Labrador West Repeaters

Below is a listing of vitals for all the non-Functional, Functional & Future repeaters in Labrador West as of December 1, 2025.

NOTE: Frequencies given here are the Repeater Tx & Rx frequencies. . If programming a radio for a repeater, switch the Tx & Rx frequencies.

VO2WL

VO2WL was changed to Raspberry Pi based Allstarlink controller using Motorola CM200’s for Tx & Rx, with Sinclair 4-bay folded di-pole at top of HoWL 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 (No Incoming Remote Connections)
• Echolink Node: 640875 (VO2WL-R) (Disabled on this repeater. See VO2LB)
• iaxRpt: enabled for members with iaxRpt login (Disabled)
• APRS: 144.39 MHz, Digipeater, iGate, Station Telemetry

VO2LB (Updated Current Status)

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 which will be the only external facing repeater for remote connections into the HoWL radio coverage area. VO2LB will be located at the Club Building when the new upgrade to ASL3 & install are complete. One BIG change is VO2LB will now operate as a Half Duplex RF station. Also, Echolink will be moved from the current location on VO2WL station to VO2LB station. Note the Echolink # & call will not change.

• 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: Half
• Offset: +600 KHz
• Allstar Node: 555424
• Echolink Node: 640875 (VO2WL-R) (Echolink now resides on VO2LB)
• iaxRpt: N/A
• APRS:

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 went live Aug 5, 2024, but has been plagued with network linking issues for the past several months & is currently ‘Semi-Operational’. Report of a possible destroyed link Antenna may be the cause but has not been confirmed.

• 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 (No Remote Connections)
• 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. Semi-Operational due to network link issues outlined on 2m above.

• 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 Remote Conntections)
• 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. VO2KG APRS repeater still continues to be operational as a Digipeater and is now in its 10th year of operation!

• 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)

With Network Link issues between Smokey Mountain & club building, VO2KG as a Allstar node is not a possibility until those network issues are resolved. 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 Remote Connections)
• Echolink Node: N/A
• iaxRpt: N/A
• APRS: 144.39 MHz, Digipeater, Station Telemetry

VO2ETC (Unknown Status)

• 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, Unknown Status)

• 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