[Lowfer] T/A of another kind

[John Bruce McCreath]

I logged my first ever trans-atlantic navtex decode last night when I bagged $01E in Niton, England.

Report from     : Bruce McCreath, VE3EAR
QTH                  : Saltford, ON, Canada
Locators           : 43.74N  81.69W (EN93dr)
Receiver          : TS-440S into DSP-59+ filter
Antenna 1       : Delta loop 30M a side apex up
Antenna 2       : VE7SL type 3M octagonal loop
Antenna 3       : W1VD ver. AMRAD active whip
Decoder          : YaND V 6.3
  
YYYYMMDD HHMM KHz ID  CALL STATION COUNTRY  DIST (Km)
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20131228 0651 518 $04R NMR San Juan,PTR    3129
20131228 0747 518 $12W NMW Astoria, OR,USA 3290
20131229 0455 518 $01E GNI Niton,ENG       5847

RAW LOG
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20131229 0455 518 $01E GNI Niton,ENG       5847
2013-12-29 04:55:47> ZCZC EA03
2013-12-29 04:55:54> CCGDSEVEN BNM 557-13(UPDATE 1) 
2013-12-29 04:56:01> ATLC OCEAN-FLORIDA-CAPE CANAVERAL 
2013-12-29 04:56:10> 1.  ERN RGE OP X0240 FALCON-9 THAICOM-6 WILL 
2013-12-29 04:56:14> BE CONDUCTING 
2013-12-29 04:56:23> HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS SURFACE TO UNLIMITED WITHIN 
2013-12-29 04:56:28> THE FOLLOWING AREAS. 
2013-12-29 04:56:33> A.  FROM 2846N   8037W 
2013-12-29 04:56:38>          TO 2848N   8025W 
2013-12-29 04:56:43>          TO 2822N   7700W 
2013-12-29 04:56:49>          TO 2813N   7700W 
2013-12-29 04:56:54>          TO 2804N   7703W 
2013-12-29 04:57:03>          TO 2828N   8041W TO BEGINNING 
2013-12-29 04:57:08> B.  FROM 2807N   7400W 
2013-12-29 04:57:13>          TO 2813N   7236W 
2013-12-29 04:57:19>          TO 2740N   7001W 
2013-12-29 04:57:24>          TO 2728N   6929W 
2013-12-29 04:57:29>          TO 2712N   6929W 
2013-12-29 04:57:36>          TO 2708N   7001W 
2013-12-29 04:57:41>          TO 2723N   7257W 
2013-12-29 04:57:48>          ~O ~WURE~N   ~URPPW TO BEGINNING 
2013-12-29 04:57:58> 2.  HAZARD [PERIODS] FOR P~IMARY ~AUNCH DA~ AN~ 
2013-12-29 04:58:02> BACKUP~LAUN~H DAY: 
2013-12-29 04:59:01> ~R~M~RY LAUNC~ ~A~~~~{}ED.~.~, 59 ~2~~8,`~~2~~TO~~~~{}~
2013-12-29 04:59:14> .THU...~3 59 ,3 28,` ~25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
2013-12-29 04:59:15> 
2013-12-29 04:59:17> 
2013-12-29 04:59:24> S OF NEW ENGLAND...OUT TO 1000 FMS 
2013-12-29 04:59:25> 
2013-12-29 04:59:29> ...GALE WARNING... 
2013-12-29 04:59:30> 
2013-12-29 04:59:43> .OVERNIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. 
2013-12-29 04:59:56> .SUN...W OF 70W...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S TO SE 
2013-12-29 04:59:57> 
2013-12-29 05:00:10> 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 70W...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 
2013-12-29 05:00:11> 25 
2013-12-29 05:00:23> KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 
2013-12-29 05:00:26> 6 
2013-12-29 05:00:27> FT. 
2013-12-29 05:00:40> .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...BECOMING W TO NW AFTER 
2013-12-29 05:00:52> MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE EVENING. RAIN. 
2013-12-29 05:00:54> 
2013-12-29 05:01:00> VSBY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE EVENING.