Soviet–Canadian 1988 Polar Bridge Expedition
The Soviet–Canadian 1988 Polar Bridge Expedition (also known as Skitrek) began on March 3, 1988, when a group of thirteen Russian and Canadian skiers set out from Siberia, in an attempt to ski to Canada over the North Pole. The nine Russians and four Canadians reached the pole on 25 April and concluded their trek on Wednesday, June 1, 1988, when they reached Ward Hunt Island, Ellesmere Island, Ellesmere, Northern Canada. At the North Pole, they were welcomed by a group of dignitaries from the Soviet Union and Canada, members of the international press, and Amateur radio, radio amateurs involved in support and communications. The daily progress of the skiers was followed by many thousands of school children and radio amateurs around the world. They listened to the voice synthesizer on board the UoSAT-2, UoSAT-OSCAR-11 satellite, which transmitted the latest known position of the expedition in Frequency modulation, FM on the 2-meter band, two-meter VHF amateur radio band, using di ...
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The Soviet Union 1988 CPA 5953 Stamp (Soviet–Canadian 1988 Polar Bridge Expedition
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