[Lowfer] 518 kHz Navtex

[Garry Hess]

Good propagation to the west returned last night with five area 12 
stations decoded: C, San Francisco, Ca; H, Tofino, BC; J, Kodiak, AK; Q, 
Long Beach, CA; and W, Astoria, OR.

Long Beach decoded first, quite early at 0252Z, overpowering the Sydney, 
NS station to the east. San Francisco came through at 0420Z just after 
Bermuda and overpowering Rivière-au-Renard, QC. At 0450Z area 4 station 
F in Boston decoded. This isn't a big deal in terms of DX but usually 
it's overwhelmed by station E in GA. However, last night for some reason 
E was thankfully silent. Next up was area 4, station M in Greenland at 
0600Z. It also decoded well at 1000Z. Astoria was in for several 
messages beginning 0740Z. Kodiak, AK was in and out for many minutes but 
the last message at 0942Z decoded fully:

ZCZC JA32
SECTOR JUNEAU BNM 006-14
A_ - SOUTHEAST - SUMNER STRAIT
FIVE KM SHOAL LB F (LLNR 23285) PREVIOUSLY REP AS
DISPLAYING IMPROPER CHARACTERISTICS IS NOW WATCHING PROPERLY.
CANCEL SECTOR JUNEAU BNM 251-13 DTG 170918Z DEC 13.

NNNN

Tofino, area 12 station H decoded the intro but just a bit of the 
message at 1201Z. As this note was started San Francisco, CA was 
decoding messages again (1221Z). Too bad "local" area 4 station N was 
long-winded as usual at 1010Z or perhaps Hawaii might have decoded, but 
all in all a good night for Navtex.

-- 
73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL