1 There are two basic areas which must be defined
when establishing a NAVTEX service. They are:
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Coverage area: An area defined by an arc of
a circle having a radius from the transmitter calculated according
to the method and criteria given in this Annex.
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Service area: A unique and precisely defined
sea area, wholly contained within the coverage area, for which MSI
is provided from a particular NAVTEX transmitter. It is normally defined
by a line which takes full account of local propagation conditions
and the character and volume of information and maritime traffic patterns
in the region.
2 Governments desiring to provide a NAVTEX service
should use the following criteria for calculating the coverage area
of the NAVTEX transmitter they intend to install, in order to:
- determine the most appropriate location for NAVTEX stations having
regard to existing or planned stations;
- avoid interference with existing or planned NAVTEX stations; and
- establish a service area for promulgation to seafarers.
3 The ground-wave coverage may be determined for
each coast station by reference to Recommendation ITU-R PN.368-7 and
ITU-R Report 322 for the performance of a system under the following
conditions:
Frequency
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518 kHz
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Bandwidth
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300 Hz
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Propagation
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ground wave
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Time of day
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Season
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Transmitter power
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footnote
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Antenna efficiency
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RF S/N in 500 Hz band width
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8 DBfootnote
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Percentage of time
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90
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4 Full coverage of NAVTEX service area should
be verified by field strength measurements.”