[Lowfer] Navtex 500 kHz

[Stan, W1LE]

The radio station NMF NAVTEX transmitter is actually on the 
Massachusetts Military reservation.
It runs a single vertical antenna and runs about 1-2 KW.
Last time I say some specs was a few years ago.

It is NOT physically located in Boston. It is located in FN41sr or rr on 
western Cape Cod
between Sandwich and Bourne.
I can see the vertical from my tower.

NMF is one of the 2 Coast Guard radio sites on the East coast. All 
connections to the radio operators
are via telephone lines, in other words the (RX) radio operators are 
remoted elsewhere.

NMF is a large transmitting antenna field. Lotsa HF directional arrays. 
Last I visited about a decade ago,
there were about 10 to 15 Collins 10KW transmitters using some of the 
biggest
continuous flexible runs of air dielectric coax I have ever seen.
 Nothing like directional log periodic wire arrays to put the signal 
where it is needed.

GL with the NAVTEX intercepts.

Stan, W1LE    Cape Cod    FN41sr



jrusgrove at comcast.net wrote:
> Thanks to all that responded with additional info and lists of stations received on Navtex. One 
> thing that I haven't seen (yet) is is a list of what each Navtex station is running for power and 
> antenna. This would be worthwhile to know to help predict what might be possible with the 500 kHz 
> Part 5 experiments. It appears that Navtex transmitters are available in the 0.5 - 5 kw range. If 
> anyone has further info I'd appreciate seeing it.
>
> Received several messages from CBP Puerto Montt Chile on 518 last night at a distance of 5726 miles. 
> California started decoding around midnight and continued sporadically until shortly after sunrise 
> here. Still looking for the elusive O in Honolulu. That one may take a while and more than a little 
> luck!
>
> Jay W1VD  WD2XNS  WE2XGR/2 
>
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