Update December 12, 2025:  Please visit the main www.CYØS.COM  site for a list of corporate, club, and generous individual sponsors! Any financial support from fellow DX'ers will be much appreciated as this will be the most expensive Sable DXpedition. Costs associated with this DXpedition have really escalated since our 2023 CY0S DXpedition.  We are very thankful for the large grant from the NCDXF and their unwavering support of our DXpeditions over the last 34 years. Thanks also to DX Engineering and their very generous support for yet another Sable DXpedition. The support from DX Engineering means a lot to our team. We would like to thank FlexRadio for the loan of their new Aurora 500-watt radios for the CY0S DXpedition. The FlexRadios worked flawlessly during our 2024 CY9C DXpedition. As of December 9, 2025, we are pleased to announce that INDEXA has approved a large grant to the CY0S DXpedition. We would like to thank INDEXA for their strong support for our DXpeditions over the years. Very much appreciated! Remote Ham Radio has also made a very large donation to support the CY0S DXpedition!
Thank you to RHR for supporting our efforts and making CY0S possible. Thank you!

A Sable Island DXpedition is a challenge any time during the year, but especially in the winter. Gale force winds are common, as is blowing snow. Delays getting to and from the island are very common. At a minimum, delays can last a few days, but sometimes, the delays can extend for a week or more. The key words for this DXpedition are flexibility and patience!! Weather conditions at both Halifax, NS and Sable must be suitable with VFR flying conditions. The Sable Aviation Britten-Norman Islander fixed wing aircraft lands on the south facing beach as there is no runway on the island.

As of December 5, 2025, the low band antennas are being configured and will be tested. All five low band antennas will be tested on their respective Spider Poles. After that is completed, the antennas will be placed in ski bags.

All other preparations are going well. The CY0S team is excited about another opportunity to visit Sable Island.

December 8, 2025: 100 days until arrival on Sable Island, weather permitting! The weather on Sable in March is very changeable so we must be prepared. For sure, it will be cold and windy with occasional blowing snow.

December 12, 2025: All antennas were loaded into individual ski bags along with wood guy posts, pre-cut rope guys and extra parts.

December 12, 2026 at 2200Z: The wind at 2200Z is sustained at 35 knots with wind gusts at 44 knots on Sable Island. This is the kind of wind we have to prepare for in March. Since there are no trees on Sable, these isn't anything to block the wind. We have spent many hours preparing the guy wires for the five tall Spider Poles and the other antenna masts.

December 13/14, 2025: All CY0S DXpedition gear will be weighed so we can run weight load calculations for the Britten-Norman Islander aircraft that will transport the team to Sable Island.

Update December 10, 2025: The Sable Island CY0S DXpedition team is very pleased to announce major grants have been received from INDEXA and Remote Ham Radio. The team would like to thank INDEXA and Remote Ham Radio for their very generous donations. This support from these outstanding organizations is vital to the success of the DXpedition and is very much appreciated by the CY0S team! Thank you INDEXA and RHR!

All work has been completed on the CY0S antennas. Spare parts were inventoried and then packed in gear bags on Tuesday afternoon, 12/9. In the next week, all gear will be weighed to see if it is under the strict weight limitations. The team is allowed 2880 lbs., or 1306 kgs total, for the two flights, which includes the weight of the eight team members and their personal gear. It will be close!      

73, Murray WA4DAN

Update December 8, 2025: Today is significant for the CY0S DXpedition team as it is now 100 days from our arrival on windy and snowy Sable Island. The team is wrapping up antenna preparations for the DXpedition. All low band antennas will be completed and tested this week. The five Spider Poles have been prepared with guy rings installed every 3 meters on the mast. All guy ropes have been measured, cut and installed in clear bags that are clearly labeled as to their placement. Each Spider Pole will be stored in its own ski bag along with the guy ropes, guy wire anchor posts as well as extra hose clamps and parts. While this has been time consuming, it has been time well spent, rather than having to sort through this in the very strong winds on Sable Island in March. 

The CY0S team is very appreciative of the large grant from the NCDXF! The NCDXF has supported our DXpeditions for 34 years, beginning with our KP1 Navassa DXpedition in January 1992. The entire team would like to personally thank the NCDXF for their vision and support that has made all these DXpeditions possible.

 Donations, in any amount, for the CY0S DXpedition, are most welcome and appreciated. These may be made through our website at: CY0S.com

The CY0S QRZ page has been updated and we will continue to post content on that page pertaining to the DXpedition.

73, Murray WA4DAN 

Update November 4, 2025:  The Sable Island CY0S DXpedition team is very pleased to announce the addition of Ralph Fedor K0IR to the team. Ralph is in the DX Hall of Fame and holds ten "Dxpedition of the Year" awards. The CY0S team is very excited about Ralph joining our effort scheduled for March 19-31, 2026. Ralph has activated some of the most remote and inhospitable places on earth. His bio is on the CY0S.com website. Planning continues to go well. The biggest challenge is working with the significant weight limitations for the two flights on the Britten-Norman Islander aircraft. The weight allowance for the two flights is 1306 kg or 2880 lbs., which includes the weight of the nine team members as well as their food and personal gear. The team member's weight, food and their personal gear accounts for 73% of the total weight allowance for the aircraft. Because of the strict weight allowance, all team members will be bringing freeze dried meals for their stay on the island. Currently, the team gear is above the weight allowance, so the team is working on ways to come in under the allowance. It is a challenge, but the team is working diligently on this. Go to our website at CY0S.com for many photos from our previous CY0S DXpedition.

73, Murray WA4DAN

Update September 23, 2025:  "The CY0S Sable Island DXpedition team is very pleased to announce DX Engineering and FlexRadio as major sponsors for the March 2026 DXpedition. DX Engineering is providing major support to the DXpedition by providing low band antennas, coaxial cables and an assortment of parts and materials. Thank you, Tim, Teri and all the fine folks at DX Engineering! FlexRadio will be providing six of their brand-new Aurora 500-watt radios for the DXpedition. Not needing a separate amplifier is a huge advantage to the CY0S team as there are strict weight and space limitations on the flights to the island. Thank you, Lori, for helping provide these great new radios!

The CY0S team has once again contracted with Sable Aviation to provide the flights to the island, which is 300 km east of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Our pilot, Debbie Brekelmans, just completed her 1000th flight to Sable Island last week. Parks Canada recognized Debbie for her outstanding achievement. Debbie pilots a vintage Britten-Norman Islander twin engine fixed wing aircraft which lands on the soft sand as there is no runway on the island. 

The budget for the CY0S DXpedition has increased to $110,000. A fund-raising effort will commence in a few weeks. Any and all donations for the CY0S DXpedition will be welcome and greatly appreciated to help off-set some of the expenses with the DXpedition. Donations can be made from our website at: CY0S.com         

73, Murray WA4DAN  /  Glenn W0GJ

Update September 16, 2025: The CY0S DXpedition team is very pleased to announce the official dates for the Sable Island DXpedition. The dates are March 19-30/31, 2026. Our team would like to thank Mathieu D'Astous, the Parks Canada - Sable Island manager for working with our team and approving these dates. In the last few weeks, preparations have ramped up for the DXpedition. The Yagi antennas for 10-20 meters have been cleaned, assembled and tested. They are now safely stored in their respective ski bags. Work is ongoing with the Spider Poles and the low band antennas. Work should be completed with those antennas in October. As we have done in the past, we will personally transport all of the gear to Halifax, Nova Scotia shortly before the DXpedition.

We have been informed by Sable Aviation that the cost of the flights to the island have significantly increased since 2023. Fund raising has now officially begun for the CY0S DXpedition.
Donations of any amount can be made through our website

73, Murray WA4DAN & Glenn W0GJ

We are very pleased to announce that Parks Canada - Sable Island has invited the CY0S team back to Sable Island for another DXpedition during March 2026. Official dates to be determined soon. The team is authorized for a 10–12-day DXpedition. The team will be comprised of those who were on the 2024 CY9C DXpedition. The team members will be introduced in the next few weeks. Murray WA4DAN and Glenn W0GJ will once again be the team leaders. Glenn is already working on obtaining radios. Larry W0PR has agreed to lead the publicity and fund-raising efforts. Bill K5DHY has volunteered, once again, to handle the OQRS QSL cards as well as being the treasurer for the DXpedition. Chaz W4GKF will be the webmaster and our website is up and operational at: CY0S.com

Sable Aviation will be providing the flights to the island. There is no runway on the island so the Britten-Norman Islander must find a suitable area on the south facing beach to land. Flight delays are a very common occurrence! Sable is approximately 300 km east of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Sable Island is a dynamic environment, with an ever-changing landscape, but the current length of the island is 40 km and a maximum width of 1km. Sable is comprised entirely of sand and there are no trees. Sable is a cold, windy and snowy environment in March. It will be a challenge!

73, Murray WA4DAN