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100

This class of lighting system uses high intensity flash heads and side lights.

What is F?

100

This colour in the Whereabouts sheet is to be used to indicate when an employee is in quarantine with COVID symptoms.

What is purple?

100

This site got a C Band facelift in 2021.

Where is Orillia, ON?

100

5x in decibels.

What is 7(dB)?

100

Did a one-year exchange at a Montreal high school.

Who is Eldon?

200

The number of Ontario/West towers scoring a 4.7/5 on the STAC Anchor Corrosion Matrix.

What is 28?

200

The cost element for protective clothing.

What is 53711?

200

Not an ideal tower decomm.

Where is Yorkton, SK?

200

This video encoding is used in our ASI transport stream.

What is MPEG-2?

200

Had a painting displayed in the McMichael Canadian Collection alongside works from the Group of Seven.

Who is Darlene?

300

The percentage of Ontario/West towers with a Miller rail system, +/-5%.

What is 31.4%?

300

The number of spreadsheets in Dave's Senior Manager Google Drive that have been modified in 2021.

What is 132?

300

We probably shouldn't have a service here, but we do. 

Where is Ocean Falls, BC?

300

This is a common local oscillator frequency for a C Band LNB.

What is 5.15 GHz?

300

Was not crazy about animals in the house until a recent addition became another "child" in the family.

Who is Mihai?

400

The number of towers younger than 20 years +/- 2.

What is 39?

400

Dave's v25 Travel Budget (including per diem).

What is $25k? ($6k less than Philippe's budget)

400

Not a lot of greenery at this location.

Where is Taloyoak, NU?

400

The official FM channel number for 88.1MHz.

What is 201?

400

This team member has had 14 different mailing addresses (3 more than Dave).

Who is Jacek?

500

The number of towers older than 50, +/- 2.

What is 46?

500

The number of consecutive two-week periods the NWH failed provide the agreed-upon number of DAV-2s to Saskatoon for configuration.

What is 5?

500

This tower no longer stands, but it still played a key broadcast role.

Where is Jarvis Street, Toronto, ON?

500

ITU defines this to be the frequency range of the VHF band.

What is 30 MHz to 300 MHz?

500

Has owned 14 motor vehicles in her/his lifetime.

Who is Steve?