[GreenKeys] Possible TTY channel 518 KHz

[Andreas Müller]

Hi Larry,
the Navtex service is still active. AFAIK it works with 100 Bd FEC and so it 
cannot be received with a normal TTY. I was told that there is software 
around to decode Navtex. Maybe another listmember knows more?
Regards
Andreas


Am Donnerstag, 9. November 2006 16:25 schrieb Larry Tighe:
> Howdy Folks,
>
> I was polking around on eBay and found this receiver: ALDEN NAVTEX RECEIVER
> MODEL AE-900  I Googled the unit and it comes up as a 518 KHz single
> channel receiver.  It prints out weather and emergency information. 
> Transmitting stations are all over the world according to the write-up.  In
> the specs for audio, 1700 Hz and 85 cycle shift !!  I'm assuming it's the
> mark freq.
>
> Is this still an active service?  Is it 60 WPM 45.5?  Or, have they shifted
> to satellite?
>
> Lar
> Larry T
> www.antiquetelephone.com
>
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