[TowerTalk] Guy Anchors

[Jim Lux]

At 03:41 PM 6/28/2004 -0500, W0UN -- John Brosnahan wrote:
>At 03:20 PM 6/28/2004, RICHARD BOYD wrote:
>
>>screw-in anchors work well for us at Field Day.  Even "pound in" stakes for
>>just 24 hours of operating.  73 - Rich, KE3Q
>
>Guess the first issue to address is whether something is available
>locally that will work, or whether you have to bring everything.  And
>if you bring everything then is there a weight limit.   Duck bills
>are cool in that they are lightweight and the cable coils up to be
>quite small.   But they can't compete with something that is already
>available on site.
>
>--John  W0UN

The industry, such as it is, in the Falklands is agricultural and 
fishing.  I'll bet they've got stuff that one would use in farming (T 
posts, barbed wire, etc.).  Mind you, it might be expensive (although, 
they'd bring it in by ship, and it doesn't cost particularly more to ship 
something to the Falklands than anywhere else in the world) or it might 
take a couple days of scrounging around to find the local farm implement store.

For instance:
http://www.falklands-malvinas.com/falklands/ffocus.htm

There are a number of car workshops in the Falklands phone directory.  One 
could always use the classic "rear axle as big steel tent stake" 
approach.  you hammer on the end with the gear that used to be in the 
differential.  Surplus axles might be quite common, since it's expensive to 
haul stuff away from the island.

Here's the chamber of commerce web page:
http://www.fidc.org.fk/ficc/tourism.htm

Why not give them a call or fax?

Falkland Farmers is listed as providing Agricultural Supplies, building and 
fencing materials, ironmongery, etc.

There's also FIC Homecare/Building Supplies



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when it all comes down to it, the Falklands aren't that obscure and remote 
a place. Rural, yes. Isolated, yes. but not back of beyond third world. 
They've got local dealers for things like generators, inverters, big 
batteries, etc.

Now, if you were going to somewhere like South Georgia Island, it's 
probably a different story.