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THE THIRD DAY.  FOUR DAYS AFTER OUR ARRIVAL, WE FINALLY RECEIVED OUR MISSING
SUITCASE. AFTER INSTALLING THE FILTERS, WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE 6,725 MORE
CONTACTS AT THIS LOCATION.  QO 100 OPERATIONS. WE VISITED THE SPECIALIZED
OUTDOOR ADVENTURE COMPANY POLI ARCTICI TO DISCUSS THE FINAL DETAILS OF THE
QO 100 DXPEDITION WITH STEFANO POLI, HE AND HIS TEAM PROVIDED THE TRANSPORT
TO KAPP LINNE FOR THE DXPEDITION, AND THEY WERE ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR
SAFETY DURING THE TRIP BECAUSE OF THE LARGE POLAR BEAR POPULATION IN THE
AREA. ON THE FOURTH DAY, CEDRIC, PATRICK, AND I LEFT FOR KAPP LINNE TO JOIN
THE QO 100 DXPEDITION.  BEFORE OUR DEPARTURE, STEFANO GAVE US INSTRUCTIONS
ON WHAT TO DO DURING AN EMERGENCY.  WE THEN DEPARTED FOR OUR 6 HOUR TRIP
WITH FOUR SNOWMOBILES, EACH EQUIPPED WITH A SLED HOLDING OUR HAM RADIO GEAR,
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