NAVTEX on 518khz

February 10, 2010 | Amateur Radio | By: Mark VandeWettering

I don’t have the right antennas or the best setup for decoding, but I can still occasionally hear some of the more local NAVTEX stations, and using MultiPSK (capable, but man, is that one program in need of a makeover) I managed to decode some of the alerts. Without further ado:

PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY BRIDGE NAVIGATIONAL LIGHTS REPORTED 
INOPERATIONAL DUE TO A POWER OUTAGE. 

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BRK
ZCZC QA04
CCGD11 BNM D11 0110-10 
1. CALIFORNIA - GULF OF SANTA CATALINA 
OCEANSIDE DANGER BUOY (LLNR 2317) IS MISSING. 

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ZCZC QE42
DGPS BNM 133-10 
AUSTIN, NV DGPS BROADCAST SITE IS UNUSABLE AS OF 071145Z FEB 
10 UNTIL 
FURTHER NOTICE. 

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ZCZC QA64
CCGD11 BNM D11 0113-10 
1. CA-SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND 
HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE FOLLOWING TIMES: 

 090800T-091200T FEB 10 
 101700T-102130T FEB 10 
IN AN AREA BOUND BY THE FOLLOWING COORDINATES: 
 32-55-00N  118-25-00W 
 32-55-00N  118-15-00W 
 32-45-00N  118-15-00W 
 32-45-00N  118-25-00W 
 TO POINT OF ORIGIN. 
MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO STAY CLEAR OF THIS AREA. 
2. CANCEL BROADCAST AT TIME//110530Z FEB 10// 

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ZCZC QA19
CCGD$1 BNM D11 0123-10 
1. CALIFORNIA - NEWPORT BAY 
NEWPORT BAY CHANNEL LIGHT 11 (LLNR 2470) HAS BEEN 
REPORTRD EXTINGUISHED. 

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ZCZC QA90
CCGD11 BNM D11 0115-10 
1. CA-SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND 
HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE FOLLOWING TIMES: 

 100700T-101700T FEB 10 
 110700T-111700T FEB 10 
 120700T-120700T FEB 10 
IN AN AREA BOUND BY THE FOLLOWING COOODINATES: 
 32-55-00N  118-25-0-W 
 32-5--00N  118-15-0-W 
 32-40-00N  118-15-00W__
  2-20-_0PU  118-35-00W W
_  2-25-00N 111-35300WI_
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