Mike,
Thanks for the reply and I now understand your involvement better. I have only re-discovered the thread this evening.
My point is that NOTAMS are for aviators, not rule makers so why make it difficult because of some rule or other? Some NOTAM originaters DO supply the airfield name as well as the ICAO - so why can this not be added in all relevant cases?
I note your advice but as i said, we DON'T often fly repetitive sectors. Unfortunately we need to trawl through the whole lot most days, sometimes both FIRs, hence my comment about not being able to memorise the locations from an ICAO code.
We rarely get to sit down and plan a day's flying in advance, it is a "fluid" programme.
Regards,
ShyT