For further information contact:

  Polar Adventures Ltd
  18 Neville Road
  Kingston
  Surrey
  KT1 3QX
  UK

Tel: +44 (0)20 8549 1457
Fax: +44 (0)20 8241 7914
Eml: info@polarrace.com

Polar Race Communications

Communications Equipment Summary

Each Team - Communication

• 1x Iridium Phone
• 1x every day battery
• 1x emergency battery
• Battery replaced with charged one at each Checkpoint

Each Team Member - GPS

• 1x Garmin GPS eTrex, connected to...
• 1x GyPSI 406 PLB (Personal Locator Beacon)
• Spare Batteries

Each Team - Photography

• Digital Video Camera available for each team for some part of trip to record video diary
• Digital Still Camera, e.g. Sony Cybershot
• Battery and film/memory replaced at each Checkpoint

Control Centre in Resolute Bay

• Iridium Phones with Data Capability
• Laptop computer and backup
• Internet dial-up capability via land lines
• Spare communications kit

Communications Logistics during race

Daily Voice Call via Iridium Phone from teams to Control Centre

• Calls are on an agreed schedule
• Instigated by race team

Each call will give

• Current GPS position by voice
• Verbal status update
• Messages to be passed on to home
• Messages to be passed on to team

Checkpoint Update

• Replacement Batteries
• Hand over video footage
• Exchange still camera film/memory