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TRANSPOLAR SKITREK PROGRESS REPORT #17: May 21, 1988
Prepared by Rich Ensign, N8IWJ, AMSAT Science Education Advisor
For Use With The AMSAT Teachers Guide
"Exploring The High Arctic From Your Classroom"
The thirteen members of the Amateur Radio supported Transpolar Skitrek
Expedition have made excellent progress this week as they near the coast of
Ellesmere Island, North West Territory, Canada. On May 20th they were just
273 km from their destination. They plan on coming ashore on Ward Hunt
Island, just to the north of Cape Columbia. The moving group will have one
more supply and science stop before the trek ends. All is well with the
skiers as they continue southward and the weather moderates. Temperatures
they are reporting have risen to a balmy -10 degrees Celsius. The skiers
position as of Saturday, May 21st was latitude 85d 28.8m North and longitude
77d 09.5m West.
The Soviet ice island NP-28, one of the principal comminications bases for
the expedition, is now experiencing rapid break-up. The past week saw it
split into 4 pieces. The crew is now seriously considering abandoning the
station as it continues its southward drift. Continued fracturing has shrunk
the airstrip to less than half its original length. Barry Garratt,
4K0DX/VE3CDX, Canadian communicator on the "island" lost part of the
communications gear on Saturday, May 21st, when the HF linear amplifier fell
into the sea as a lead opened up.
Temperatures at Resolute Bay, NWT, Canada, are now often above zero. The last
Canadian communicator, Rick Burke, V01SA, has now arrived at Resolute. Rick,
you may remember, spent a month in the Soviet Arctic back in March as the
trek began.
Transpolar Skitrek Expedition Progress Report #18 will be issued on Friday,
May 27, 1988.
The following is additional information to be added to the Skitrek Rpt. #17.
Those who contacted the group at the North Pole should be aware of the
following QSL information:
If you contacted EX0VE QSL to: Leonid Labutin (UA3CR) at Box 82, Moscow.
If you contacted CI8UA QSL to: VE3HBF (good in call book).
The following individuals who operated at Resolute have their own cards for
contacts made to them. All are good in the call book.
CI8HO (VE3HO - Garth)
CI8JH (VE3CKF - Kip)
VE8CPU (VE3CPU - Joe)
Additional details on North Pole 28:
The ice island is now in 5 pieces, all with cracks and fissures. Whole
buildings have been lost. On Friday the crew had just finished removing the
gear from the radio shack and had it piled up on the ice beside them when
the ice opened up underneath them. The ICOM 761 was lost but it is not
confirmed that the linear amplifier was as well. Barry himself slid in but
quick handhold grabbing saved him. He lost 2 of three cameras and a lot
of film. A lot of other communications gear was lost as well.
Thankfully, no one has been injured yet.
TRANSPOLAR EXPEDITION POSITION/CONDITION REPORTS VIA NORDSKI COMM & HF
MAY 15 TO MAY 22, 1988
RPT# PRIOR. DATE/TIME(GMT) LAT (N) LONG REMARKS
====================================================================== =======
15MAY88 10:37 86d 36.0'N 75d 39.2'W SARSAT/COSPAS
3rd day of rest & science after air drop
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59 000 16MAY88 11:02 86d 37.3'N 75d 48.4'W SARSAT/COSPAS
last day of rest before trek resumes pilot reports solid ice to south
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17MAY88 11:29 86d 22.1'N 76d 28.3'W SARSAT/COSPAS
trek resumes temp at Resolute +2C
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18MAY88 10:17 86d 06.4'N 77d 25.1'W SARSAT/COSPAS
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60 000 19MAY88 11:37 85d 56.1'N 77d 06.4'W SARSAT/COSPAS
about 20 km progress Resolute temp +7C
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20MAY88 10:44 85d 41.7'N 76d 54.8'W SARSAT/COSPAS
27 km progress 273 km to Ward Hunt Island and end of trek -9C
Major ice openings at NP-28 ICOM gear lost and Barry gets wet too!
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21MAY88 11:42 85d 28.8'N 77d 09.5'W SARSAT/COSPAS
29 km progress 30 minute delay at a lead temp -9C to -11C
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22MAY88 10:22 85d 15.8'N 77d 04.9'W SARSAT/COSPAS
Temp -8C Ice quite rough with small areas of open water. Came to a large
lead at end of todays trek. May use boat tomorrow.
Resolute temp. -3C NP 28 temp. -10C
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TRANSPOLAR SKITREK / PROJECT NORDSKI COMM - SKI TEAM POSITION LOG
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Daily reports are made by the team to communications support stations on
Sredniy Island, USSR, Russian ice station North Pole 28 and Resolute Bay,
Canada via amateur radio. These reports are relayed south at 1500z in
the 20m amateur radio band on 14.121mHz USB. Reports are automatically
taped at W0RPK and reduced to daily information notes for continuing logs.
DAY/TIM UTC LATITUDE LONGITUDE REMARKS
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22May 10:22 85d15.8mN 77d04.9mW -8dC Rough ice-problem with lead 24km
21May 11:42 85d28.2mN 77d09.5mW -10dC 24km
20May 10:44 85d41.7mN 76d54.8mW -9dC 273km remaining to go 27km
19May 11:37 85d56.1mN 77d06.4mW -11dC 300km remaining 20km
18May 10:17 86d06.4mN 77d25.1mW
17May 11:00 86d21.3mN 76d29 mW Trek now underway again
16May 11:02 86d37.3mN 75d48.4mW Drift movement only
15May 10:37 86d36.0mN 75d39.2mW Drift movement only
14May 11:47 86d37.5mN 75d19.9mW Resupply successful - Drift movement only
13May No movement - stopped for resupply aircraft - 1st attempt failed
12May 12:12 86d39.7mN 75d38.6mW Approximately 400km from finish 10km
11May 10:28 86d44.7mN 77d32.1mW Approximately 358km from pole 22km
10May 11:36 86d56.6mN 79d20.3mW
09May No report available
08May 10:48 87d25.4mN 81d13.9mW
07May 11:54 87d43.5mN 81d31.5mW
06May No position report
05May 11:41z 88d14.4mN 81d13.6mW
04May 10:15 88d31.7mN 81d07.3mW -5dC Open water could become a prob 28km
03May 11:58 88d46.6mN 81d41.8mW
02May 11:29 89d05.6mN 86d03.0mW
01May 11:49 89d18.6mN 90d17.4mW -10dC wind 25km/h vis 4km light snow 36km
30Apr 10:32 89d37.9mN 94d29.8mW
29Apr 10:30 89d48.2mN 106d55.0mW
28Apr 11:21 89d51.1mN 109d53.9mW
27Apr 90d00.0mN Official Canadian/Russian meeting
26Apr 16:00 90d00.0mN The North Pole
25Apr 10:12 89d56.6mN 147d18.8mE 6km to pole 22km
24Apr 11:13 89d46.4mN 107d25.7mE -25dC 24km to the pole 28km
23Apr 89d30.9mN 87d54.9mE -20dC 46km to pole ETA 25Apr 18km
22Apr 12:39 89d21.2mN 80d26.2mE -20dC 64km to pole 21km
21Apr 11:33 89d11.9mN 89d20.6mE -22dC Wind NE 43kts bad conditions 20km
20Apr 11:05 89d00.0mN 95d42.8mE -30dC Now estimating pole on 25Apr 25km
19Apr 11:58 88d45.8mN 94d31.6mE -35dC 140km to pole 27km
18Apr 11:10 88d33.9mN 91d47.9mE -30dC 27km
17Apr 11:00 88d20.3mN 91d28.9mE -32dC 185km to pole 25km
16Apr 10:30 88d08.9mN 90d44.6mE Movement due only to ice drift
15Apr 10:35 88d10.7mN 91d48.2mE Movement due only to ice drift
14Apr 11:45 88d11.4mN 95d09.9mE Movement due only to ice drift
13Apr 88d11.4mN 97d07.0mE Air drop coordinates
13Apr 10:42 88d10.4mN 96d45.2mE Start of trek before air drop 15km
12Apr 10:49 88d02.7mN 95d34.9mE -30dC 235km to pole 37km
11Apr 12:06 87d42.4mN 94d55.7mE -30dC Estimating pole April 24-26 18km
10Apr 11:37 87d32.6mN 93d29.5mE -30dC 272km to the pole everything ok 34km
09Apr 10:38 87d14.2mN 91d48.4mE
08Apr 11:55 87d00.2mN 91d03.5mE -28dC Best single day progress 37km
07Apr 10:08 86d40.6mN 92d38.6mE -28dC 600km total 369km to the pole 26km
06Apr 10:57 86d26.3mN 93d18.3mE -40dC Lots of ice everybody ok 27km
05Apr 11:01 86d12.4mN 92d07.2mE 421km to go to the pole 22km
04Apr 10:39 86d00.7mN 91d44.5mE -37dC 22km
03Apr 11:49 85d48.8mN 92d20.5mE -36dC Everybody ok
02Apr No position report
01Apr 11:12 85d23.2mN 93d40.0mE -37dC Slept in before starting 8km
31Mar No change <Stopped at drop point for R&R >
30Mar No change <and experiments >
29Mar 11:38 85d18.9mN 94d55.3mE -35dC 2nd air drop a success - stopped 24km
28Mar 10:26 85d07.1mN 95d17.4mE -38dC Open water a problem 12km
27Mar 10:48 85d00.1mN 95d31.5mE -45dC clear wind light good ice 31km
26Mar 12:15 84d43.1mN 95d50.5mE -42dC Clear wind NW 2-3mps 2days prog32.4km
25Mar No position report
24Mar 13:00 84d25.6mN 95d58.2mE -37dC wind 40km/hr snowstorm 0km
23Mar 13:00 84d28.9mN 96d12.4mE -33dC Strong head winds 20-40km/hr 15km
22Mar 13:02 84d19.0mN 97d02.9mE Everything good ice, temp, progress 28km
21Mar 13:00 84d03.5mN 97d40.4mE -39dC ice excellent few leads&hummocks 21km
20Mar 11:40 83d51.8mN 97d27.4mE -36dC wind 1-2mps good ice & spirits 26km
18Mar 13:00 83d37.9mN 97d21.7mE -31dC no wind or open water good cond 22km
17Mar 13:00 83d11.7mN 97d26.6mE -35dC SE wind 3-5meters/sec 24km
16Mar <1st air drop successful on 14MAR >
15Mar 13:00 82d58.7mN 97d28.9mE <Team built igloo and stayed till >
14Mar <17Mar for R&R and experiments >
13Mar 11:16 82d52.2mN 97d19.8mE -42dC wind 3-4meters/sec 24km
12Mar No position report 25km
11Mar 11:36 82d28.8mN 97d13.0mE
10MAR 11:58 82d16.9mN 97d24.6mE -45dC 20km
09Mar 12:30 82d09.3mN 97d47.0mE -30dC 12km
08Mar No position report 20km
07Mar 12:23 81d56.6mN 97d15.1mE 17km
06Mar No significant progress - Open water - Very windy - camped early 0km
05Mar 12:44 81d35.8mN 96d52.4mE -21dC Snow wind 33meters/sec 14km
04Mar 11:13 81d32.3mN 97d 0.0mE -28dC 20km
03Mar 11:24 81d21.2mN 96d12.8mE 7km
03Mar 07:31 81d15.0mN 95d50.0mE Starting point on Cape Arktichesky