[Lowfer] Navtex attempt, day 1

[Neil Klagge]

Garry, thanks for the info and those links. For now, I will try the free
pgms as I learn about Navtex. Mark, KU7Z has been a great help to me in all
of this LF/MF activity. He lives about 15 miles N. of me but we have only
met on email, LOL....

Neil

w0yse, Layton Utah


On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 8:24 PM, Garry Hess <k3siw at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Neil,
>
> A concise description of Navtex reception is at
> http://olivier.marsan.free.fr/**AMARADP/amarad_elements/**navtexintro.pdf<http://olivier.marsan.free.fr/AMARADP/amarad_elements/navtexintro.pdf>.
> A more detailed description is at http://www.sjospeider.org/**navguide.pdf<http://www.sjospeider.org/navguide.pdf>.
> The program NAVTEXvw.exe provides a flexible transmission schedule. It used
> to be available via http://www.ndblist.info/**navtex.htm<http://www.ndblist.info/navtex.htm>but now might require joining the Navtex Yahoo group.
>
> I've tried quite a few different decoders and like Jay, W1VD, find SeaTTY
> to be the best. Even though it is not free and some other programs have
> more features, for me it decodes best.
>
> Roger, I have a tough time decoding Boston, $04F even though I'm much
> closer. The reason is Savannah, $04E usually transmits well past its
> allocated 10 minute window. That's a problem with numerous other US Navtex
> stations and it often makes decoding more distant stations problematic.
> Bermuda, $04B is another example. Miami, $04A usually covers it up.
>
> Incidentally, while 518 kHz is the most common frequency to monitor for
> Navtex, there is a lot of European activity on 490 kHz. There local
> languages are the norm rather than English. Canada operates area 4 stations
> D,J,S, and V in French. Don't know if there is any activity on the west
> coast. Mark, KU7Z has decoded Japanese stations on 424 kHz too. There is
> also Navtex activity on various HF frequencies.
>
> --
> 73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL
>
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