[Lowfer] Overnight Navtex

[Collins, Graham]

I monitor NAVTEX on 518 and 490 on a regular basis but I haven't checked last night's log yet.

All the big US and Canadian East Coast stations I copy every night including Bermuda and Puerto Rico. Greenland however, I only see from time to time when it manages to peak through between transmissions from the other BIG East Coast stations. Iqualuit is another that I only see snippets from time to time between the BIG stations but I think Iqualuit is now closed for the season. So far many garbled snippets that I think are Iqualuit but so far not a single positive ID.

I am in the process of improving my receiving setup with an eye on being able to receive many of the LowFER's.

Cheers, Graham ve3gtc FN25ig (near Ottawa)



-----Original Message-----
From: lowfer-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:lowfer-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of John Bruce McCreath
Sent: December 9, 2011 09:17
To: Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European, & UK) and MedFer bands
Subject: [Lowfer] Overnight Navtex

Had good decodes of Bermuda and Greenland last night, with the usual regulars as well.
Listening with one of my BCB xtal radios last evening I was hearing Spanish language,
likely from Mexico or another Central American country, no IDs though. 

73, J.B., VE3EAR

LowFER Beacon "EAR"
188.830 kHz. QRSS30
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