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Weather radio in Estonia

Estonia has 1 NAVTEX station, 1 VHF coast station and 1 HF radiofax station. Tallinn NAVTEX [F] transmits at 00:50, 04:50, 08:50, 12:50, 16:50 and 20:50 UTC.

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NAVTEX 1

Automatic text broadcasts on 518 kHz, printed by a NAVTEX receiver on board. Each station has fixed time slots.

Tallinn NAVTEX [F]

NAVTEX service area F — Northern Baltic, Gulf of Finland and Gulf of Riga. Navigational and meteorological warnings in every slot, sea weather forecast twice a day.

Operator: RIKS (State Infocommunication Foundation), Estonia
Position: Suurupi transmitter, 59°27.84'N 024°21.42'E
Frequencies: 518 kHz
Language: English

Broadcast times as published

04:50, 16:50 UTC⛅Sea weather forecast, navigational and meteorological warnings
00:50, 08:50, 12:50, 20:50 UTCNavigational and meteorological warnings

VHF / MF / HF coast radio 1

Spoken broadcasts by the coast radio station on VHF working channels, and on MF and HF for longer range, announced first on channel 16 or 2182 kHz. HF radiofax (charts) is a separate type.

Tallinn Radio

Estonia's coast radio. Reads the marine weather forecast (with ice notices) twice a day and navigational warnings every four hours; storm warnings immediately after the silence period.

Operator: RIKS (State Infocommunication Foundation), Estonia
Position: Control centre in Tallinn; broadcasts go out through coastal base stations along the Estonian coast.
Frequencies: 1650 kHz (weather) · 3310 kHz (warnings)
VHF channels: 1, 3, 5, 7, 20, 62, 64, 66
Announced: Pre-announcement on VHF channel 16
Language: Not stated in the source

Broadcast times as published

06:33, 15:33 Europe/Tallinn⛅Marine weather forecast and ice notices1650 kHz / VHF 1, 3, 5, 7, 20, 62, 64, 66
02:33, 06:33, 10:33, 14:33, 18:33, 22:33 UTCNavigational warnings3310 kHz / VHF 1, 3, 5, 7, 20, 62, 64, 66

HF radiofax 1

Weather charts sent over HF radio, received with an SSB receiver and a computer or fax decoder.

DWD Pinneberg radiofax

Weather charts for the North Atlantic, North Sea and Baltic, including Baltic ice charts, received with an SSB radio and a fax decoder. Mode F1C, 120 rpm / IOC 576.

Operator: Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD) · DDH3 / DDK3 / DDK6
Position: Pinneberg, near Hamburg, Germany
Frequencies: 3855 kHz (DDH3) · 7880 kHz (DDK3) · 13882.5 kHz (DDK6)
Language: Charts (English captions); voice broadcasts in German

Broadcast times as published

04:30, 10:50, 16:36, 22:00 UTC⛅Surface analysis, North Atlantic and Europe
05:25, 18:00 UTC⛅Surface pressure analysis with movement of pressure systems, significant weather, ice
05:12, 07:30, 07:43, 08:04, 08:17, 18:34, 18:47, 19:00 UTC⛅Surface pressure forecasts (36 h to 108 h ahead)
08:30, 08:42, 08:54, 09:06, 19:13, 19:26, 19:39 UTC⛅Wave height and 10 m wind forecasts (24 h to 96 h ahead)
10:07 UTCIce conditions chart, Western Baltic (if the ice situation requires)
15:20, 21:15 UTCIce conditions chart, Baltic Sea
05:55, 11:55, 15:55, 19:55 UTCVoice broadcast (40 min)5905 kHz and 6180 kHz