EL2DT RADIO FUND

[IK0ZCW]

Dickson, EL2DT participated in the attempt to activate Baiyah Island (AF-111), a new IOTA, in November 2017. You can find the story here: https://af111new.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/5l3bi-story-pdf.pdf.
"The outcome of the expedition was that the team was unsuccessful in even landing on the island. The financial losses were significant for everyone.
In addition to the money, Dickson's primary home station radio (an older TS-50) was dunked in the sea and is a total loss".
When the Voodoo Contest Group left Liberia in 2012, they donated one of their Kenwood TS-930s to Dickson. "He quickly discovered that it only ran on 110/220 VAC and is a current hog. So he acquired the TS-50 and most of his operating has been from battery power. Since he has no power at his home, he must pay his neighbor to run a generator to re-charge the battery".
Bud, N7CW is now soliciting "donations for 1 of 2 solutions to Dickson's problem of getting back on the air. He can purchase a generator in-country to run the 930. This option has the added benefit of providing power to his home at other times, however, gasoline is expensive and sometimes hard to find. The second alternative is to find or buy him a replacement radio, perhaps another TS-50, an IC-706, an FT-857/897 or something similar. The negative side of a radio is that we have to get it into Liberia, which usually means finding someone willing to carry it in their personal luggage".
If you have a radio you can donate, please let Bud know (bsemon[@]gmail.com) as soon as possible. He would prefer not to collect money if he can find a radio. If you wish to donate money, he has set up a MoneyPool with PayPal at this link: https://www.paypal.com/pools/c/802uhKeOBz. [TNX N6VR]