Return-Path: Received: from mtain-dg11.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-dg11.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.65.19]) by air-dd06.mail.aol.com (v129.4) with ESMTP id MAILINDD064-86ae4d053966259; Sun, 12 Dec 2010 16:06:46 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-dg11.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id B5AD2380000A0; Sun, 12 Dec 2010 16:06:41 -0500 (EST) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1PRt6y-0005Fn-Gr for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sun, 12 Dec 2010 21:05:40 +0000 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1PRt6y-0005Fe-3X for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 12 Dec 2010 21:05:40 +0000 Received: from anchor-post-2.mail.demon.net ([195.173.77.133]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1PRt6u-00067d-D1 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 12 Dec 2010 21:05:39 +0000 Received: from sighthound.demon.co.uk ([80.177.174.126]) by anchor-post-2.mail.demon.net with esmtp (Exim 4.69) id 1PRt6s-0007PF-lI for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 12 Dec 2010 21:05:34 +0000 Received: from svr3 (unknown [192.168.21.4]) by svr3.twatt.home (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4C2251BE7D for ; Sun, 12 Dec 2010 21:05:18 +0000 (GMT) Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2010 21:05:17 +0000 From: John GM4SLV To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Message-ID: <20101212210517.2a570237@svr3> In-Reply-To: References: <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: 0.3 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,MAILTO_TO_SPAM_ADDR=0.276,UPPERCASE_25_50=0 Subject: Re: LF: Re: 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=1.3 required=5.0 tests=MAILTO_TO_SPAM_ADDR, 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: 3039ac1d41134d0539610cda X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none Louis, I use YaND (Yet another Navtex Decoder) by Dirk Claessens, as mentioned by Jan PA3ABK in another message here.. It is very good, and has extra features for automatically identifying the station being received, collating reception reports etc etc. It is available here: http://users.telenet.be/NAVTEX/YAND/ as well as from the files section of the Yahoo group "Navtexdx" I would recommend trying it! John GM4SLV On Sun, 12 Dec 2010 19:59:13 +0100 "L.v.Erck" wrote: > GE JOHN! > > WHAT PROGRAM DO YOU USE TO DECODE NAVTEX? MUST BE A GOOD ONE. MINE > WONT PHASE EVEN WHEN SIGNAL IS S9 ++++++++ > > 73 LOUIS/PAoLCE. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John GM4SLV" > To: > Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2010 1:50 PM > Subject: LF: China on 518kHz Navtex > > > > 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 > > > >