18.02.2009
ARUBA ON 518 KHZ
After Bermuda radio, I have received this Dx on Navtex frequency:
<05:11:35> ZCZC HA24
<05:11:36> THIS IS COAST GUARD NETHERLANDS ANTILLES AND ARUBA
<05:11:45> TO ALL VESSELS USING EPIRB (EMERGENCY POSITION INDICATOR BEACON) AND PLB (PERSONAL LOCATER BEACON) AS OF 1 FEBRUARY 2009 THE PRO_ESSING OF THE OLDER EPIRB AND PLB FREQUENCY 121,5/243 ___)) _E_M
<05:12:19> AS A RESULT NO MORE 121,5 BUOYS CAN BE USED AS A SATELITE SEARCH AND RESCUE BEACON.
<05:12:33> ONLY BUOYS (EPIRB AND PLB) OPERATING ON THE 406 MHZ FREQUENCY ARE TO B_ USED FOR SEARCH AND RESCUE.
<05:12:50> ALL VESSELS ARE REQUESTED TO CHECK THEIR EPI_B AND PLB'SNNNN
Curacao station is at approx 7450 km from my house. Conditions were quit good to Carribean.
73 de Vincent
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