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Marine Weather Broadcasts

Weather Information is transmitted by speech, text and fax on the HF bands. If you have access to a low cost SSB receiver you should have no problem receiving any of these transmissions. To decode weather fax and text message you will need to have a computer and appropriate software, click here for details of weatherfax software.

This weather chart was received using and HF shortwave receiver and the Mscan Metro software. If you have access to a low cost SSB shortwave receiver you should have no problem receiving any of these transmissions.

Weather Fax transmissions Weather

There are over 21 weather fax station around the world.

Broadcast schedule and frequencies for Northwood (GYA), England.

GYA Frequencies	Broadscast Type	Times in UTC/GMT
2618.5 (2616.6) kHz* 4610 (4608.1) kHz 8040 (8038.1) kHz 11086.5 (11084.6) kHz 18261 (18259.1) kHz*	Surface Analysis	0300, 0400, 0500, 0900, 1100, 1200, 1500, 1800, 2100, 2300.
	Surface prog T24	0524, 0800, 1000, 1300, 1736, 2200.
	Wind	0812, 2112
	Fronts Centres	0848, 0912, 1124, 1136, 1400, 1600, 1700, 2000, 2012, 2024, 2036,
	Gale Summary	0348, 0600, 0700, 1148, 1548, 1900,
	Sea Swell	0924, 1912,

Other weatherfax stations

Offenbach (DDH), Germany	Halifax (CFH), Canada	US Coastguard (NMF) Boston	Moscow	Athins Greece
3855 (3853.1) kHz	4271 (4269.1) kHz	4235 (4233.1) kHz*	4318 (4316.1) kHz	Daily between 0845 and 0945
7880 (7878.1) kHz	6496.4 (6494.5) kHz	6340.5 (6338.6) kHz	5108 (5106.1) kHz	8105 (8103.1) kHz
13882.5 (13880.6) kHz	10536 (10534.1) kHz	9110 kHz (9108.1) kHz	7670 (7668.1) kHz
	13510 (13508.1) kHz	12750 (12748.1) kHz	10611 (10609.1) kHz
			13886 (13884.1) kHz

(USB frequency) Tune to the frequency in () on a USB receiver. * NOT 24 hour operation

click here for details of weatherfax software

Text Weather Transmissions

World-wide NAVTEX	US Coastguard using Sitor (NBDP)	German weather service Hamburg
490 (488.1) kHz	8416.6 (8414.7) kHz	4583 (4581.1) kHz
518 (516.1) kHz	12579 (12577.1) kHz	7646 (764.1) kHz
4209.5 (4207.6) kHz	16806.5 (16804.6) kHz	10100.8 (10098.9) kHz
	22376 (22374.1) kHz
International NAVTEX is transmitted on 518 kHz in English. National NAVTEX is transmitted on 490 kHz in local language. 4209.5 kHz NAVTEX transmitted by the following stations :-	Transmittions from more then 1 location. Speed = 75 Baud	RTTY Speed = 50 Baud

(USB frequency) Tune to the frequency in () on a USB receiver.

To receive both weatherfax and text broadcast on a USB receiver you may have to tune 1.9 kHz low of frequencie.

E.G. For RN Northwood on 8040 kHz tune to 8038.1 kHz, NAVTEX on 518 kHz tune to 516.1kHz.

Speech Weather Transmissions

Weather information is transmitted on the Aeronautical band and gives the current weather conditions at airports around Europe.

VOLNET	Frequency	Times
Shannon Volmet	3413 kHz 5505 kHz 8921 kHz 11306 kHz 13264 kHz	On the hour and half hour :- 0:00 Frankfurt, Brussels, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Bonn, Munich 0:05 London, Amsterdam, Manchester, Shannon, Prestwick 0:10 Copenhagen, Stockholm, Oslo, Helsinki, Dublin 0:15 Madrid, Lisbon, Athens, Paris, Lion 0:20 Rome, Milan, Zurich, Geneva
RAF Volnet	5450 kHz 11253 kHz	24 hours service
New York Radio	6604 kHz, 10051 kHz, 13270 kHz	24 hours service

Information and format of transmition for each airport includes:-

Station & Time recorded
Wind speed & direction
CAV OK = Visibility, weather and cloud good.
Visibility
Weather
Cloud height in feet.
Temperature & Due Point
QNH = Air pressure
NO SIG = No significant change.

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