Hello and welcome to my webpage, I am Clay VE3YCL. I have a passion for amateur radio, enjoy digital, emergency communications and infrastructure projects. I am a staunch supporter of the hobby anyway you would like to enjoy it, and am currently serving as the President of the Peterborough Amateur Radio Club.
APRS Status
| APRS IGate | 144.390 MHz, VE3YCL, AX.25 1200 baud | Active |
Winlink Hybrid Gateway Status
| Winlink VaraFM Node VE3YCL-10 | 147.465 MHz, VE3YCL-10 | Active |
| Winlink HF VARA, ARDOP, & PACTOR 3 | 3.598 MHz, VE3YCL | Active |
| Winlink HF VARA, ARDOP, & PACTOR 3 | 7.095 MHz, VE3YCL | Active |
| Winlink HF VARA, ARDOP, & PACTOR 3 | 10.147 MHz, VE3YCL | Active |
| Winlink HF VARA, ARDOP, & PACTOR 3 | 14.100 MHz, VE3YCL | Active |
| Winlink HF VARA, ARDOP, & PACTOR 3 | 18.095 MHz, VE3YCL | Active |
| Winlink HF VARA, ARDOP, & PACTOR 3 | 21.105 MHz, VE3YCL | Active |
Technical Specifications
My Winlink Hybrid Gateway runs the RMS software on a Lenovo Mini PC that uses a car adapter to ensure the gateway continues to run on DC Power.
For HF it uses a Icom IC-7300 with a Palstar HF Auto Tuner connected to a home brew 80m Horizontal Delta Loop up at roughly 60-80ft. I have a PTC-II Pactor Modem with the Pactor 3 Upgrade. I intend to upgrade to a SCS Dragon.
For Vara FM I use a Yaesu FTM-6000 that is connected via a DRA-45 from Masters Communications.
For APRS I use a KPC 3+ in KISS Mode Connected to modified IC-27A, and BPQ32.
APRS and VaraFM are connected to the same antenna using 2 sinclair bandpass filters and 1 reject filter.
All of this is backed up with a west mountain radio PWR Gate, connected to 4 C&D Tel 12-170FG Telecom AGM Batteries. 169Ah Each for a total of 676Ah of available uninterrupted backup power. This allows me to run for 3 days under normal conditions before the batteries reach 50% of capacity, I expect in an emergency to be able to run for at least a week without having to charge the batteries. I of course have access to both solar and generator power sources to charge the batteries.
Additionally the Mikrotik RB3011 router and my modem are also connected to this power supply. So the gateway should remain connected to the internet during any short power outages, however it is setup to forward via HF should it loose connectivity.
All of this is connected to an industrial grade (CSA Approved) internet controllable relay and breaker system should I need to reset the radios or computer remotely.