[Lowfer] Navtex DX despite ice storm

[jrusgrove at comcast.net]

JB

How much ice did you get? I've been hearing  wx reports that some areas might get as much as 2" ... 
yikes! Biggest ice we've ever had here was about 1-1/2" diameter and that was bad enough.

Last nights Navtex here included, W - Kook Island GRL, X - Labrador NL, Seven Islands NB, I- 
Upernavik GRL and the seldom seen T - Iqaluit NU. No EU stations logged.

Good luck with the ice.

Jay W1VD  WD2XNS  WE2XGR/2  WG2XRS/2



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Bruce McCreath" <weazle at hurontel.on.ca>
To: "Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European, &amp;UK) and MedFer bands" <lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2013 8:54 AM
Subject: [Lowfer] Navtex DX despite ice storm


> We had a major ice storm go through overnight, leaving all of my wire antennas sagging, but still 
> up!
> It appears EAR is still on the air, although it's likely out of tune due to the ice on the antenna 
> and the
> helix house.  It's supposed to warm up by noon, so hopefully the ice will all melt.
>
> I still managed to decode some Navtex DX, logging Greenland and Oregon, as seen below:
>
> YYYYMMDD HHMM KHz ID  CALL STATION,COUNTRY  DIST (Km)
> -----------------------------------------------------
> 20131221 0600 518 $04M XXX Simiutaq/Cape Farewell,GRL 3014
> 20131221 1145 518 $12W NMW Astoria, OR,USA 3290
>
> RAW LOG
> ---
> 20131221 0600 518 $04M XXX Simiutaq/Cape Farewell,GRL 3014
> 2013-12-21 06:00:42> ZCZC MN~9~~~I~WQPYPP UTC3?~~: .3
> 2013-12-21 06:00:50> GREENLAND S~MIKTAQ4+NO MESSAGE ON HAND
> 2013-12-21 06:00:50> NNNN
>
> ---
> 20131221 1145 518 $12W NMW Astoria, OR,USA 3290
> 2013-12-21 11:45:03> ZCZCFWA~~P~TZ
> 2013-12-21 11:45:07> CCGD13 BNH JQWEPAQEM
> 2013-12-21 11:45:15> COLUMBI AIVER - VANCOUVER TO THE DA~LLEY
> 2013-12-21 11:45:26> 1. RE~ 8`-, 9-~~3,43-4 )8~~~~(?)),4 10~75)~ -` ?33 4309453
>
> 73, J.B., VE3EAR
>
> LowFER Beacon "EAR"
> 188.830 kHz. QRSS30
> EN93dr
>
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