Return-Path: Received: from mtain-di11.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-di11.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.64.15]) by air-mc04.mail.aol.com (v129.4) with ESMTP id MAILINMC044-a9324d04c55717f; Sun, 12 Dec 2010 07:51:35 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-di11.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id 04CAD380000B6; Sun, 12 Dec 2010 07:51:33 -0500 (EST) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1PRlO0-0008UL-ME for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sun, 12 Dec 2010 12:50:44 +0000 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1PRlO0-0008UC-7B for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 12 Dec 2010 12:50:44 +0000 Received: from lon1-post-2.mail.demon.net ([195.173.77.149]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1PRlNy-00034N-Gr for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 12 Dec 2010 12:50:44 +0000 Received: from sighthound.demon.co.uk ([80.177.174.126]) by lon1-post-2.mail.demon.net with esmtp (Exim 4.69) id 1PRlNx-00012Z-bK for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 12 Dec 2010 12:50:41 +0000 Received: from svr3 (unknown [192.168.21.4]) by svr3.twatt.home (Postfix) with ESMTP id E65BE1BE7D for ; Sun, 12 Dec 2010 12:50:28 +0000 (GMT) Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2010 12:50:28 +0000 From: John GM4SLV To: Message-ID: <20101212125028.51b041bb@svr3> Organization: The Gammy Bird X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.7.6 (GTK+ 2.22.0; i486-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,UPPERCASE_25_50=0 Subject: LF: China on 518kHz Navtex Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.3 required=5.0 tests=LINES_OF_YELLING, UPPERCASE_25_50 autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false x-aol-global-disposition: G x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d400f4d04c5557435 X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none Hello, Slightly Off Topic, but last evening I received a Navtex transmission from China on 518kHz, a distance of 9061km and at an early time of 1811UTC. 20101211 1811 518 $11N XSQ Guangzhou,CHN 9061 Here's the decoded text.... 18:10:21> ZCZC NA99 18:10:23> 091953UTC DEC 2010 18:10:27> GUANGZHOURADIO/XSQ 18:10:27> 18:10:35> TN/W GUANGZHOU NR281/0210 CK53/50 10 0340L 18:10:40> NAVIGATIONAL WARNING (IMPORTANT) 18:10:43> TO ALL SHIPS 18:10:53> GD0210 SOUTH CHINA SEA IT IS REPORTED NAN AO 13016 WITH 3 CREW 18:11:03> CARRYING OUT HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY IN POSN 1958N 11443E ON 30 18:11:31> NOV AND LOST CONTACT PASSING VESSELS ARE REQUESTED TO KI~~~~~~~~~{} Keep an ear out for other far-east MF signals -- I believe 500kHz is still used commercially over there. Cheers, John GM4SLV