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
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> 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
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> 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
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