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 to Allstarlink controller using Motorola CM200’s for Tx & Rx, with Sinclair 4-bay folded di-pole at top of club building main tower.

• Location: HoWL Club building, Tamarack Drive
• Freq: 449.250- (Tx 449.250 MHz, Rx 444.250 MHz)
• Tx Tone: 88.5
• Rx Tone: 88.5
• Duplex: Full
• Offset -5 MHz
• Allstar Node: 555421
• Echolink Node: 640875 (VO2WL-R)
• iaxRpt: enabled for members with iaxRpt login
• APRS: 144.39 MHz, Digipeater, iGate, Station Telemetry

VO2LMC (Analog, Decommissioned Aug 5, 2024)

Currently using Analog RC-96 Controller on Round Hill. Due to issues turning off messages & ID’s on LMC, it is currently a stand alone repeater with NO Links. Phone patch is no longer operational & also appears to have Rx issues of DTMF tones. This station is now off the air.

• Location: Round Hill
• Freq: 146.760- (Tx 146.760 MHz, Rx 146.160 MHz)
• Tx Tone: None
• Rx Tone: None
• Duplex: Full
• Offset: -600 KHz
• Allstar Node: Analog Only, No link to VO2WL or VO2KG
• Echolink Node: N/A
• iaxRpt: N/A
• APRS: N/A

VO2LMC (2m Allstar Repeater)

VO2LMC has been upgraded to Allstarlink controller with permanent link to VO2WL. Installation took place on July 24, 2023. Station is the old LMC frequency, but now with 88.5 Tones. This new LMC repeater has been operational since Aug 5, 2024

• Location: Smokey Mountain, permanent link to VO2WL
• Freq: 146.760- (Tx 146.760 MHz, Rx 146.160 MHz)
• Tx Tone: 88.5
• Rx Tone: 88.5
• Duplex: Full
• Offset: -600 KHz
• Allstar Node: 555422
• Echolink Node: N/A
• iaxRpt: N/A
• APRS: 144.39 MHz, Rx only

VO2LMC (33cm Allstar Repeater)

A 33cm (900 MHz) station is also part of the new VO2LMC repeater. The local ski club was given a donation of surplus radio’s that were 900 MHz, and of no use to them. Our radio club traded a number of VHF radios, which was more suitable to the ski hill, for the 900 MHz units. One of the radios was used to make a Half Duplex node on VO2LMC. According to Repeaterbook.com, This is only the 26th 33cm repeater in Canada, and the only one East of Trois Rivières, PQ.

• Location: Smokey Mountain, permanent link to VO2WL
• Freq: 927.625- (Tx 927.625 MHz, Rx 902.625 MHz)
• Tx Tone: 88.5
• Rx Tone: 88.5
• Duplex: Half
• Offset: -25 MHz
• Allstar Node: 555425 (NO Incoming Access)
• Echolink Node: N/A
• iaxRpt: N/A

VO2KG (Current)

VO2KG voice repeater was removed from Emeril Mountain in the fall of 2021 after a significant failure of the analog RLC-4 controller. APRS digipeater station at VO2KG was not affected and has remained in operation 100% through the winter of 2021/22.

• Location: Emeril Mountain
• Freq: Currently OFF AIR
• Tx Tone: None
• Rx Tone: None
• Allstar Node: N/A
• Echolink Node: N/A
• iaxRpt: N/A
• APRS: 144.39 MHz, Digipeater, Station Telemetry

VO2KG (Future)

VO2KG will be upgraded to an Allstarlink controller with an “On Demand” link to VO2LMC/VO2WL. No timeline has been determined yet.

• Location: Emeril Mountain, On-Demand link to VO2LMC/VO2WL
• Freq: 146.940- (Tx 146.940 MHz, Rx 146.340 MHz)
• Tx Tone: 88.5
• Rx Tone: None
• Allstar Node: 555423 (NO Incoming Access)
• Echolink Node: N/A
• iaxRpt: N/A
• APRS: 144.39 MHz, Digipeater, Station Telemetry

VO2LB (Off-Air indefinitely)

VO2LB is an old repeater call sign from Simms Mountain, but is now a new repeater on the air in Labrador West. LB is an Allstarlink repeater with permanent links to larger external networks such as Canada Hub, FreeSTAR UK. VO2LB will be located at the Club Building when the install is complete.

• Location: HoWL Club building, Tamarack Drive
• Freq: 147.390+ (Tx 147.390 MHz, Rx 147.990 MHz)
• Tx Tone: 88.5
• Rx Tone: 88.5
• Duplex: Full
• Offset: +600 KHz
• Allstar Node: 555424
• Echolink Node: N/A
• iaxRpt: N/A
• APRS: N/A

VO2ETC

• Location: VO2ET QTH
• Freq: 449.000- (Tx 449.000 MHz, Rx 444.000 MHz)
• Tx Tone: 114.8
• Rx Tone: 114.8
• Duplex: Full
• Offset: -5 MHz
• Allstar Node: 43050
• Echolink Node: N/A
• iaxRpt: N/A
• APRS: N/A

VO2ETC (DMR)

• Location: VO2ET QTH
• Freq: 145.300- (Tx 145.300 MHz, Rx 144.700 MHz)
• Tx Tone: None
• Rx Tone: None
• Duplex: Full
• Offset: -600 KHz
• Color Code: 5
• Static TG’s: Time Slot 2 – BM3020
• Dynamic TG’s: Time Slot 1