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.