NDB DX'ING BLOG 190-1750 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

I have received by mail the confirmation from the Duty Officer. Thanks to him to spend a little time to confirm my reception.

"Hello Mr. Lecler,



That was indeed our message. It’s good to see our transmission is being received although it is not quite intended to go that far. In addition to Bermuda Radio transmitting with 500 watts, propagation must have been good yesterday evening. Thank you for the response.



Regards,



Duty Officer



Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre"


73 de Vincent

Les conditions continuent d'être excellentes et donneent l'occasion de recevoir des stations rares. Voici un extrait des stations reçues la nuit dernière avec une nouveauté : Les Bermudes. J'attends la confirmation de Bermuda Radio en espérant qu'ils vont répondre.

<23:04:46> ZCZC AA65
<23:04:48> 062#00 UTC FEB 09
<23:04:51> COA_TAL WARNING NOVOROSSIYSK 9
<23:04:56> RUSSIA

<23:30:47> ZCZC VB01
<23:30:49> FM SUK 06/02/_0_9
<23:30:52> RCVD FM RCC CAIRO _ODAY 06/02_2009
<23:30:57> AT 1121 UTC THAT YACHT
<23:31:02> _AMED
<23:31:02> BA_H_YER_SINKING IN
<23:31:05> PSN _,28 16 _L SHIPS B__CAREFUL IN THIS POSN.
<23:31:14> NNNN

ZCZC NA06
<01:45:42> BROADCAST UNTIL CANCELLED
<01:45:47> SEC NC BNM 096-09
<01:45:51> NC - CAPE FEAR RIVER
<01:45:55> LOWER MIDNIGHT CHAN N RGE REAR LT (LLNR 30645) REP
<01:46:05> EXTING.
<01:46:08>
<01:46:09> NNNN

ZC UA45
<03:21:17> 08_320UTC
<03:21:19> NOTSHIP M2199_
<03:21:22> CABL_ SHIP CS PACIFIC GUARDIAN/GDTT
<03:21:28> _CONDUCTING_CABLE RE_AI_ OPERATIONS IN
<03:21:34> 40 32.664N 64 51.092W (APPROX).
<03:21:40> MARINERS ARE REQUESTED TO EXER_ISE
<03:21:46> CAUTION IN THIS AREA AND GIVE_VESSEL A
<03:21:52> WIDE BERTH. _
<03:21:55> NNNN_

<03:55:50> ZCZC XB35
<03:55:51> REYKJAVIK VIA GRINDAVIK
<03:55:55> 072115 UTC FEB 2009

<03:57:48> ZCZC XZ43
<03:57:50> GREENLAND VIA GRINDAVIK
<03:57:53> NO MESSAGE ON HAND
<03:57:56> NNNN

<04:13:04> Z_Z_ OE51
<04:13:06> BE_MUDA RADIO
<04:13:08> 090208 0245Z
<04:13:10> OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROP_CAL NORTH
<04:13:19> ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA


<04:20:12> ZCZC CA90
<04:20:14> 080419UTC
<04:20:17> NOTSHIP Q0126
<04:20:20> MAGDALEN_ISLANDS - BUOY

<06:16:51> ZCZC OB44
<06:16:54> 080615UTC
<06:16:56> STORM AND GALE WARNING ISSUED FOR THE
<06:17:02> NEWFOUNDLAND MARINE AREAS BY ENVIRONMENT
<06:17:08> CANADA AT 2:44 AM NST SUNDAY 8 FEBRUARY
<06:17:15> 2009.
<06:17:17>
<06:17:18> ATTENTION MARINE INTERESTS.


A bientôt

Les conditions sont réellement excellentes en ce moment sur les bandes LF. Cette nuit, j'ai veillé un peu pour chasser les balises mais également les stations DGPS qui foisonnent entre 283.5 et 325 KHz. J'ai orienté mes écoutes vers l'Amérique du nord et cela a donné des résultats:

Station ID 191;[Dandridge TN USA 305.0 khz TXID #782];msg typ 09;tim 34.49;seq 2;len 5;health 2;[100bps];09-02-01 02:34:54
Station ID 191;[Dandridge TN USA 305.0 khz TXID #782];msg typ 09;tim 34.53;seq 3;len 5;health 1;[100bps];09-02-01 02:34:56
Station ID 191;[Dandridge TN USA 305.0 khz TXID #782];msg typ 09;tim 34.55;seq 4;len 5;health 0;[100bps];09-02-01 02:34:58

Station ID 197;[New Bern NC USA 294.0 khz TXID #771];msg typ 09;tim 35.94;seq 5;len 5;health 3;[100bps];09-02-01 02:36:21
Station ID 197;[New Bern NC USA 294.0 khz TXID #771];msg typ 09;tim 35.94;seq 5;len 5;health 3;[100bps];09-02-01 02:36:21
Station ID 197;[New Bern NC USA 294.0 khz TXID #771];msg typ 06;tim 35.94;seq 6;len 1;health 0;[100bps];09-02-01 02:36:23

Station ID 335;[Western Head NS CAN 312.0 khz TXID #935];msg typ 06;tim 40.98;seq 2;len 0;health 0;[200bps];09-02-01 02:41:21
Station ID 335;[Western Head NS CAN 312.0 khz TXID #935];msg typ 09;tim 41.10;seq 0;len 2;health 0;[200bps];09-02-01 02:41:26
Station ID 335;[Western Head NS CAN 312.0 khz TXID #935];msg typ 09;tim 41.10;seq 0;len 2;health 0;[200bps];09-02-01 02:41:26

Station ID 037;[Savannah GA USA 319.0 khz TXID #818];msg typ 09;tim 21.46;seq 3;len 5;health 3;[100bps];09-02-01 05:21:55
Station ID 037;[Savannah GA USA 319.0 khz TXID #818];msg typ 09;tim 21.46;seq 3;len 5;health 3;[100bps];09-02-01 05:21:55


Bon Dimanche

Vincent