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Introducing OpenWP
OpenWP is an IoT personal weather station with an entirely new concept in measuring Wind dynamics (ie. the Anemometer). OpenWP is based on the ESP32 microcontroller & two sensor modules mounted inside a 3D printed, specifically designed pendulum style enclosure as shown above. It is cheap (about $50 cdn) & relatively easy to build. The…
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“White Cement”
Lets start this post with a reminder photo from last summer of Naz on a 20 ft Extension ladder installing the VO2LMC main antenna on Smokey Mountain. Take note of where the little orange box (Repeater) is located at bottom of the pole. Fast forward to Yesterday, Sat. Jan. 20, 2024. In mid December, the…
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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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Dan VE2III @ VO2NS
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TransCo RF Switch Rebuild
Our club recently acquired an RF coaxial switch from the estate of a fellow ham who is SK. The switch looked to be 1970’s vintage, is quite heavy & gave the impression of a very well designed piece of hardware, even before the cover was removed. The tags on the side were in two sections,…
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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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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…
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CLUB Photos
Old club Photos
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VO2WL update
VO2WL Allstar UHF repeater and the new web server was installed at the club building yesterday by VO2NS (Naz) and myself, VO2GO. After a few minor bumps it went well & WL is now live on the air along with our new web server. VO2WL repeater was upgraded from Motorola Maxtrac Radios to two Motorola…
Hams of Western Labrador (HoWL)
