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Labrador West Repeaters
Below is a listing of vitals for all the non-Functional, Functional & Future repeaters in Labrador West as of August 5, 2024. NOTE: Frequencies given here are the Repeater Tx & Rx frequencies. . If programming a radio for a repeater, switch the Tx & Rx frequencies. VO2WL As of April, 2022 VO2WL was upgraded…
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Repeater Upgrades
As most know, our VHF/UHF repeaters have been going through bit of a hard spell the past couple of months. After many hours of troubleshooting along side VO2NS (Naz), we found multiple issues, most having no apparent connection to each other. Severe RF interference (mostly on 10m), a misbehaving router, a couple of broken cables,…
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HoWL Network Update
For any of the members that have been following these posts, you’ll know for the past while there have been multiple issues with the stations in our VHF/UHF Allstar repeater network & it has been running in a reduced configuration for about 2 weeks now in an attempt to isolate the problem. From the log…
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WL Woes!!
It appears that the nagging issues with VO2WL repeater have not gone away.. 🙁 The problem with the consistent dropping PTT & horrible audio is still around… but only sometimes. After repairing/replacing some questionable network cabling in the VHF/UHF rack at the building, the problem seemed to have gone away and a number of long…
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HoWL Repeater Update
Over the past month, a number of reports have come in of issues with the VO2WL UHF repeater, which also acts as the central Hub for our network and any external stations linking into our repeater network. Reports have ranged from poor audio quality between linked nodes to “The entire network is Dead!” A couple…
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VO2WL on Air
Quick update. The VO2WL UHF Allstar repeater is back on the air & the HoWL repeater network is back to Normal operations (ie. VO2LMC 2m & VO2LMC 33cm linked to VO2WL, VO2WL open to incoming allstar & echolink connections & VO2LB linked to The Canada Hub). With little time to spend on the station repair,…
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Thank You Recent Donors!
A lot has happened since the last update, including 3 significant donations to the club. First, CRRS TV (our local cable company) board approved a donation of a Landline at the club, and to upgrade our internet access by providing a fiber to the club building. The fiber was installed & our internet access upgraded…
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VO2LMC On Site
VO2LMC was moved to the site on Smokey Mountain on Monday, July 24 with help from VO2NS (Naz), VO2PC (Ray), VO2GO (Glen) & Cory (Our Driver & general help). The location was prepped by leveling out the pallet with Rocks & placing the repeater enclosure on the pallet next to Lighting pole which or antennas…
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Smokey Visit
On the morning of March 4th, Naz, VO2NS & Glen, VO2GO visited the Smokey Mountain Ski Club and rode the Chair Lift to the top to get a good look at the location where the new VO2LMC repeater will be going, as well as get some measurements for cable lengths and other info needed for…
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Welcome to our Newest Ham!
As some of you know, David has been studying hard towards writing his Basic exam, and last night, on his first attempt, David passed the Basic with Honors! I hear there is going to be an “Un-Boxing” of all the new toys David has acquired in anticipation of this day, including a brand new 7300!…
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An extra hand
It doesn’t look pretty but it’s very handy, everybody got one of these lying around.
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Jerry VE2ACP
Jerry lived and worked in Mt Wright, retired and moved to Maygog PQ. Great DX’er and a wonderful operator and a great friend.
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Open House @ HOWL
Dan VE2III listening to a signal while Mayor Janice Barnes looks on
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Open House @ HOWL May 2010
Glen VO2GO, Dan VE2III (SK), Linda (Town Counselor), Janice (Mayor), Gordon VO2WA, Karen (Deputy Mayor), Dan VO1DZM.
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How to Register
This post is for those who would like to sign up to the HoWL web page to get the automated e-mail updates. Those of you already registered can disregard this post. The question “How do I register on vo2wl.ca” has been asked a number of times. The advantage of registering is you will receive an…
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DMR repeater
Update 21/10/2022 A local DMR repeater is now active in Lab West under callsign VO2ETC and available for general Amateur DMR traffic. The repeater is operating on 145.300 – , color code 5, local talkgroups on TS2, dx talkgroups on TS1. Currently TG 3020(NFLD) static on TS2. The repeater consists of a RB STM32-DVM Raspberry…
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Club Main Tower Maintenance Sept 26, 2022
On September 26th afternoon, a significant amount of work was done on the Club main tower by VO2NS (tower crew) & VO2GO (ground crew). Maintenance took almost 4 hours & weather conditions were very cooperative (Sunny, No wind & +12C). Old antennae & feed lines were removed, Connections were repaired & resealed, and a new…
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VO2LB Installed at Club
For more info on why VO2LB was put on the air read the earlier post about Repeater Upgrades. Today, VO2LB Allstar repeater was moved from the test bench to the club building. The install went very smoothly after all the prep work that was done by VO2NS on the repeater rack when VO2WL was installed…
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Emeril Site Now & Then (VO2KG)
Pictures & video of Emeril Mountain Site where VO2KG is located some 70Km East of Labrador City on Trans Labrador Hi-way route 500. The picture & video were taken on July 14, 2020 prior to the removal of the commercial tower and buildings surrounding VO2KG shack. Shortly after the above image was taken, and before…
Hams of Western Labrador (HoWL)
