Weather Voice Broadcast Weather Station This school year, W1HLO worked on a couple of enhancements for our repeater. One of the projects was a solar-powered weather station that could speak the current weather conditions over
scr W1TTL Rig Control Operating as a club station under the current school guidelines regarding gatherings has been a daunting task. At NFA, clubs have been only allowed to meet virtually. W1HLO has been
HAB 2019 HAB Launch On May 31, 2019 at 5:14PM, W1HLO successfully launched its high altitude balloon (HAB) with APRS tracking and a live amateur television (ATV) feed. The ATV equipment was able
HAB HAB Launch and Live Video Broadcast W1HLO will be launching its high altitude balloon (HAB) on May 31, 2019 at 4:30pm EDT providing there's good weather. The HAB is equipped with an APRS radio that
ATV ATV: A Mix of the Old and New With all the analog amateur television (ATV) receivers out there that are free or a few bucks (i.e., tube-type TVs), it's a no-brainer to experiment with ATV as an
HAB HAB Pre-flight Checklist When getting ready to launch a high altitude balloon (HAB), the following needs to be done: 1. Run some dates and times into a flight prediction program to determine the
HAB Preparing to Lift an HAB Payload As W1HLO prepares to launch its high altitude balloon (HAB), we need to determine if the weather balloon can lift our payload and how much helium is needed. We have
ATV Building an Amateur Television Yagi Antenna At W1HLO, we have been experimenting with the broadcast of amateur television (ATV) for one of our projects. The use of fast-scan television can provide a wide range of projects
HF W1HLO Has a Beam and a Rotator Again! Thanks to the help of NFA '67 alum and former W1HLO member Dave Sumner K1ZZ, W1HLO can finally be a bit more competitive on the air. Back when W1HLO was
arrl W1HLO Visits the ARRL and W1AW The Norwich Free Academy Ham Radio Club visited the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) for a tour of the facilities and W1AW. Dan Arnold, W1CNI, gave us the tour and
scr School Club Roundup - February 2017 W1HLO participated in the ARRL's School Club Roundup (SCR) this February. It was the first time for many of our members to participate in this contest and an opportunity for
2m Experimenting With 2m Simplex For the past couple of W1HLO meetings, the club has been experimenting with 2 meters and communicating with the newly-formed E.O. Smith Ham Radio Club. This exercise has been
Weather W1HLO Weather Station At W1HLO, we've set up a Davis Vantage Pro2 weather station on the roof of the Cranston (Commercial) building. It is about 125' above the ground and near the school's
Balloon 2014 High Altitude Balloon Launch On May 17, 2014, W1HLO launched its second high altitude balloon. The balloon was launched from our football field and required two weather balloons to lift the heavy payload. Inside
