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Marine Electronics Wireless Communications 2612 Pacific Highway East Tacoma, Washington 98424 Tel: (253)-922-7890 Tel: 1- (800) 826-2907 Fax: (253)-922-2650 Marine VHF channel frequencies and usage |
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Channel |
Ship Tx |
Ship Rx |
Area |
Use |
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1 |
156.050 |
160.650 |
IC |
Ship/shore - telephone |
|
2 |
156.100 |
160.700 |
IC |
Ship/shore - telephone |
|
3 |
156.150 |
160.750 |
IC |
Ship/shore - telephone |
|
4 |
156.200 |
160.800 |
I |
Ship/shore - telephone |
|
4A |
156.200 |
|
C |
Canadian Coast Guard - authorized stations |
|
5 |
156.250 |
160.850 |
I |
*Ship/shore - telephone |
|
6 |
156.300 |
|
|
Intership - Safety |
|
7 |
156.350 |
160.950 |
|
*Ship/shore - telephone |
|
7A |
156.350 |
|
|
Intership-Ship/shore - commercial |
|
8 |
156.400 |
|
|
Intership - commercial |
|
9 |
156.450 |
|
|
Intership-Ship/shore |
|
10 |
156.500 |
|
|
Intership-Ship/shore - commercial |
|
11 |
156.550 |
|
|
Vessel Traffic Management |
|
12 |
156.600 |
|
|
Vessel Traffic Management |
|
13 |
156.650 |
|
|
Bridge to bridge - 1 watt - Safety of Nav. |
|
14 |
156.700 |
|
|
Vessel Traffic Management |
|
15 |
156.750 |
|
|
EPIRB Buoy |
|
16 |
156.800 |
|
|
International Distress/Safety/Calling |
|
17 |
156.850 |
|
|
Pilotage - vessel docking/maneuvers |
|
18 |
156.900 |
161.500 |
I |
*Port Operation |
|
18A |
156.900 |
|
|
Intership-Ship/shore - commercial |
|
19 |
156.950 |
161.550 |
I |
*Port Operation |
|
19A |
156.950 |
|
|
*Port Operation |
|
20 |
157.000 |
|
|
*Port Operation |
|
21 |
157.050 |
161.650 |
I |
*Port Operation |
|
21A |
157.050 |
|
A |
US Coast Guard - authorized stations |
|
21B |
161.650 |
|
C |
Canadian Coast Guard - Weather Broadcasts |
|
22 |
157.100 |
161.700 |
I |
*Port Operation |
|
22A |
157.100 |
|
CA |
US/Canadian Coast Guard - Public Working Freq. |
|
23 |
157.150 |
161.750 |
IC |
Ship/shore - telephone (in Canada) |
|
23A |
157.150 |
|
|
*Port Operation (USCG) |
|
24 |
157.200 |
161.800 |
|
Ship/shore - telephone |
|
25 |
157.250 |
161.850 |
|
Ship/shore - telephone |
|
26 |
157.300 |
161.900 |
|
Ship/shore - telephone |
|
27 |
157.350 |
161.950 |
|
Ship/shore - telephone |
|
28 |
157.400 |
162.000 |
|
Ship/shore - telephone |
|
60 |
156.025 |
160.625 |
IC |
Ship/shore - telephone |
|
61 |
156.075 |
160.675 |
I |
*Ship/shore - telephone |
|
61A |
156.075 |
|
C |
Intership-S/S - Can. Coast Guard Private |
|
62 |
156.125 |
160.725 |
I |
*Ship/shore - telephone |
|
62A |
156.125 |
|
C |
Intership-S/S - Can. Coast Guard Private |
|
63 |
156.175 |
160.775 |
I |
*Ship/shore - telephone |
|
63A |
156.175 |
|
C |
Intership-Ship/shore - commercial |
|
64 |
156.225 |
160.825 |
IC |
Ship/shore - telephone |
|
65 |
156.275 |
160.875 |
I |
*Ship/shore - telephone |
|
65A |
156.275 |
|
CA |
Port Operation (Canadian Coast Guard Private) |
|
66 |
156.325 |
160.925 |
I |
*Ship/shore - telephone, Port Operation |
|
67 |
156.375 |
|
|
Intership-Ship/shore |
|
68 |
156.425 |
|
|
Intership-Ship/shore - non-commercial |
|
69 |
156.475 |
|
|
Intership-Ship/shore |
|
70 |
156.525 |
|
|
Digital Selective Calling - Distress and Safety |
|
71 |
156.575 |
|
|
Vessel Traffic Management |
|
72 |
156.625 |
|
|
Intership |
|
73 |
156.675 |
|
|
Intership-Ship/shore |
|
74 |
156.725 |
|
Vessel Traffic Management |
|
|
( 75 and 76 not used ) |
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|
77 |
156.875 |
|
|
Pilotage - vessel docking/maneuvers |
|
78 |
156.925 |
161.525 |
|
*Port Operation |
|
78A |
156.925 |
|
|
Intership-Ship/shore - commercial |
|
79 |
156.975 |
161.575 |
I |
*Port Operation |
|
79A |
156.975 |
|
|
Intership-Ship/shore - commercial |
|
79B |
161.575 |
|
C |
Commercial Fishing - Receive only |
|
80 |
157.025 |
161.625 |
I |
*Port Operation |
|
80A |
157.025 |
|
|
Intership-Ship/shore - commercial |
|
81 |
157.075 |
161.675 |
I |
*Port Operation |
|
81A |
157.075 |
|
A |
*Port Operation (USCG)(CCG anti-pollution) |
|
82 |
157.125 |
161.725 |
I |
*Port Operation, s/s telephone |
|
82A |
157.125 |
|
A |
*Port Operation (USCG)(CCG) |
|
83 |
157.175 |
161.775 |
I |
*Ship/shore - telephone (CCG) |
|
83A |
157.225 |
|
A |
*Intership, Port Operation (USCG) |
|
84 |
157.225 |
161.825 |
|
Ship/shore - telephone |
|
85 |
157.275 |
161.875 |
|
Ship/shore - telephone |
|
86 |
157.325 |
161.925 |
|
Ship/shore - telephone |
|
87 |
157.375 |
161.975 |
|
Ship/shore - telephone |
|
88 |
157.425 |
162.025 |
IC |
*Ship/shore - telephone |
|
88A |
157.425 |
|
A |
*Intership |
Weather Channels:
Wx1 162.550
Wx2 162.400
Wx3 162.475
Wx4 161.650 Marine 21B - CCG West Coast Weather Broadcasts
Wx5 162.425
Wx6 162.500
Wx7 162.525
Wx8 162.450
Wx9 161.775 Marine 83B - CCG Great Lakes & East Wx Broadcasts
Wx10 163.275
Channels marked (CCG) or (USCG) are for Canadian or US Coast guard authorized stations only. Channel 70 is reserved for selective calling distress and safety system. The letters under "area" mean: I: International only (non-US) C: Canadian usage A: American usage Channels with an "A" suffix are simplex operation on the ship transmit frequency of an international duplex channel. Canada uses a "B" suffix to denote broadcast (one-way) use of the shore transmit side of an international duplex channel. There are no repeaters (as hams know them) in the marine service . If you are willing to pay for a phone call, the telco might let you place a call to another vessel on the same (or different) channel, and so get the effect of a repeater.
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