EMERGENCY! EQUIPMENT NEEDED FOR HAITI

 

Austin Airwaves and AMARC are seeking the following items to help with putting Creole language community radio station /Radyo Zetwal Peyizan/Radio Star of the Peasants back on the air at 93.5FM in Fondwa, Haiti.  The station was completely destroyed with loss of life, following the devastating 1/12/10 earthquake.

http://www.youtube.com/janeregan#p/a/u/1/hA_nXAWMXxc
http://www.amarc.org/index.php?p=Haiti_solidarity_EN
http://www.amarc.org/index.php?p=home&l=EN <http://www.amarc.org/index.php?p=home&l=EN>

Equipment Requested by RZP-FM Fondwa, Haiti
•One 8 channel and one 4 channel audio mixing board
•Three studio cassette players and three studio CD players
•Four studio quality microphones
•Related hardware: audio cables, stands, anti-pop screens, ext. cords, power strips, etc
•Four small fans and four LED lights, (NO incandescent bulbs)
*Small electronics work kit with soldering gun, RCA and XLR connectors, supplies
*Solar/hand crank radios (NO battery powered radios)
•2 sets of amplified speakers
•Two PCs and/or laptops loaded with software for audio production,
(Adobe, Sound Forge, Adobe Audition, Cool Edit Pro, or similar)
•Blank cassettes and recordable CDs
•Two heavy duty, lockable, wheeled “cargo boxes” for shipping
•Heavy duty cable and locks for securing generator and boxes

Contact: Jim Ellinger @ Austin Airwaves (512) 796-4332
 jimedia@grandecom.net before March 15th

Visit: http://www.austinairwaveshaitiproject.com
Website JUST posted and will be updated tonight. PayPal button soon!
Please, no 'boat anchors' or junk.*
Items can be dropped off or shipped via FedEX or UPS (no mail) to:
Austin Airwaves, Inc.
620 Fairfield Lane (loading dock)
Austin, TX 78751

US Mail to:
Austin Airwaves, Inc.
P. O. Box 49492
Austin, TX 78765

ALL LABOR DONATED TO THIS URGENT RADIO PROJECT
Austin Airwaves is a 501c3 tax exempt educational organization. Cash donations accepted