Digital ham radio systems poised to serve Toronto in times of crisis

TORONTO - Digital Amateur Radio equipment has been installed at the First Canadian Place office tower in downtown Toronto to help the Greater Toronto Area maintain reliable communications through severe weather, earthquakes, or other natural disasters.Known as "ham radio", Amateur Radio is a non-commercial radio service that allows licensed operators to use various types of radio communications equipment to communicate with one another for both public service and recreational purposes. Amateur Radio operators, often referred to as "hams", are federally licensed by Industry Canada and are allowed to use specially allocated radio frequencies to carry out their operations.Using the Amateur...