About Us

The Sable Island CY0 DXPEDITION Team consists of:

Randy Rowe – N0TG
Gary Bartlett – VE1RGB
Rick Harris - AI5P
Ron Oates – AA4VK
[unfortunately, Murray, WA4DAN had to withdraw, due to business conflicts
See the August news release]

KP1 - Navassa 1992	KP5 - Desecheo 1993	CY9 - St. Pauls Island 1995	VP5 - Turks & Caicos 1998
KP1 - Navassa 1978			CY0 - Sable Island 1996

Our focus in recent years has been DX'ing. All four of us have operated individually, as well as, participated in team efforts from various DXCC countries. Murray, Ron, and I first met in 1992 and became close friends on DX-Peditions to Navassa Island (KP1) and Desecheo Island (KP5). Murray and Ron later operated together from St. Paul Island (CY9).We are excited that Rick Harris, AI5P has agreed to join the team for this operation from CY0. Hopefully, there will be many more after CY0.

In addition to the operations mentioned above, Ron was a member of the first US-Soviet DXpedition, US0SU and several rare Russian entities, Randy from KP1 in 1978 and again in 1992. Other locations with this same team and some individually include CY9, and numerous Caribbean locations.

Rick has operated from more than 70 DXCC entities including Europe (30), Asia (6), North America (23) and Oceania (14). Rick served as an officer in the U.S. Army Signal Corps (1966 - 1992), retiring with a rank of Colonel with about 15 years of overseas assignments including: Vietnam (SWL); Iran (EP2DX; Germany (DA2DX); Turkey (TA3DX); Korea (HL9DX) Iceland (AI5P/TF); Netherlands (AI5P/PA); Belgium (ON8DX). For US County hunters, Rick has provided contacts from more than 2800 of 3075 counties.

Our goal for CY0 is to satisfy the need for as many as we can for Sable Island, whether as a new one or new band-mode combination. Along with that goal it is our intention that this operation be an orderly and fun operation for all.

It is significant for each of us on the team to have been on DX-Peditions with others. Through these associations many lifelong friendships and experiences have helped us gain abilities not otherwise possible Thank you to these fellow partners/travelers/team members with whom we have had the privilege of learning, working, and participating together in the best hobby of all:

K1FK (W0RJU), W0TY (AD0P), W0ZH, N0WL, W6OIG, K4SSU (WA4SSU), AA4NC, K2KA, W0CZE, W5IJU, W2SF (KW2P), K4TVE, W2PAU, W2ORA, UA0KK, AB6Q, AA4NC, WA4TLI, RX3AA, RW3AG.

Key:
Can you Glance?