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</HEAD>਀㰀䈀伀䐀夀 戀最挀漀氀漀爀㴀∀⌀　　　　　　∀ 琀攀砀琀㴀∀⌀　　挀挀　　∀ 氀攀昀琀洀愀爀最椀渀㴀∀　∀ 琀漀瀀洀愀爀最椀渀㴀∀　∀ 洀愀爀最椀渀眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀　∀ 洀愀爀最椀渀栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀　∀㸀 
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<font color="red"><h2>* 1/22/04 * The VE4/K9MU and VE4/KG0VL grid expedition is now QRT. </h2>਀㰀栀㌀㸀吀栀愀渀欀猀 琀漀 愀氀氀 琀栀漀猀攀 眀栀漀 氀椀猀琀攀渀攀搀 昀漀爀 甀猀⸀ 吀漀 爀攀愀搀 琀栀攀 攀砀瀀攀搀椀琀椀漀渀 猀甀洀洀愀爀礀 愀渀搀 瘀椀攀眀 瀀椀挀琀甀爀攀猀 挀氀椀挀欀 㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀嘀䔀㐀猀甀洀洀愀爀礀⸀栀琀洀氀∀㸀 栀攀爀攀㰀⼀愀㸀⸀ 㰀⼀栀㌀㸀㰀⼀昀漀渀琀㸀 
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<a href="ArcticGridExpeditionRussian.html"><img border=0 src="images/UAflag.gif" align="left"> (for our trans-polar friends)</a><center><img src="auanimation.gif"><FONT size="6"> Winter Arctic Grid Expedition</font><img src="auanimation.gif"></center>਀ 
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<TD WIDTH="60%">਀㰀䘀伀一吀 猀椀稀攀㴀∀㜀∀㸀㰀椀㸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀嘀䔀㐀⼀䬀㤀䴀唀 ⴀ 䔀伀㄀㔀㰀戀爀㸀 
&nbsp;&nbsp;VE4/KGØVL - EO26</i></font> ਀㰀⼀琀搀㸀 
਀㰀吀䐀 圀䤀䐀吀䠀㴀∀㐀　─∀㸀 
<P ALIGN="CENTER">਀㰀椀洀最 猀爀挀㴀∀椀洀愀最攀猀⼀瘀攀㐀栀攀愀搀攀爀㌀⸀樀瀀最∀㸀 
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<h1> QRV January 3rd, 2004</h1>਀㰀栀㈀㸀䠀䘀Ⰰ 㔀　Ⰰ ㄀㐀㐀Ⰰ 㤀　㌀ 䴀栀稀 
</h2>਀䰀椀愀椀猀漀渀 㜀⸀㈀㘀㠀 䴀栀稀 ⠀䐀愀礀猀⤀Ⰰ ㌀⸀㤀㔀㠀 䴀栀稀 ⠀䔀瘀攀渀椀渀最猀⤀㰀戀爀㸀 
<font color="red"> Because of increased traffic on 7.268 we will also monitor 7.265 +/- </font>਀㰀⼀挀攀渀琀攀爀㸀 
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਀㰀吀䄀䈀䰀䔀 䈀伀刀䐀䔀刀㴀∀　∀ 䌀䔀䰀䰀倀䄀䐀䐀䤀一䜀㴀∀　∀ 䌀䔀䰀䰀匀倀䄀䌀䤀一䜀㴀∀㌀∀ 圀䤀䐀吀䠀㴀∀㄀　　─∀㸀 
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<P ALIGN="top">਀䨀攀昀昀爀攀礀 ⠀㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀欀最　瘀氀⸀挀漀洀∀㸀䬀䜀　嘀䰀㰀⼀愀㸀⤀ 愀渀搀 䤀 ⠀㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀椀渀搀攀砀⸀栀琀洀氀∀㸀䬀㤀䴀唀㰀⼀愀㸀⤀ 眀椀氀氀 搀攀瀀愀爀琀 匀琀⸀ 倀愀甀氀Ⰰ 䴀一 愀琀 ㄀㄀㨀㌀　愀洀 漀渀 䨀愀渀甀愀爀礀 ㄀猀琀⸀ 
We will arrive at Emerson, Manitoba for entrance inspection around 6:00pm CDT and ਀猀瀀攀渀搀 琀栀攀 渀椀最栀琀 椀渀 圀椀渀渀椀瀀攀最⸀ 圀攀 眀椀氀氀 搀攀瀀愀爀琀 琀栀攀 渀攀砀琀 洀漀爀渀椀渀最 愀琀 愀爀漀甀渀搀 㠀㨀　　愀洀 愀渀搀  
reach Grand Rapids (EO04) around 3:00pm. After a 12-hour journey we will finally ਀愀爀爀椀瘀攀 椀渀 吀栀漀洀瀀猀漀渀 ⠀㔀㔀 搀攀最爀攀攀猀Ⰰ 琀栀椀爀琀礀 洀椀渀甀琀攀猀 一漀爀琀栀Ⰰ 䔀伀㄀㔀℀⤀⸀ 䘀漀爀 渀漀眀 漀渀 漀甀爀 栀漀洀攀猀  
will be our trucks. We will wake around 9:00am and begin to look for a good radio ਀氀漀挀愀氀攀 椀渀 䔀伀㄀㘀℀ 䄀 搀愀礀 眀椀氀氀 戀攀 猀瀀攀渀琀 愀猀猀攀洀戀氀椀渀最 愀渀搀 琀甀渀椀渀最 愀渀琀攀渀渀愀猀 愀琀 琀栀愀琀 猀瀀攀挀椀昀椀挀 
locale. As I go QRV from EO16 Jeffrey will travel on towards Gillam, Mb (EO26). ਀䠀攀 眀椀氀氀 戀攀 儀刀嘀 昀爀漀洀 䔀伀㈀㘀 漀渀 䨀愀渀甀愀爀礀 㐀琀栀 眀椀琀栀 愀 猀椀洀椀氀愀爀 猀琀愀琀椀漀渀⸀㰀戀爀㸀 
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While mobile, I will be QRV on 6M (halo and 100w), 2M (pair of 2M7’s and 100w). When at the EO16 site, the 50 Mhz 5 ਀攀氀攀洀攀渀琀 礀愀最椀 愀渀搀 䜀㔀刀嘀 眀椀氀氀 戀攀 甀琀椀氀椀稀攀搀⸀ 䨀攀昀昀 眀椀氀氀 栀愀瘀攀 猀椀洀椀氀愀爀 漀瀀攀爀愀琀椀渀最 挀漀渀搀椀琀椀漀渀猀Ⰰ 攀砀挀攀瀀琀  
he will have a pair of 2M9’s on 2M along with 400w on both 50 and 144 Mhz! ਀㰀⼀吀䐀㸀 
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">਀㰀椀洀最 猀爀挀㴀∀椀洀愀最攀猀⼀洀愀渀椀琀漀戀愀㄀⸀最椀昀∀ 甀猀攀洀愀瀀㴀∀⌀洀愀渀椀琀漀戀愀㄀∀ 戀漀爀搀攀爀㴀∀　∀㸀㰀戀爀㸀吀栀攀猀攀 愀爀攀 渀漀琀 攀砀愀挀琀 氀漀挀愀琀椀漀渀猀⸀ 
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਀㰀吀䄀䈀䰀䔀 䈀伀刀䐀䔀刀㴀∀　∀ 䌀䔀䰀䰀倀䄀䐀䐀䤀一䜀㴀∀　∀ 䌀䔀䰀䰀匀倀䄀䌀䤀一䜀㴀∀㌀∀ 圀䤀䐀吀䠀㴀∀㄀　　─∀㸀 
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">਀㰀椀洀最 猀爀挀㴀∀椀洀愀最攀猀⼀礀愀最椀愀甀⸀樀瀀最∀㸀 
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<TD WIDTH="60%">਀㰀戀㸀伀甀爀 搀愀椀氀礀 爀漀甀琀椀渀攀 眀椀氀氀 挀漀渀猀椀猀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀 昀漀氀氀漀眀椀渀最㨀㰀⼀戀㸀 䄀爀爀椀瘀攀 愀琀 琀栀攀 爀愀搀椀漀 猀椀琀攀 愀琀 　　　　 甀琀挀 ⠀㘀瀀洀 䌀䐀吀⤀ 愀渀搀  
connect all antennas. Begin a nightly experimentation of auroral soundings on various VHF frequencies. ਀䐀攀瀀愀爀琀 琀栀攀 爀愀搀椀漀 猀椀琀攀 愀琀 愀瀀瀀爀漀砀椀洀愀琀攀氀礀 　㠀　　 甀琀挀 ⠀㈀愀洀 氀漀挀愀氀⤀Ⰰ 漀爀 愀猀 挀漀渀搀椀琀椀漀渀猀 搀椀挀琀愀琀攀Ⰰ 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 搀爀椀瘀攀 戀愀挀欀 椀渀琀漀  
Thompson/Gillam.  We will sleep until 10am, and head back for the radio site for the daily sporadic Es ਀愀渀搀 搀椀甀爀渀愀氀 洀愀最渀攀琀椀挀 瀀攀愀欀猀 渀攀愀爀 渀漀漀渀⸀ 吀栀攀渀Ⰰ 戀愀挀欀 琀漀 琀栀攀 䠀漀琀攀氀 愀琀 ㄀ 漀爀 ㈀瀀洀 昀漀爀 愀 渀愀瀀⸀ 吀栀椀猀 瀀爀漀挀攀猀猀 眀椀氀氀 戀攀 爀攀瀀攀愀琀攀搀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 渀攀砀琀 挀漀甀瀀氀攀 漀昀 眀攀攀欀猀⸀ 
<br>਀圀攀 眀椀氀氀 洀漀渀椀琀漀爀 漀甀爀 䠀䘀 氀椀愀椀猀漀渀 昀爀攀焀甀攀渀挀椀攀猀 愀琀 琀栀攀 琀漀瀀 漀昀 琀栀攀 栀漀甀爀猀 昀漀爀 昀椀瘀攀 洀椀渀甀琀攀猀 ⠀　　　　ⴀ　㠀　　甀琀挀⤀⸀  
Please look for us then!<br>਀㰀戀爀㸀 
Thanks for your time and remember to keep your antennas north! <br>਀㜀㌀ᤀ猠 搀攀 䨀甀猀琀椀渀 嘀䔀㐀⼀䬀㤀䴀唀 愀渀搀 䨀攀昀昀爀攀礀 嘀䔀㐀⼀䬀䜀　嘀䰀 
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਀㰀栀爀 挀漀氀漀爀㴀∀　　挀挀　　∀ 猀椀稀攀㴀∀㈀∀ 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㤀　─∀㸀 
਀㰀吀䄀䈀䰀䔀 䈀伀刀䐀䔀刀㴀∀　∀ 䌀䔀䰀䰀倀䄀䐀䐀䤀一䜀㴀∀　∀ 䌀䔀䰀䰀匀倀䄀䌀䤀一䜀㴀∀㌀∀ 圀䤀䐀吀䠀㴀∀㄀　　─∀㸀               
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<b>The Reasoning Behind EO36 and BP75</b><br>਀䄀 氀攀琀琀攀爀 昀爀漀洀 䨀攀昀昀爀攀礀 ⠀䬀䜀　嘀䰀⤀㰀戀爀㸀 
<br>਀䤀ᤀ洠 猀甀爀攀 洀漀猀琀 漀昀 礀漀甀 栀愀瘀攀 戀攀攀渀 眀漀渀搀攀爀椀渀最 眀栀礀 洀礀 攀渀搀攀愀瘀漀爀猀 漀爀椀最椀渀愀琀攀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀猀攀 琀眀漀 氀漀挀愀氀攀猀⸀  䤀琀ᤀ猠 渀漀 愀挀挀椀搀攀渀琀  
that these two Northern sites were chosen as a spot of personal research for nearly ten years now.  From the ਀愀甀爀漀爀愀 猀琀愀渀搀瀀漀椀渀琀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 椀渀琀攀爀攀猀琀椀渀最 瘀愀氀甀攀猀 愀爀攀 琀栀攀 猀椀琀攀ᤀ猠 爀攀氀愀琀椀漀渀猀栀椀瀀 琀漀 漀渀攀 愀渀漀琀栀攀爀 椀渀 爀攀最愀爀搀猀 琀漀 琀栀攀椀爀 洀愀最渀攀琀椀挀  
location.  Put simply, the BP75xw beacon site is situated at 66.4283N, whilst the EO36dr spot is 66.6588N (terms geo-magnetic).਀吀栀甀猀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 洀愀最渀攀琀椀挀 氀愀琀椀琀甀搀攀 搀攀瘀椀愀琀椀漀渀 戀攀琀眀攀攀渀 琀栀攀 琀眀漀 猀瀀漀琀猀 椀猀 氀攀猀猀 琀栀愀渀 ⸀㈀㌀　 漀昀 愀 搀攀最爀攀攀⸀  吀栀攀 瀀愀琀栀 椀猀 ㄀Ⰰ㜀㌀㔀 洀椀氀攀猀 氀漀渀最Ⰰ  
with a heading of 313 or 133 degrees, placing the midpoint roughly between the villages of Rae and Yellowkinfe in the ਀一漀爀琀栀眀攀猀琀 吀攀爀爀椀琀漀爀椀攀猀⸀ ⠀琀漀漀 戀愀搀 琀栀攀 䐀倀㈀㈀⼀戀 椀猀 渀漀琀 焀爀瘀℀⤀㰀戀爀㸀  
<br>਀吀栀攀 洀愀椀渀 漀戀樀攀挀琀椀瘀攀 漀昀 洀礀 琀椀洀攀 椀渀 琀栀攀 一漀爀琀栀 栀愀猀 戀攀攀渀 琀漀 爀攀挀漀爀搀 ⠀椀渀 搀攀琀愀椀氀⤀ 琀栀攀 琀椀洀攀Ⰰ 搀椀爀攀挀琀椀漀渀Ⰰ 猀椀最渀愀氀 猀琀爀攀渀最琀栀Ⰰ 昀爀攀焀甀攀渀挀礀  
and relative qsb levels of aurora-propagated signals along like paths.  This data is later correlated to local magnetometer ਀爀攀愀搀椀渀最猀 昀爀漀洀 猀椀琀攀猀 椀渀Ⰰ 愀氀漀渀最Ⰰ 漀爀 渀攀愀爀 琀栀攀 瀀愀琀栀⸀  䄀昀琀攀爀 渀攀愀爀氀礀 琀攀渀 礀攀愀爀猀 漀昀 猀琀甀搀礀Ⰰ 琀栀攀爀攀 愀爀攀 渀甀洀攀爀漀甀猀 焀甀攀猀琀椀漀渀猀 琀栀愀琀 愀爀攀 搀椀昀昀椀挀甀氀琀 琀漀 愀渀猀眀攀爀  
either mathematically or even logically.  As time goes by, the answers to these questions may come forward.<br>਀㰀戀爀㸀 
I appreciate your time in reading the above and coming to the site.  For those of you interested, the BP75xw/b is transmitting on 50.065 from near the village of Circle, Alaska. ਀吀栀攀 戀攀愀挀漀渀 椀猀 爀甀渀渀椀渀最 渀攀愀爀氀礀 ㄀　　 眀愀琀琀猀 琀漀 愀 栀漀爀椀稀漀渀琀愀氀 倀愀爀 伀洀渀椀Ⰰ 眀椀琀栀 愀 欀攀礀椀渀最 猀瀀攀攀搀 漀昀 愀戀漀甀琀 ㈀　眀瀀洀⸀ 㰀戀爀㸀  
<br>਀㜀㌀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 琀栀愀渀欀 礀漀甀㰀戀爀㸀  
Jeffrey਀㰀⼀琀搀㸀 
਀㰀琀搀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㄀　─∀㸀 
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