. QST . ayne,Cavuga and Genessee Counties. Participantswere: W£s BCL BLP CTA ECM OWF QYTKY UXP VBH ZHB ZS UTH, K2s BWKCEH DBB, KN2IN0. In the SjTacuse area, W2BTB was kept busywith weather and radar reports to the local RedCross Chapter Disaster Chairman, and handlinga number of welfare requests for Red CrossHome Service Department. At Red Cross head-quarters, W2CRD was activated and performedvaluable service all during the hurricane. Hazel poured between five and eight inches ofrainfall into the Toronto area within the space ofa few hours, precipitating unprecedented than fifty br
. QST . ayne,Cavuga and Genessee Counties. Participantswere: W£s BCL BLP CTA ECM OWF QYTKY UXP VBH ZHB ZS UTH, K2s BWKCEH DBB, KN2IN0. In the SjTacuse area, W2BTB was kept busywith weather and radar reports to the local RedCross Chapter Disaster Chairman, and handlinga number of welfare requests for Red CrossHome Service Department. At Red Cross head-quarters, W2CRD was activated and performedvaluable service all during the hurricane. Hazel poured between five and eight inches ofrainfall into the Toronto area within the space ofa few hours, precipitating unprecedented than fifty bridges and culverts were washedout, and hundreds of homes near the river werewashed away or damaged. The AREC plan oflistening on the emergency frequencies of 3765kc. and 51 Mc. was followed. Of the group, VE31Z was the first tobecome active, out in his mobile at 0730 on Oc-tober 16th. VE3AIB joined him at 0900, andshortly thereafter VE3BQK/m and VE3BYYcame on. These four set up a net on 51. This innocent-looking contraption is an emergencygenerator. Simple enough, but it spelled the differencebetween being on the air and not being on the air duringHazel in a great many places. Does your AREC grouphave one, ready to go at a moments notice if needed?Hazleton has, and this is it, plugging away duringHurricane Hazel. Mc. and advised the 75 meter net control,VE3N0, of their availability. VE3IZ/m andVE3BQK/m were dispatched to Woodbridgewhile VE3BYY/m and VE3AIB/m went to theWeston area, both hard hit. VE3DER operatedfixed to keep them in contact with next day mobiles wore dispatched to Westonto assist in the search for bodies. The 51 station (VE3AZY/3) was moved fromCD headquarters and set up in the Weston policestation, with VE3DQW assisting. From approxi-mately 1300 until 1730, communication between various search parties and headquarters wasmaintained via VESs ARV/m IZ/m and AIB/m. This grim task was not the end of it for theToronto gang.
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