Would there be any documented instances in India or elsewhere, - of barn raisers or similar workshops leading to community radio infrastructure being set up?
Ram On 04-Mar-2012, at 20:24, Vickram Crishna <[email protected]> wrote: > While traditional tower design is bolted (or welded) steel sections or > SAW/extruded pipe, alternate designs can be put together using locally > sourced wood or bamboo (depending on availability). This may reduce the cost > considerably. It may also be competitive in terms of ToC, given that the > relatively shorter life expectancy of hemp-bound wood/bamboo is potentially > offset by its lower cost and the use of local traditional construction > methods. In places where the latter is not a given, it can still be > worthwhile to build one using a local 'barn-raiser' (ie a community > construction workshop), where the knowledge gained might percolate into other > construction areas, reducing dependency on 'imported' fabrication vendors. > Importantly, the design itself will almost certainly be locally generated, > which may also be an important plus point. > > Vickram > http://communicall.wordpress.com > http://vvcrishna.wordpress.com > > From: ekta <[email protected]> > To: Arti Jaiman <[email protected]> > Cc: Hemant <[email protected]>; [email protected] > Sent: Sunday, 4 March 2012, 17:13 > Subject: Re: [cr-india] Hevalvaani on air !! > > Hey Hemant, > > That is great news.. finally Heval Vaani is on air. > congrats team HV and Nomad for coming so far. > for the patience, resistance and commitment. > > How much does a low cost tower cost? Can't we think of crowd funding!? > > cheers > ekta > > On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 11:24 PM, Arti Jaiman <[email protected]> wrote: > It is a big achievement, given that they still do not have a sturdy tower, > nor the resources for one. > > Definitely more power to them, > > Arti > > Arti Jaiman > > Station Director : Gurgaon Ki Awaaz Samudayik Radio Station 107.8 MHz FM > email: [email protected] > website: www.trfindia.org > > Gurgaon Ki Awaaz is the first and only civil-society-led community radio > station in the National Capital Region of Delhi. We broadcast 24X7, in Hindi > and Haryanvi, with a team of community reporters, generating community > content, and community participation. > > > --- On Fri, 2/3/12, Hemant <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Hemant <[email protected]> > Subject: [cr-india] Hevalvaani on air !! > To: [email protected] > Date: Friday, 2 March, 2012, 3:44 PM > > > > Hello All, > > Just heard from Nomad team at Chamba that Hevalvaani has gone on air. > Congratulations to the community members, specially Rajender Negi who had > been working tirelessly for so many years to launch Hevalvaani. > > hemant > Join the Community Radio Forum. For membership details, please go to > www.crforum.in > > Join the Community Radio Forum. For membership details, please go to > www.crforum.in > > > > -- > -this too shall pass- > > Join the Community Radio Forum. For membership details, please go to > www.crforum.in > > Join the Community Radio Forum. For membership details, please go to > www.crforum.in
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