05 April 2017
The purpose of this trip is to firstly to inspect progress
on Andahuylas tower construction and civil works. Then onto Chincheros to finalise our purchase
of a transmission site.
Since our last visit things had stagnated with the purchase
of our last preferred site from the Uripa community. As good as that site was, it came with a high
cost of a long power line run as our nearby site power pole with transformer
was found to be privately owned by the adjacent tower operator and they would
not share it with us. So this trip was
to make or break that deal with the Uripa community and investigate the site alternatives
that I had by that time identified on my computer.
Following is a running chronology of the events in the day.
Firstly in Andahuylas we arrive to witness the commencement
of the 36 m tower erection by the supplier ICESE. Here below are some photos of the moment.
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| Here the first two tower legs are erected in place from their foundations to an awaiting Andahuylas city in the background. |
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| Me onsite overseeing the commencement of tower construction. |
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| Members laid out in readiness for our 36 m tower erection. |
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| The ICESE 36 m tower plans printed in ready reference for the riggers. |
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| Klaus and I, alongside the Casabamba community president and civil contractor Juan, approach our latest alternate site option – the grassy knoll in the top centre of the photo. |
From our computer FM coverage modelling it services both
Chincheros and Uripa townships surprisingly well (practically equal with our
previously preferred site) including quite a few of the surrounding communities. Also suitable power line is just 230 m away. Casabamba is a small united and predominantly
Christian community who want Diospi Suyana radio in their province. Our site being located in their community
also comes with the intrinsic advantage of site security. This is our best option were our preferred
Uripa community purchase to fall through.
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| At the summit of our named “Sitio 1b” in Casabamba community with Klaus is on the left, the Casabamba president centre and our civil contractor Juan on the right. |
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| Then an unexpected delay with a flat tyre proving unusually difficult to replace. |
When trying to replace the flat tyre our alloy wheel just
did not budge after the nuts were removed as the alloy had corroded itself onto
the hub. This cost us valuable time
making us late for our next community meeting.
Eventually with the aid of some farmer’s tools we were back on the road
again.
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| Another evening Diospi Suyana presentation to a Quechua community leaders in Uripa who were all very supportive of our radio proposal. |
We now wait to see what tomorrow brings…
Regards,
Chris
Thanks for posting :)
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