southernman 73 Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Hi team, Can anyone tell me is the Target Naxtex Pro installed on my yacht any good? It looks old and possibly does not work just wanted to know if anyone knows if it works looks like it's superceeded by the sat phone and 4G on board but just checking. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
erice 732 Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 page on resolving reception issues http://weather.mailasail.com/Franks-Weather/Navtex-Reception-Problems-And-Cures-Detailed does it turn on? what does the screen display? have you read the manual? http://www.wosamma.at/schiff/Target%20Navtex%20Pro.pdf looks like they're still sold new https://www.svb24.com/en/nasa-target-navtex-pro.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rigger 47 Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Nearest Navtex transmitter is in Asia - there are no stations in NZ or Aus. You need to be in range of a transmitter - say 500nm or less. So unless you are going to be traveling to part of the world that has Navtex I would not bother with the gear, and even then.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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