I’ve started messing around with Navtex decoding again after giving up a couple of years ago. This time around I’m using YaND combined with the Perseus SDR and have been achieving nice results during overnight decoding sessions. Some of the more distant “regulars” are NMQ Cambria (California), NMC San Francisco (Point Reyes), NMW Astoria (Oregon), ZBM Bermuda & NMR San Juan.
I received a DXer’s Christmas present on December 24th with the captures shown below of station NMO from Honolulu, HI. at a distance of 4,321 miles – a new distance record for me. Times shown below are UTC.
2012-12-24 10:29:22> ZCZC OA64
2012-12-24 10:29:28> SECTOR HONOLULU BNM 291-12
2012-12-24 10:29:36> HI ISLANDS – ISLAND OF OAHU FIREWORKS DISPLAY
2012-12-24 10:29:51> 1. THERE WILL BE A FIREWORKS DISPLAY FROM 2330W 31 DEC 12 – 0030W
2012-12-24 10:29:52>
2012-12-24 10:30:04> 01 JAN 13 IN POSN 21-16.40N 157-50.14W, APPROXIMATELY 1500 FEET
2012-12-24 10:30:05>
2012-12-24 10:30:17> SOUTH OF WAIKIKI BEACH. ALL VESSELS ~AA~ ~ACCAK~CL~ ~~FTIKS~MC~~~~CF
2012-12-24 10:30:41> ~~{}
2012-12-24 10:30:47> THROUGHOUT UNTIL CANCELLED. Y
2012-12-24 10:30:54> E~TD~JDWHX~V~~C~~Z~{}XX
2012-12-24 10:30:56>
2012-12-24 10:30:58> NNNN
2012-12-24 10:31:16> ZCZC OE12
2012-12-24 10:31:28> 1. THE FOLLOWING SECTOR HONOLULU SAFETY BROADCAST NOTICE TO MARINERS
2012-12-24 10:31:29>
2012-12-24 10:32:05> ARE STILL IN EFFECT AS OF 14~~~~~~{}~~~~~~~{}
2012-12-24 10:32:05>
2012-12-24 10:32:45> ZCZC OA38
2012-12-24 10:32:55> SECTOR SFN~~~ACUT~MMPUZQKCAGM~II~~~~ONDFMF{} ISLAND OF MAUI
2012-12-24 10:33:04> 1. HAWAII EXPLOSIVES AND PYROTECHNICS WILL BE
2012-12-24 10:33:10> CONDUCTING A NEW YEARS
2012-12-24 10:33:20> EVE FIREWORKS DISPLAY 800 FT OFF SHORE FROM WAILEA,
2012-12-24 10:33:23> MAUI COMMENCING
2012-12-24 10:33:33> AT MIDNIGHT 31 DEC 12. A 420 FT FALLOUT ZONE CENTERED
2012-12-24 10:33:36> ON POSN
2012-12-24 10:33:46> 20-40.983N 156-269733W WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL THE ALL
2012-12-24 10:33:50> CLEAR SIGNAL
2012-12-24 10:34:00> HAS BEEN GIVEN BY THE DISPLAY OPERATOR. VESSELS ARE ADVISED
2012-12-24 10:34:03> TO REMAIN
2012-12-24 10:34:12> CLEAR OF THE FALL OUT ZONE DURING THE SHOW.
2012-12-24 10:34:20> 2. CANCEL AT TIME//011030Z JAN 13//
2012-12-24 10:34:21>
2012-12-24 10:34:24> NNNN
2012-12-24 10:34:43> ZCZC OE79
2012-12-24 10:34:55> 1. THE FOLLOWING SECTOR HONOLULU SAFETY{}
2012-12-24 10:34:56>
2012-12-24 10:35:05> WRE STILL IN EFFECT AS OF 21150Z DEC 12:
2012-12-24 10:35:14> 284-12 HAZNAV DTG 040440Z DEC 12
2012-12-24 10:35:16> TQWOQA~
2012-12-24 10:35:16>
2012-12-24 10:35:25> MMMMGFYPAZYVJMM{} 1{}
2012-12-24 10:35:26> 29~72~~
2012-12-24 10:35:29> ~8~~~~.~?~~..9#
2012-12-24 10:35:35> .9.#+~~~~~~{}
2012-12-24 10:35:38> 293-12 FI~EWBRVS
2012-12-24 10:35:39> N
2012-12-24 10:35:39>
2012-12-24 10:35:53> TNVNMWHHMMCI~~~~JKZN~PGAMWPXM AGM~I{}ORAQW FIREWORKS DTG -00001Z DE
2012-12-24 10:35:55> C 12
2012-12-24 10:36:00> 295-12 HAZOPS ~~ ~ ~LG~
2012-12-24 10:36:13> 2~~(613-.20/~,~&.~88~~~~?,7+3(:8&…..$-+$ …………2##..-8~~8~(( PFGAH~C~M~
2012-12-24 10:36:13>
2012-12-24 10:36:26> ~O~~~KN~{}R SECTOR HONOLULU BROADCAST NOTICE TO MARINERS HAVE
2012-12-24 10:36:28> BEEN
2012-12-24 10:36:31> CANCELLED.//
2012-12-24 10:36:32>
2012-12-24 10:36:35> NNNN
