[TowerTalk] Ice storm in eastern Canada/NE USA -Reply

Tim Ellam TELLAM@mccarthy.ca
Tue, 13 Jan 1998 13:09:10 -0500


>From what RAC has heard many amateurs in Eastern Ontario and
Quebec have lost antennas and towers due to the sheer weight of the
ice.

As the storm has knocked out commercial installations and cellular/PCS,
amateurs in Quebec have been receiving good PR for providing
emergency communication.

Tim VE6SH

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