[Lowfer] Overnight Navtex

[Collins, Graham]

Hi Laurence,

It is my understanding that Iqaluit closes for the season in late November and Labrador picks up the NAVTEX weather broadcasts. Once upon a time this may not have true. 

VYD69 is familiar - isn't that First Air/Bradley?

I have spent some time in YRB with Polar Shelf. I also flew through there (and points north) many times when I was with DND. That was many years ago however.

Cheers, Graham ve3gtc 

ex operator and/or licencee of VO1QC VO1RCS VE3RCS VE7TAR VE8CFS and VE8RCS



 

-----Original Message-----
From: lowfer-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:lowfer-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Howell, Laurence J
Sent: December 9, 2011 10:44
To: Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European, & UK) and MedFer bands
Subject: Re: [Lowfer] Overnight Navtex

>From my viewpoint there's still quite a lot of attenuation on the Polar paths still Graham - the topping up of the  Proton figures are still too high for my liking and this may be knocking off Iqaluit off a bit. Navtex used to run +365 up there when I worked at Res Bay/Resolute so surprised if they knocked it off..but hey Im not paying the bills up there!


Laurence KL7UK/5 "x" of  VYD69 and VOO264/265



 

-----Original Message-----
From: lowfer-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:lowfer-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Collins, Graham
Sent: Friday, December 09, 2011 8:30 AM
To: Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European, & UK) and MedFer bands
Subject: [EXTERNAL]Re: [Lowfer] Overnight Navtex

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)

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