[cr-india] Cost of setting up a CR station (Aaditeshwar Seth)

[Vickram Crishna]

Just fyi for newbie listmembers - Steve Dunifer is one
of the pioneers of the free radio movement worldwide,
someone who has dedicated a large part of his life and
work to making this tool inexpensive and easy to
access for millions of people worldwide. It echoes the
spirit and dedication of the work of our own Prof JC
Bose, who demonstrated the first outdoor radio signal
110 years ago in what is now Kolkata, and presented a
paper at the Royal Society in London even before
Marconi was granted a patent on the technology. 

Please do visit the site and see for yourself the
tremendous capabilities of the Free Radio Berkeley
designs. 

 
--- Stephen Dunifer <XMTRMAN at pacbell.net> wrote:

> I do not believe folks got the intent of the last
> posting I made.
>  We have been designing and building transmitters
> for 14 years
> and are more than willing to effect some sort of
> technology
> transfer so that folks can begin to manufacture
> their own
> transmitters at very low cost in India.  The
> $5000(US) cost of
> the UNESCO box is absurdly high.  The kit cost of a
> 40 watt
> transmitter from us is about $350, even less when
> you buy the
> parts direct for a manufacturing operation.  These
> are well
> designed units.  We  have 100 and 150 watt
> amplifiers that work
> very well and are easy to assemble.  Ideally, folks
> should start
> some sort of collective manufacturing operation and
> use a portion
> of the proceeds to help start other community radio
> stations. 
> Authorized dealers will most likely rip you off with
> over priced
> gear.  
> 
> Best,
> 
> Stephen
> Free Radio Berkeley
> www.freeradio.org
> www.radiotupa.org
> 
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