Received some meteo-charts with the E-probe/HF3/EeeBox-combo....
That not only is interesting to sailors, but also to VHF-dxers... tropo is the name of the game.
This is a part of the fax transmitted by DDH3 (3855kHz). Now, finally, receiving the scheduled navtex from PBK (NCG - Netherlands Coast Guard, Ijmuiden).
Reads like this:
ZCZC PA33
NETHERLANDS COASTGUARD
NAVIGATIONAL WARNING NR. 33 021906 UTC MAY
OFF VLIELAND TSS
HYDROGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT ESTABLISHED
IN 53-18.5N 004-27.3E COVERED BY
YELLOW BUOY FL Y(5) 20S
NNNN
W
ZCZC PA59
NETHERLANDS COASTGUARD
NAVIGATIONAL WARNING NR. 59 260344 UTC MAY
PLATFORM Q8-A
52-35.7N 004-31.8E
REPORTED UNLIT
NNNN
ZCZC PA66
NETHERLANDS COASTGUARD
NAVIGATIONAL WARNING NR. 66 021249 UTC JUN
OFF VLIELAND TSS - VLIELAND NORTH TSS
NORTH GOING LANE
HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY OPERATIONS BY HRMS LUYMES
IN AN ARE BOUNDED BY
A. 53-36.3N 004-51.8E
B. 53-15.3N 004-38.4E
C. 53-17.0N 004-34.3E
D. 53-36.0N 004-48.0E
WIDE BERTH OF AT LEAST 0.5 NM REQUESTED
VESSEL IS LISTENING ON VHF CH 16 AND 13
NNNN
73!
