. QST . ther reports. By 1900 the3750 kc. channel was so congested that the XewBrunswick and Nova Scotia groups divided, the former going to 3740 and the latter to 3770 was the first to feel the brunt of thestorm, and shortly after 2100 VElDW andVEIACE were the only amateurs being heardfrom that area, the latter mobile and the formeron emergency power. Most of the power wasoff at Yarmouth, and VEIACE patroled thetown in his mobile reporting wires down, fallentrees, etc. VEIDW was in contact with VEIFQat HaUfax, which station was also on emergencypower. VEIPT was patroling the Halif
. QST . ther reports. By 1900 the3750 kc. channel was so congested that the XewBrunswick and Nova Scotia groups divided, the former going to 3740 and the latter to 3770 was the first to feel the brunt of thestorm, and shortly after 2100 VElDW andVEIACE were the only amateurs being heardfrom that area, the latter mobile and the formeron emergency power. Most of the power wasoff at Yarmouth, and VEIACE patroled thetown in his mobile reporting wires down, fallentrees, etc. VEIDW was in contact with VEIFQat HaUfax, which station was also on emergencypower. VEIPT was patroling the Halifax sub-urbs and passing damage information to \ssisting at VEIFQ were VEIOM and washed out contact toward morning, despiteefforts of W2SAI to help in relajing, but opera-tion was resumed at 0700, by which time thestorm had moved to the Gulf of St. Lawrenceand other stations in that area were beginningto call in. Main bulk of traffic handled onSunday consisted of telephone and power line. During Edna, EC WIJLN set up at Fire Alarmheadquarters in Lynn, Mass., and acted as NCS forthe net on 28,610 kc. Operating was done by \^ IJLN(seated, rear) and WIMTG. {Photo by Lynn Daily Eve-ning Item) damage, press releases, weather reports, move-ments of goods and miUtarv. Assisting atVEIFQ on Sunday were VEls WL HC and assisted in maintaining contact withToronto. Other stations participating were VElsXZ/m KK MY FG BW WB ABT ACW MXFAI AIT SI OC FX RF ED PB BB RL ABPWK PD XA TF VX DF PF ADU and UT. Editors note: The second part of this article, the storyof amateur radios participation in Hurricane Hazel, willappear in a future issue of QST. January 1955 47 Happenii£
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