Weatheradio Canada: 162.500 MHz

[Thunderbolt]

Last night after the line of severe storms passed through the Detroit Metro area, we had some great tropospheric ducting off towards the Mount Forest and Sarnia areas. I was receiving a Weatheradio Canada station on 162.500 MHz. They were talking about severe thunderstorm warnings for Huron, and Perth Counties mentioning Goderich and Stratford as being the path of these storms. Where is this transmitter located at, or has there been a recent frequency change to an existing transmitter?

73's

Ron

 

[mikewazowski]

My guess would be Paisley.

Weatheradio Canada: Ontario network - Canada.ca

List of stations

www.canada.ca

 

[Noseybody]

Sadly they are slowly shutting these down. When will we learn we can not rely on modern technology all the time.

Weather Radio Canada on the way out

Just heard Weatheradio Canada announce on the Normondale (Norfolk, Ontario) tower that they will be shutting it down over the next 6 months. You can call or email them if you have any concerns.

forums.radioreference.com

 

[Jradioptbo]

Sadly they are slowly shutting these down. When will we learn we can not rely on modern technology all the time.

Weather Radio Canada on the way out

Just heard Weatheradio Canada announce on the Normondale (Norfolk, Ontario) tower that they will be shutting it down over the next 6 months. You can call or email them if you have any concerns.

forums.radioreference.com

These 2 transmitters in Ontario: Orillia, ON; Brockville, ON
As of this Fall they will be shut down.

Environment Canada is not closing all transmitters across the province, just those that have overlapping contours will be decommissioned.

 

[Thunderbolt]

I received a reply from the Meteorological Service of Canada - Environment and Climate Change Canada. They recently changed the frequency of the Goderich, Ontario transmitter
XLT839 from 162.400 to 162.500 MHz to avoid RFI with other nearby sites. This transmitter only emits 100 watts, and they were kind enough to send me coverage map of this station.

73's

Ron

 

[VA2XDJ]

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I occasionally receive these from Gatineau (Hull) Quebec.

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[AC5230]

My guess would be Paisley.

Weatheradio Canada: Ontario network - Canada.ca

List of stations

www.canada.ca

Ultimately, yes, the 162.5 MHz frequency was Goderich, but funny enough I was notified by a Weatheradio technician and could confirm this morning that Paisley's transmitter too has moved to 162.425 MHz (because of NOAA's KIG83 in Alpena across the border).