DX Engineering gear, from baluns to single-band dipoles, played a major role in helping hams make contact with the CY0S team.
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What a year it has been for DXing enthusiasts! We’ve already seen two rare DXpeditions (Bouvet Island and Desecheo Island) log more than 100,000 QSOs each.
Plus, March went out like a lion with the roaring success of the Sable Island CY0S activation, which went QRT on March 31 after putting more than 103,000 QSOs in the log, representing contacts with 169 DXCC entities.
“The band conditions have been very challenging, but the team did the best they could under the circumstances. Eight band DXCC was achieved with 95 countries on 60 meters,” wrote CY0S operator Murray, WA4DAN, as the activation neared its conclusion.
Bouvet 3Y0K, Desecheo KP5/NP3VI, and CY0S were all supported by DX Engineering, which provided a range of equipment to make these opportunities available for the amateur radio community.
Watch the video below of DX Engineering CEO Tim Duffy, K3LR, interviewing Glenn Johnson, W0GJ, of the CY0S team from Sable Island, with operators busy at work in the background. The interview was streamed live on the DX Engineering Facebook page and YouTube channel.
“We couldn’t have done this without DX Engineering just because of the support and the logistics, coax, connectors and everything that you provided,” W0GJ said.
Other topics discussed include CY0S’s use of the new FlexRadio Aurora Transceivers with Maestro Control Console—a huge benefit due to the weight restrictions of what could be transported onto the island.
The Aurora includes everything needed inside its rugged chassis: power supply, automatic antenna tuner (500W), and transmitter. OnAllBands will let readers know when the Aurora Series Transceivers are available at DX Engineering.
DX Engineering provided a wide range of equipment for CY0S, including:
- DX Engineering Dual Impedance Antenna Transformer
- DX Engineering Vertical Antenna Feedpoint Cables
- DX Engineering RG-8X PL-259 Low-Loss 50-Ohm Coax Cable Assemblies
- DX Engineering Ferrite
- DX Engineering Single-Band Dipole Antenna Kits
DX Engineering also provided:
- Icom IC-905 VHF/UHF/SHF All Mode Transceiver
- Icom CX-10G 10 GHz Transverter
- Mastrant Antenna Support and Guy Line Rope
Sable Island QSL Cards
DX Engineering was also a supporter of the March 2023 CY0S Sable Island DXpedition, which logged more than 84,000 QSOs during operation on this sparsely populated, smile-shaped Canadian island about 190 miles east of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Here is some of the gear the DX Engineering team provided in 2023:
- Patented DX Engineering Radial Plates
- DX Engineering Rope Guying Earth Anchors
- DX Engineering Rope Hardware Kits
- DX Engineering Vertical Antenna Guying Kits
- DX Engineering Premium Radial Wire
- DX Engineering Saddle Clamps
Mark, W8BBQ, DX Engineering customer/technical support specialist, made contact with the CY0 DXpedition in March 2011 (40/20/17/15M SSB). The card provides an excellent look at Sable’s unusual shape as well as a photo of the island’s feral horses walking in procession.
The Sable Island National Park Reserve places the island’s population of these wild horses—known for their thick, shaggy coats—at about 420.
Tom, KB8UUZ, DX Engineering technical writer, reached AA4VK/CY0 on 12M SSB in October 2012. In November 2002, he received the QSL card below from CY0MM after contacting them on 15M SSB.
Visit DXEngineering.com for everything you need to upgrade your station to make sure you’re ready when entities like Sable Island are on the air.
You’ll find transceivers, antennas, amplifiers, CW keys and paddles, headsets and speakers, reference books like “Ham Radio DX: A Complete Guide,” and much more.
Editor’s Note: Every month, DX Engineering features QSL cards from our team members’ personal collections. To highlight upcoming DXpeditions, we’ll be displaying a few of our favorite cards along with details about what it took to make these contacts. We’re excited to share some of the special cards pulled from the thousands we’ve received over the years. We look forward to seeing your cards as well!
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