Hams of Western Labrador (HoWL)

Category: Tech Tips

  • 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…

  • 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,…