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CH3HBC
THE POLAR BEAR DXPEDITION 98
AUGUST 16 TO 23 1998
AMATEUR RADIO AT THE
MOOSE FACTORY TRADING POST
* * * * 325 YEARS - 1673 TO 1998 * * * *
This was another section of the
POLAR BEAR DXPEDITION 98
. On August 17th, when the teams arrived in Moosonee Ontario, on Ontario Northland Railway's "POLAR BEAR EXPRESS", Bob - VE3LLE and Lyle - VA3DXE proceeded to Moose Factory Island to set up
CH3HBC
at the
MOOSE FACTORY MUSEUM
. Weather conditions delayed the station set up but by late Tuesday August the 18th, Bob and Lyle had the station up and operating. They operated until August the 21st, making over 400 contacts, until they had to dismantle the station in time to catch the ferry to Moosonee.
Lyle Sibbald - VA3DXE (left) and Bob Elston - VE3LLE (right) are looking for a good operating site in the Moose Factory Museum on June 9, 1998. Photo taken by Paul Lantz - VE3KBL
Bob and Lyle were finally able to set up the station in the main building of the museum. The setup was rustic in keeping with the museum's atmosphere. Photo taken by George Burns - VE3INB
This is the antenna set up at the Moose Factory Museum. It consisted of a 3 element Tribander, and a G5RV stretched between the main building on the left and the building on the right. A 2M J-Pole is mounted to the power stackhead on the Washroom building. Photo taken by Doug Baker - VE3BKR
Bob - VE3LEE is seen here at the Moose Factory Museum chatting with local school teacher and her visiting mother and grandmother. Photo taken by George Burns - VE3INB
The QSL Manager for CH3HBC is
VE3INB
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R2:1999/02/18