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Changes to Navtex
This is a "heads up" on the trial of using NAVTEX 490 kHz to broadcast actual weather reports. The trial will involve Niton only and will start formally on 1st May. A Notice to Mariners is expected and it will be flagged up in the next RYA magazine. Sailing Today will carry an article.
Weather & Navtex
The International NAVTEX service on 518 kHz is overstretched. The UK MCA/HMCG is one of the first national maritime authorities to develop use of the secondary national frequency of 490 kHz. This page gives early warning of a trial due to commence on 1st May 2007. Anyone seriously interested in obtaining actual weather data is encouraged to read this page and take active part in the trial.
For more detailed information click here
MOCRA Regatta Notice of Race
