We are excited to announce that we have received approvals from "Parks Canada", "Canadian Coast Guard", and "Officer-in-Charge, Sable Island" to operate amateur radio from October 8 - 17, 2012.
We should note, however, that our permit to operate includes several new restrictions on antennas (in addition to the traditional restrictions for Sable). The purpose of these restrictions are to minimize the environmental impact on the migratory bird population that may be present during the period that we are on Sable Island.
We feel fortunate to have received the trust of "Parks Canada" for this operation and consider it a privilege to be able to visit Sable Island. We will cooperate fully with these new restrictions to minimize potential environmental impact to the protected bird species.
In the days ahead, we will assess the impact that these additional antenna restrictions may have on our operations and any adjustments that we may need to take relative to antennas that we will take to Sable Island. Further details of our operating plans will be posted to CY0dxpedition,com.
This will be our third attempt to get to Sable island (previous attempts, December 2010 and December 2011)
WA4DAN/CY0 and AA4VK/CY0
Sable Islands - Wild Horses
Sable Island: Located off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada
Latitude 43.95 N; Longitude 59.92 W.
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We would like to express our appreciation to Parks Canada, 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 to Sable Island 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 October can be unpredictable due to fog or flooded beach conditions on Sable Island. We 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, protected bird species, etc.) of Sable Island ahead of our operation.
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