VO2AC Remote

I've setup a remote station in Happy Valley-Goose Bay (FO93UH) using a TS-480SAT, HF9V with 160m kit, 3-element 6m yagi, and a pair or RemoteRig RRC-1258 MkII boxes. Unless specifically stated below under "Recent Past Activity", all QSOs after June 2015 are from the remote station.

QSL via VE3FU (Direct or Bureau) or via LOTW.

Not all of my paper logs (1985 to 1995?) have been entered in my computer for upload to LOTW. If you can't find our QSO in LOTW, send me an e-mail with the details and I'll check my paper log. If I can find our QSO in my paper log I'll enter it in my computer and upload it to LOTW.

Recent Past Activity

  • 2019: CQ160 CW Contest. Active January 23 to January 27 from the Point Amour Lighthouse (GO11) with VE9CB and VO1HP.
  • 2017: In Happy Valley-Goose Bay December 22-30. Operated as VO2RAC in celebration of Canada150 activities.
  • 2017: In Happy Valley-Goose Bay Sepember 16-23 for station maintenance (move the equipment, hard-wired ethernet connection instead of wifi, setup for digitial modes).
  • 2014: Commonwealth (BERU) Contest 10Z March 8 to 10Z March 9, 2014 from Happy Valley-Goose Bay. Limited activity outside the contest. Simple setup this time: FT-817 (QRP) + tuner and a dipole up about 12ft.
  • 2011: Commonwealth (BERU) Contest 10Z March 12 to 10Z March 13, 2011 from the VO2WL club station in Labrador City.
  • 2006: CQ160 CW Contest 00Z January 28 to 00Z January 29 from the Point Amour Lighthouse with VO1AU. Limited activity before the contest.

Setup

The base of the HF9V is mounted in a 6" x 6" which is buried just below the surface of the ground.

HF9V Base

Before the radials were buried.

Before the radials are buried Before the radials are buried Before the radials are buried Before the radials are buried Before the radials are buried

All the sand made burying the radials relatively quick and easy.

Sand makes burying radials easy

Drifting snow can be over 6', so a box was built around the lower loading coils.

Protective box Protective box

Radials all buried.

Radials buried

September 2016: Replaced the HF9V with another one and added a 3-element 6m yagi (tnx K1TO) up about 20ft.

Radials buried

The TS-480SAT, RemoteRig RRC-1258 MkII, power supply, desktop PC, and RigExpert Standard are in the garage.

Station

The VO2AC QTH

VO2AC QTH