Video: New weather radar tower ready to forecast in Radisson

A new weather radar tower has made its debut in Radisson and it’s a technological improvement on many levels. The one that might make the biggest difference to most people is that the range it scans has doubled in comparison to the old tower. The new radar has a 240-kilometre range; the old one could only reach 120 kilometres.
Mark Abt, senior radio technician with the Government of Canada, said the doubled range is thanks to around four times the power. Abt said the new system has the pow