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Weather radio in Greece

Greece has 6 NAVTEX stations, 1 VHF coast station and 1 HF radiofax station. Irákleio NAVTEX [H] transmits at 01:10, 05:10, 09:10, 13:10, 17:10 and 21:10 UTC.

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NAVTEX 6

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

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.

Olympia Radio (Greece)

Meteorological bulletins for Greek waters (the Eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea bulletin) and numbered navigational warnings, from 19 VHF transmitters round Greece.

Operator
Olympia Radio (Greek coast station; navigational warnings from the Hellenic Navy Hydrographic Service)
Position
Párnitha transmitter; 19 transmitters round Greece
Frequencies
2799 kHz (Heraklio) · 2830 kHz (Corfu) · 2730 kHz (Limnos) · 2624 kHz (Rhodes)
VHF channels
ch. 02, ch. 61, ch. 04, ch. 23, ch. 03, ch. 81, ch. 22, ch. 63, ch. 60, ch. 85, ch. 01, ch. 82, ch. 80
Announced
Announced on VHF channel 16 (MF: DSC 2187.5 kHz), then broadcast on each transmitter's channel
Language
Greek and English

Broadcast times as published

  • 06:00, 10:00, 16:00, 22:00 UTC⛅Meteorological bulletin (with gale warnings)VHF working channel of each transmitter
  • 05:00, 11:00, 17:30, 23:30 UTCNavigational warnings and the summary of warnings in force (not from Pátra, Moústakos, Chíos or Astypálaia)VHF working channel of each transmitter
  • 06:33, 09:03, 15:33, 21:33 UTC⛅Weather bulletin and gale warningsMF 2799 / 2830 / 2730 / 2624 kHz

HF radiofax 1

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

Athens (SVJ4) radiofax

HF radiofax weather charts from Athens, Greece. Received with an SSB radio and a fax decoder; chart-by-chart times are in the official schedule.

Operator
Greece (radiofax station) · SVJ4
Position
City position (approximate), not the transmitter site
Frequencies
4481 kHz · 8105 kHz
Language
Charts (radiofax)

Broadcast times as published

Chart-by-chart times are not listed yet. Use the official schedule linked below.