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AARC
Volunteers Man Yukon Quest Communication Hubs - Feb 09 - Feb 23,
2008
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AARC
members
joined the Yukon Quest staff and volunteers at all of the checkpoints.
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Volunteers
Light The Way... both philosophically as well as physically.
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Straw bails
at the Chena Hot Springs checkpoint stacked and waiting for the
incoming mushers.
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The Log Cabin
HQ - volunteer staff maintaining musher safety, web database and
information flow.
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Circle City
Radio Operator - Mary Lou (KL2HU).
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Yukon Quest
sign at Circle City welcome arriving mushers.
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47 below
zero Fahrenheit at Chena Hot Springs and channel 2 news was there
too.
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Chena Hot
Springs - night time operations - volunteers wait for the next musher
to arrive.
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Log Cabin
HQ night time operations. VHF/HF radio capability, Winlink, packet,
internet, telephone and fax.
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A frosty but
functional HughsNet satellite dish at the Chena Hot Springs checkpoint.
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Musher check-in
and check-out log sheet.
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Circle City
- radio HQ.
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Circle City
Radio Ops - Mary Lou (KL2HU) and Hal Morgan (KL0WX)
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Radio support
(N1TX) at Valley View checkpoint for the Junior Yukon Quest.
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Dogs, Mushers
and Volunteers all looked frosty for the past few days. Temperatures
during the Junior Yukon Quest as well as the start of the Yukon
Quest averaged minus 30 F (or colder).
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Radio Support
(KL1AZ and KL1TH) at North Pole - Chena Lakes checkpoint.
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Mobile radio
HQ at North Pole - Chena Lakes included VHF/HF radio and Winlink
capability.
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Glenn (KL1TH)
monitoring radio traffic at North Pole - Chena Lakes.
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The Junior Yukon
Quest Nordale checkpoint crew - Bob (WL7GK) and Cole (KL1ST).
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