Caribbean Contesting Consortium

PJ2T 2001 Construction Timetable

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General Schedule

31 Dec - 22 Jan 2001

W0CG, Cindy (for a week), Jim Murphy (for a week) will be on the island working on the station and house projects. Click here for that work plan.

12 - 20 Feb 2001

Projects specifically related to ARRL CW Contest

9 June - 15 July

During this window the towers and beams will be put up. All are invited to come pitch in! See detail below.

17 March
 
Marshall materiel together at Goose's and pre-assemble towers

Mid-March - Mid April

Finish the 20 and 15 monobanders
Acquire all additional needed parts/pieces for all towers, antennas, rotors, masts, hardware, gin pole, ropes, shackles, pulleys
Get the Windcharger tower acid-dipped and then galvanized
   
Mid-April
 
Move all material from Goose's to the port and ship it to the island. See http://www.amcarfreight.com for shipper details. Our experience in the past is that shipping to Miami is very much more expensive than the ocean-borne segment, so we may find ourselves renting a Ryder to take the stuff to South Florida.
 
Early May
 
Korra will receive the shipment and supervise unloading and storage at the house.

11 June - 15 July:
 
CG and Cindy go to the island for a five week stay.
 
First Week:
 
CG + two non-climbers will tackle excavation and concrete and assemble all antennas and lay out all tower pieces and guys, pre-assembling everything possible
Hit the hardware stores and get any items we may have missed in the shipment
 
Second Week:

More pre-assembly while concrete cures.

Third Week:
 
CG + one other climber + two ground crew erect both towers, with possible assistance from a crane if money is available
Two other ground crew install MANY radials, slitted underground, for low band antennas
 
Fourth Week:
 
CG + one other climber + three or more ground crew install masts and rotors in both towers, then install antennas as shown in the master plan.  
CG + one ground crew install all Heliax feedlines (eight each) and two runs of RG/8
CG + one ground crew + install and tune wire antennas for 80 and 160
Two other ground crew install beverage for Eur, plus permanent buried coax routes for both beverages and more radials
Beverage ground crew installs and tests as much of the inside switching and stub gear as we have been able to get money for (Top Ten Devices, etc)
 
Fifth Week:
 
CG + remaining crew get final inspection from DROV, install final grounding and lightning protection on all antennas
Operate the IARU contest, possibly as a headquarters station