@prodigy.net> wrote:
> Gentlemen:
>
> I have been reluctant to ask for help which did not relate directly to our
> reflector. But today I got up my courage, so here goes. I have been invited
> to lead a group of amateurs to help build an AM tower in Haiti.
>
>
> Two things that may relate to some of our readers:
>
> 1. I will be returning to Haiti in November to build a 240foot AM broadcast
> tower. I know there are many AM broadcast engineers on this list and would
> like to have your advice. Specifically we are searching for a large conical
> base insulator. Sometimes when a tower rusts, they are disgarded or thrown
> on a pile somewhere. We would like to buy one, and possibly a tower as well.
>
> 2. In December of this year, I am organizing a small group to go to Haiti and
> participate in the 160m contest. (this of course is dependent on the tower
> being built.)
>
> I am particularly pleased that amateurs have been invited to help. Sometimes
> broadcast engineers do not have the highest opinions of amateur
> installations. So we do want to do it right. We have a 9-acre parcel of
> land along the ocean and part of the area is a salt-water marsh. I think
> there hasnt been any serious 160m activity from Haiti for a number of years.
> This location would present a nice opportunity for a serious lowband
> operation.
>
> If you have any information about base insulators/towers, or if you would
> like to join a 160m dxpedition to Haiti, please respond off the reflector to
> n3bna1@gmail.com
>
> Thanks for your time.
>
> Dale - N3BNA
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