VPT6 (REMOVED)

Station Notes

• Station Close-Out Report
• Radio shot established with G31M
  
  • Freewave radio link to RavenX with Bell SIM
  • Freewave End Point (installed at G31M): 950-4559 (5018387). Web interface available at: http://184.151.157.72:5398/
  • Freewave Gateway (installed at View Point 6): 950-4532 (5018385). Web interface available at: http://184.151.157.72:5399/
• Plans to establish a radio shot with F30M

Service Plan

• None at this time

Site Access

• To get to VPT6 drive north from Dawson to roughly kilometer marker 68 south of Fort McPherson. 
• Coming from Fort McPherson, VPT6 is approximately 12 kilometers past the Peel River crossing on the west side of the road. 
• The station is located ~350' off of the left side of the road.

Site Contact

• Contact info: 867-952-2330,  email: GeorginaVN@tgcouncil.ca
• Will have to higher local First Nation "assistant" for any major station work (like removal)

Site Visits

•  2021_07_20 Removal (R. Bierma, J. Miner)

  USArray Station Removal Report Form V1.5

  STATION CODE: VPT6

  STATION LOCALE DESCRIPTION: View Point 6, NWT, CANADA

  STATION REMOVAL LOG DATE: 20210720

  STATION/SENSOR DOWN TIME (UTC): 19:39

  REMOVAL DESCRIPTION: Removal of swingset, solar panels, fish cooler, and contents.

  ACTIONS TAKEN: Powered the repeater down and disconnected the solar panels from the swingset.  The rebar anchors were removed and all site debris was staged in the fish cooler.  The panels and yagi radome antennas were secured to the cooler and all was placed in a net.  The equipment was sling loaded off site and loaded on a truck in Yukon and removed to Eagle Plains.

  LAT/LONG OF REPEATER: N 67.26110, W 135.10445

  COMMENTS: The removal went smoothly, with no contact with NWT residents. 

  
  

  REMOVED:

  Genasun CC sn -5016820
  LiFePO4 sn – 5230; bc – 5017295
  LiFePO4 sn – 5346; bc – 5017317
  LiFePO4 sn – 5356; bc – 5017325
  LiFePO4 sn – 5389; bc – 5017349
  LiFePO4 sn – 5374; bc – 5017341
  LiFePO4 sn – 5377; bc – 5017344
  XI-202 sn - 663; bc - 5017875
  RavenX bc - 5012743
  RavenX bc - 5009446

  DAMAGE: None

  LEFT AT SITE: Nothing

  VISITORS:

  R. Bierma
  J. Miner
  C. Pattenden (Capital)

•  2017_04_12 (Construction- J. Miner)

  Construction Report VPT6

  Station Name: VPT6
  Location name: View Point 6, Fort McPherson, NWT, CA 
  
  Location coordinates:
  Elevation: 420 m
  GPS: 67.26110, -135.10445
  
  Dates:
  Construction, 12-13 April, 2017 (UTC)
  
  Instrumentation:
  
  Communications - Bell RavenX modems
  Raven X bc = 5012743
  Raven X sn =
  Public IP = 184.151.143.90
  
  Raven X bc = 5009446
  Raven X sn =
  Public IP = 184.151.34.118
  
  XEOS XI-202 bc = 5017875
  XEOS XI-202 sn = 663
  
  Power System
  DC system 1 (modified)
  Genasun CC bc = 5016820
  no. LiFePO4 180 Amp/hr battery = 6 (5230, 5346, 5356, 5389, 5374, 5377)
  no. AGM 100 Amp/hr battery = 4
  no 80W solar panels = 3
  
  The power system and enclosure for VPT6 is a modified polar frame with 3 panels and a fish tote enclosure.  The Lithium batteries are inside of a battery bag and the AGMs are located along the side and on top of the battery bag.  
  
  
  Notes:
  To get to VPT6 drive north from Dawson to roughly kilometer marker 68 south of Fort McPherson.  Coming from Fort McPherson, VPT6 is approximately 12 kilometers past the Peel River crossing on the west side of the road.   The station is located ~350' off of the left side of the road.
  
  VPT6 is located on Gwitchin territorial property.  Contact info: 867-952-2330,  email: GeorginaVN@tgcouncil.ca
  
  Radio shots from stations F30M and G31M are not yet established.  Cell modems are not currently powered.  XI-202 is running and reporting battery charge and charge controller status.  Two cell yagi antennae are on site in the cooler along with two LMR-400 cables (N to N) approximately 20' long each.  No radio equipment is at the location but radios at VPT6 as well as for F30M and G31M will need to be brought along with radome yagi antennas. 
  
  Currently 6 pieces of 36" rebar are anchoring the frame to the ground.  During the summer field work, longer anchors may need to be brought to anchor the frame more deeply into the tundra.  Also at least 6 angle brackets should be brought along with 1/2" or 3/4" self-tappers to harden the sides of the solar panels with the panel backing. 
  
  Construction Participants:
  Jeremy Miner
  Andrew (Gwitchin environmental observer)
  Billy (Gwitchin construction assistant)
  Max Enders (mobilization)
  Bob Busby (mobilization)

67.26110, -135.10445, ELEV?