VE3TTT & VE3SUE - London, Ontario

Both VE3TTT and VE3SUE are located at City Center (380 Wellington St.) a 23 story building in downtown London. The antennas are located on two separate towers on the north and south side of the tallest building.

VE3TTT (VHF) Repeater Information:

Location:	London (81°16'30"W 43°00'45"N)
Frequency:	147.180MHz +
In Service:	1977
Transceiver:	General Electric Mastr Exec
Power Output:	55 Watts
PL Frequency:	114.8Hz, not required to access repeater
Controller:	Link Comm. RLC-4 with DVR
Antenna:	Sinclair SRL-224, 4-bay dipole 6.0dB gain.
Antenna Height:	270 Feet above ground
Duplexer:	Sinclair F-150 (4 cavity)
Emergency Power:	Yes

VE3SUE Repeater Information:

Location:	London (81°16'30"W 43°00'45"N)
Frequency:	444.400MHz +
In Service:	1977
Transceiver:	General Electric Mastr Imperial
Power Output:	50 Watts
PL Frequency:	114.8Hz, Not required to access repeater
Controller:	Link Comm. RLC-4 with DVR
Antenna:	Sinclair SRL-310C-8, 8-bay dipole 11.0dB gain
Antenna Height:	270 Feet above ground
Duplexer:	Sinclair MR-356 (6 cavity)
Emergency Power:	Yes

VE3TTT (UHF) Repeater Information:

Location:	London (81°16'30"W 43°00'45"N)
Frequency:	442.300MHz +
In Service:	1977 (with several years of inactivity in the 1990's)
Power Output:	35 Watts
PL Frequency:	131.8Hz, required to access repeater
Controller:	Link Comm. RLC-4 with DVR
Antenna:	4-bay dipole 9.0dB gain
Antenna Height:	270 Feet above ground
Emergency Power:	Yes

Link Transceiver Information:

Frequency:	442.200Mhz + (VE3SED)
Power Output:	8 Watts
Antenna:	Sinclair SRL-392A Corner Reflector 9.5dB gain

Site Pictures:
Below is a list of fast loading thumbnail images. To see a larger, higher quality image click on the picture. I highly recommend doing this since the quality of the pictures are much better with larger images.

	City Center with the Convention Center in the foreground taken from Bathurst St.
	Looking straight down at the corner of King St. and Wellington Rd. The edge of the roof can be seen at the bottom of the picture.
	The tower on the North side of the building supports the 4 bay for VE3TTT and the corner reflector to VE3BHR.
	The tower on the South side of the building supports the 8 bay for VE3SUE.
	Two racks sit on top of a desk in our room. The first rack contain VE3SUE, the controller, fuse buse, and power supply. The second rack contains VE3TTT and the amplifier sits in front of it.
	A closer view of the first rack. (Top to Bottom: VE3SUE, the controller, fuse buse, and power supply.)
	A closer view of the second rack. (VE3TTT, with the amplifier on the desk in front of it.)

Here are some new pictures of London from the roof of City Center taken October 24, 1998. Full screen (80K) images are available by clicking on the small picture. The pictures start facing West and continue clockwise towards the North and all the way around the horizon to the Southwest.

	Foreground: Downtown including York St, Royal Bank building, Covent Garden market construction, the forks of the Thames, Bell building, Court House, Federal Building (home of Industry Canada).
	Foreground: Canada Trust-Huron and Erie building, 200 & 201 Queens Ave, and the old Bell building. Background: Old Federal Building, Old Oak Towers. Distant Horizon: Cherry Hill apartments.
	Foreground: Church at Queens and Waterloo, Four Seasons apartments.
	Foreground: Dundas St, London Towers apartment complex, Colborne St apartments.
	Foreground: Thames Valley Ambulance, London Free Press, CN Rail tracks.
	Foreground: CN Rail tracks, Horton St Background: Old Victoria Hospital.
	Foreground: CN underpass on Wellington Rd.
	Foreground: Old Post Office, CN building. Background: Labatt's. Distant Horizon: Winery Hill.
	Bottom to Top: Old Court House, Thames River, Wharncliffe bridge, Greenway pollution plant, Riverside and Wonderland road apartments.
	Center: 1 Grosvenor apartment, Mill and Richmond St apartments. Background: University of Western Ontario.
	See why London is called the "Forest City". Center-Right: Intersection of Wellington Rd & Front St. Greenspace in Top-Left: Parkwood Hospital. Distant Horizon-Right: Regina Mundi High School, 11km from the repeater site.

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