[SJDXA] FW: Sable Island CY0 DXpedition Update

[Bob Schenck N2OO]

SJDXA members;

Update from the Sable Island DXpedition: NOTE: Visit their website for current info.

www.cy0dxpedition.com <http://www.cy0dxpedition.com/> 

 

See ya' in the Pileups!

73!

Bob Schenck, N2OO

President SJDXA

GO SJDXA!!! www.sjdxa.org

 

From: Murray Adams [mailto:murray.adamstower at embarqmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2011 12:00 PM
To: n2oo at comcast.net
Subject: Fwd: Sable Island CY0 DXpedition Update

 

Bob-

 

Latest on the CY0 DXpedition.

 

73,

 

WA4DAN

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From: "Murray Adams" <murray.adamstower at embarqmail.com>

Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2011 6:19:55 AM
Subject: Sable Island CY0 DXpedition Update

Greetings From Halifax, Nova Scotia!

 

Ron AA4VK, and Murray WA4DAN, arrived safely in Halifax, Nova Scotia on Tuesday, Dec 27th around noon local time (AST) in preparation for the Sable Island DXpedition. All gear appears to have arrived safely at the Maritime Air Charter terminal. We drove over to Maritime Air later in the afternoon and delivered additional gear. We purchased additional food items and have those boxed and ready to load onto the plane just before the flight.

 

The weather is not looking good for a flight on Wednesday, Dec 28th. VFR conditions must exist at both Halifax and Sable Island for the flight to occur. Ceiling heights are critical as well as wind and wind direction. It looks like the ceiling heights will be below the criteria for a flight. It also appears that the wind speed will be above the limits. Al Wilson, the current Officer-in-Charge on Sable, will be checking the beach landing conditions at first light on Wednesday morning. Currently, we are most concerned with the wind direction and the possibility that the strong winds will push water onto the sand "runway".

 

The CY0 DXpedition team has full confidence in the OIC on Sable and Maritime Air to make the correct GO/NO GO call. These are really good people to work with and are true professionals. If we are unable to make it to Sable on Wednesday, the same sequence of events will take place on Thursday in attempting a flight.

 

This will probably be the final e-mail notification before the flight. Please check our website for the latest updates.

 

www.cy0dxpedition.com <http://www.cy0dxpedition.com/> 

 

Thanks and 73,

 

Ron AA4VK

Murray WA4DAN

    

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