Polar Race Safety / 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