[IRCA] Chile logged on 518 kHz
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY Drake R8B, longwires Yes, slightly off-topic for MW enthusiasts, but read on! With help from Bill Hepburn I've been learning to use DSC Decoder and SeaTTY software to decode NAVTEX transmissions on 518 kHz during the last several days. The DSC software is availble on a 21 day trial and SeaTTY is shareware. Once you get the hang of it it is possible to get marine weather in text form. The only hardware needed is a regular audio cable between the Drake's line out and the computer's line in. A nice feature is that I can tune my radio to 519.09 LSB, go do other things, and the text appears as a digest to be reviewed later. SeaTTY is lbrings in a lot of corrupt text, but seems to capture a lot more than the DSC program. However the DSC program when it hits is in much more readible form. Stations heard so far include: Cheapeake VA Boston MA Miami FL Sydney NS Labrador NL Wiarton ON New Orleans LA Sept-Iles QC San Francisco CA Saint John NB Savannah GA This evening I was really pleased to receive fragmentary text messages from stations in Nuuk, Greenland and Magallenes, Chile. While not strictly MW, I find it fascinating that Greenland and Chile can be heard on the edge of the MW band from western NY. It appears that the Chile reception is even further south than Bill's Puerto Mott reception of a few days ago. ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] Chile logged on 518 kHz
Nice logs. I just started listening on 518 kHz and this past week received an email verie from VAE Tofino MCTS, Amphitrite Point, BC. What type of antenna are you using? Martin Foltz Mission Viejo CA > Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2008 22:28:19 -0500 > From: "Jim Renfrew" > Subject: [IRCA] Chile logged on 518 kHz > To: , , "Mailing list for the > International Radio Club of America" , > > Message-ID: <9b8be19a4b314600a8c651d6e7042...@user7f8a0d0829> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > Jim Renfrew, Holley NY > Drake R8B, longwires > > Yes, slightly off-topic for MW enthusiasts, but read on! > > With help from Bill Hepburn I've been learning to use DSC Decoder and SeaTTY > software to decode NAVTEX transmissions on 518 kHz during the last several > days. The DSC software is availble on a 21 day trial and SeaTTY is > shareware. Once you get the hang of it it is possible to get marine weather > in text form. The only hardware needed is a regular audio cable between the > Drake's line out and the computer's line in. > > A nice feature is that I can tune my radio to 519.09 LSB, go do other > things, and the text appears as a digest to be reviewed later. SeaTTY is > lbrings in a lot of corrupt text, but seems to capture a lot more than the > DSC program. However the DSC program when it hits is in much more readible > form. > > Stations heard so far include: > > Cheapeake VA > Boston MA > Miami FL > Sydney NS > Labrador NL > Wiarton ON > New Orleans LA > Sept-Iles QC > San Francisco CA > Saint John NB > Savannah GA > > This evening I was really pleased to receive fragmentary text messages from > stations in Nuuk, Greenland and Magallenes, Chile. While not strictly MW, I > find it fascinating that Greenland and Chile can be heard on the edge of the > MW band from western NY. It appears that the Chile reception is even > further south than Bill's Puerto Mott reception of a few days ago. ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] Chile logged on 518 kHz
Jim I've been DXing NAVTEX off and on for a couple of years. Best catch so far is Sandakan, Malaysia during a DXpedition to Grayland, WA. At Grayland I've also heard Japan, Russia, Korea, Taiwan, and China several times, and Guam once. From home, I've found Kodiak to be a very prolific source of weather material for the Gulf of Alaska, Bering Sea, Arctic Ocean, Aleutian Islands, etc. I can also hear Tofino, Astoria, Prince Rupert, San Francisco, and Long Beach regularly, and sometimes Honolulu, New Orleans, Miami, and San Juan. The "content" can be interesting at times, dealing with stuff like naval exercises (areas to avoid), storms, capsized ships, maritime hazards, etc. There's a gold mine of Navtex information at http://www.beaconworld.org.uk/navtex.htm Bruce in Seattle Jim Renfrew wrote: Jim Renfrew, Holley NY Drake R8B, longwires Yes, slightly off-topic for MW enthusiasts, but read on! With help from Bill Hepburn I've been learning to use DSC Decoder and SeaTTY software to decode NAVTEX transmissions on 518 kHz during the last several days. The DSC software is availble on a 21 day trial and SeaTTY is shareware. Once you get the hang of it it is possible to get marine weather in text form. The only hardware needed is a regular audio cable between the Drake's line out and the computer's line in. A nice feature is that I can tune my radio to 519.09 LSB, go do other things, and the text appears as a digest to be reviewed later. SeaTTY is lbrings in a lot of corrupt text, but seems to capture a lot more than the DSC program. However the DSC program when it hits is in much more readible form. Stations heard so far include: Cheapeake VA Boston MA Miami FL Sydney NS Labrador NL Wiarton ON New Orleans LA Sept-Iles QC San Francisco CA Saint John NB Savannah GA This evening I was really pleased to receive fragmentary text messages from stations in Nuuk, Greenland and Magallenes, Chile. While not strictly MW, I find it fascinating that Greenland and Chile can be heard on the edge of the MW band from western NY. It appears that the Chile reception is even further south than Bill's Puerto Mott reception of a few days ago. ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] Chile logged on 518 kHz
Two longwires, 200' south, 500' west. Jim - Original Message - From: "Martin and Wendy Foltz" To: Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 1:02 AM Subject: Re: [IRCA] Chile logged on 518 kHz Nice logs. I just started listening on 518 kHz and this past week received an email verie from VAE Tofino MCTS, Amphitrite Point, BC. What type of antenna are you using? Martin Foltz Mission Viejo CA Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2008 22:28:19 -0500 From: "Jim Renfrew" Subject: [IRCA] Chile logged on 518 kHz To: , , "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" , Message-ID: <9b8be19a4b314600a8c651d6e7042...@user7f8a0d0829> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Jim Renfrew, Holley NY Drake R8B, longwires Yes, slightly off-topic for MW enthusiasts, but read on! With help from Bill Hepburn I've been learning to use DSC Decoder and SeaTTY software to decode NAVTEX transmissions on 518 kHz during the last several days. The DSC software is availble on a 21 day trial and SeaTTY is shareware. Once you get the hang of it it is possible to get marine weather in text form. The only hardware needed is a regular audio cable between the Drake's line out and the computer's line in. A nice feature is that I can tune my radio to 519.09 LSB, go do other things, and the text appears as a digest to be reviewed later. SeaTTY is lbrings in a lot of corrupt text, but seems to capture a lot more than the DSC program. However the DSC program when it hits is in much more readible form. Stations heard so far include: Cheapeake VA Boston MA Miami FL Sydney NS Labrador NL Wiarton ON New Orleans LA Sept-Iles QC San Francisco CA Saint John NB Savannah GA This evening I was really pleased to receive fragmentary text messages from stations in Nuuk, Greenland and Magallenes, Chile. While not strictly MW, I find it fascinating that Greenland and Chile can be heard on the edge of the MW band from western NY. It appears that the Chile reception is even further south than Bill's Puerto Mott reception of a few days ago. ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.9.19/1860 - Release Date: 12/21/2008 3:08 PM ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] Chile logged on 518 kHz
I've been working with Bill Hepburn's Navtex list as a guide for IDs. I like the whale sightings that are mentioned. The San Francisco station described a sunken container ship just under the surface - to be avoided. Jim - Original Message - From: "Bruce Portzer" To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 2:04 AM Subject: Re: [IRCA] Chile logged on 518 kHz Jim I've been DXing NAVTEX off and on for a couple of years. Best catch so far is Sandakan, Malaysia during a DXpedition to Grayland, WA. At Grayland I've also heard Japan, Russia, Korea, Taiwan, and China several times, and Guam once. From home, I've found Kodiak to be a very prolific source of weather material for the Gulf of Alaska, Bering Sea, Arctic Ocean, Aleutian Islands, etc. I can also hear Tofino, Astoria, Prince Rupert, San Francisco, and Long Beach regularly, and sometimes Honolulu, New Orleans, Miami, and San Juan. The "content" can be interesting at times, dealing with stuff like naval exercises (areas to avoid), storms, capsized ships, maritime hazards, etc. There's a gold mine of Navtex information at http://www.beaconworld.org.uk/navtex.htm Bruce in Seattle Jim Renfrew wrote: Jim Renfrew, Holley NY Drake R8B, longwires Yes, slightly off-topic for MW enthusiasts, but read on! With help from Bill Hepburn I've been learning to use DSC Decoder and SeaTTY software to decode NAVTEX transmissions on 518 kHz during the last several days. The DSC software is availble on a 21 day trial and SeaTTY is shareware. Once you get the hang of it it is possible to get marine weather in text form. The only hardware needed is a regular audio cable between the Drake's line out and the computer's line in. A nice feature is that I can tune my radio to 519.09 LSB, go do other things, and the text appears as a digest to be reviewed later. SeaTTY is lbrings in a lot of corrupt text, but seems to capture a lot more than the DSC program. However the DSC program when it hits is in much more readible form. Stations heard so far include: Cheapeake VA Boston MA Miami FL Sydney NS Labrador NL Wiarton ON New Orleans LA Sept-Iles QC San Francisco CA Saint John NB Savannah GA This evening I was really pleased to receive fragmentary text messages from stations in Nuuk, Greenland and Magallenes, Chile. While not strictly MW, I find it fascinating that Greenland and Chile can be heard on the edge of the MW band from western NY. It appears that the Chile reception is even further south than Bill's Puerto Mott reception of a few days ago. ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.9.19/1860 - Release Date: 12/21/2008 3:08 PM ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
