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