FROM SEPTEMBER QST, Public Service column:



FROM SEPTEMBER 2011 QST, Public Service column:

The Haiti Project – A Post-Catastrophe Personal Radio System

By Peyton Barnes, M.D., KE5ZDZ

Appendix 2: Costs

|Haiti Project - Costs as of 9.4.10 | |

| | Cost |

|Radio, ICOM 703 Plus. 6 meter to 160 meter 10 watt transceiver |$590.351 |

|Antenna, PAR Electronics 10/20/40 meter QRP Endfedz Antenna | $84.001 |

|Solar cell panel, PowerFilmSolar #F15-600, 10 watt panel, foldable |$171.991 |

|Antenna, MFJ #1778 M - G5RV Jr. | $48.712 |

|Charge Controller, SunGuard, 52 watts |$41.00 |

|Igloo Island Breeze 28 quart cooler |$35.00 |

|Lead sinkers, 2 oz. |$8.99 |

|Rope, nylon, 1/4 inch by 200 feet |$32.412 |

|Hinges (2), Velcro, pulleys (2) |$20.30 |

|Morse code straight key - scavenged from code trainer |$0.00 |

|Plywood shelf, 15 x 11.25 x 1/4 inch - on hand |$0.00 |

|Headphones - Ipod ear buds |$0.99 |

|Headphone stereo to mono adapter |$4.59 |

|Four way Anderson PowerPole connector |$21.39 |

|LED Type S - from AutoZone |$16.23 |

|Rope, nylon, 3/8 inch by 300 feet |$31.11 |

|Rope, nylon, 3/8 inch by 300 feet |$10.37 |

|Pulleys, for 1/4 inch dia. Rope (2) |$5.58 |

|AA/AAA battery charger |$15.00 |

|Plugs for battery charger |$3.25 |

|Cell phone charger for cigarette lighter socket, Radio Shack |$32.46 |

|Cigarette lighter socket – AutoZone |$8.65 |

|_____________________________________________________________ |________ |

|Total |$1,182.37 |

1The radio, solar panel, and antenna account for 72% of total costs.

2These items did not form part of the final configuration.

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