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UPDATE - 14 January 2012

We are in the process of rescheduling the CY0 operation. Our business schedules will dictate, in part, when we can make another attempt. The goal is to select a time after the winter weather conditions to increase the certainty next time of being able to travel to Sable Island without delay from a winter storm. Once a date as been confirmed with the Sable Island station, we plan to recruit a CW operator, with dxpedition or contest experience, to "round out" the team. With improving propagation conditions, the band conditions will provide more opportunity than two operators can satisfy. The plan is for: 1st Operator - WA4DAN - 70% SSB, 30% CW 2nd Operator - AA4VK - 100% SSB 3rd Operator - ______ - 70% CW, 30% SSB Continue to check the CY0dxpedition website and the various DX bulletins for updates.

UPDATE - 29 December 2011Unfortunately, we had to postpone the Sable Island CY0 DXpedition scheduled for 29 December through 06 January due to the landing area on the island being under water. A winter storm with 20+ foot swells pushed water onto the sand "runway" on Wednesday evening. Al Wilson, the OIC on Sable, made an assessment of the landing area Thursday. Ron and I talked with Al and there was no possibility of a flight to the island in the next five days. After that, it would depend on how quickly the water would drain from the landing area and if any other storms affect the island. At that point, we decided to postpone the DXpedition. Maritime Air allowed us to store our equipment to help facilitate our next attempt.

2012 Dxpedition (new date to be announced)
The planned operation by Murray, WA4DAN and Ron, AA4VK is being rescheduled due to inability to land in late December,
As mentioned in the above announcement, the "beach runway" was flooded due to a Winter storm.

Plans are to operate all bands, but with emphasis on 10M - 17M.
Murray and Ron operated together from Navassa, KP1 in 1992, Desecheo, KP5 in 1993, and St. Pauls Island, CY9 in 1995.
Murray previously operated from CY0 in 1996 and Mellish Reef, VK9MM in 1993
Ron was part of the Soviet-American expedition, US0SU, in 1989 and has operated other locations, such as 5W1 and CT3.

Sable Island "Beach" Landing Strip

Sable Island "Beach Runway" - under water in December 2010

Sable Island wild horses

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OUR FREQUENCIES

BAND	CW	SSB
160m	1.826 up (down for JA)	1.870 up
80m	3.523 (up or down)
75m		3.781 up (and JA window)
40m	7.023 up and down	7.135 up or down
30m	10.106 up
20m	14.023 up	14.170 up 14.190 (alternate 1) 14.240 (alternate 2)
17m	18.072 up	18.145 up
15m	21.023 up	21.295 up
12m	24.892 up	24.945 up
10m	28.023 up	28.450 up 28.650 or 28.750, if 2nd station on 10M CW
6m	50.090 up	50.125 (listening freq.)

Sable Island: Located off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada Latitude 43.95 N; Longitude 59.92 W. Nova Scotia WebCams
Our Team would like to express its appreciation to Officer-in-Charge Sable Island, and the Director of Marine Programs, Canadian Coast Guard for granting permission for the 2012 Sable Island DXpedition, and for the unique opportunity to experience the beauty and charm of this environmentally sensitive island and "Graveyard of the Atlantic".
	Sable Island is located off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada at Latitude 43.95 N; Longitude 59.92 W. about 300 km east-southeast of Halifax, NS. Access by the CY0 Team will be by Britten-Norman Islander aircraft. Since there is no runway on Sable Island, landing will be on the beach on the south side of the island which has the best conditions for landing. Weather conditions in December can be unpredictable due to fog or flooded beach conditions on Sable Island. The Team learned this first hand in December 2010 and again in December 2011, due to extended bad weather at Sable Island. Another factor that could affect our scheduled arrival could be "beach conditions". If the beach is wet, that could impact the ability to safely land the aircraft which could result in delay. Sable Island is an environmentally sensitive island. Our team is very appreciative for this opportunity and will always put the environment and wildlife (Grey Seal, wild horses, etc.) of Sable Island ahead of our operation.