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Marine VHF radio is officially called VHF Maritime Mobile Band and refers to the radio frequency range between 156.0 and 162.025 MHz. These are allowed a maximum power of 25 watts. | Marine VHF radio is officially called VHF Maritime Mobile Band and refers to the radio frequency range between 156.0 and 162.025 MHz. These are allowed a maximum power of 25 watts. | ||
+ | {|class="rrtable sortable" | ||
+ | |+'''US VHF Marine Channels''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Channel!!Ship TX!!Ship RX!!Usage/Notes | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |01A||156.0500||156.0500||Port Operations and Commercial, VTS. Available only in New Orleans/Lower Mississippi area. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |05A||156.2500||156.2500||Port Operations or VTS in Houston, New Orleans and Seattle. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |06||156.3000||156.3000||Intership Safety | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |07A||156.3500||156.3500||Commercial | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |08||156.4000||156.4000||Commercial (Intership only) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |09||156.4500||156.4500||Boater Calling. Commercial and Non-Commercial. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |10||156.5000||156.5000||Commercial | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |11||156.5500||156.5500||Commercial. VTS in selected areas. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |12||156.6000||156.6000||Port Operations. VTS in selected areas. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |13||156.6500||156.6500||Intership Navigation Safety (Bridge-to-bridge). Ships >20m length maintain a listening watch on this channel in US waters. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |14||156.7000||156.7000||Port Operations. VTS in selected areas. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |15||--||156.7500||Environmental (Receive only). Used by Class C EPIRBs. | ||
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+ | |16||156.8000||156.8000||International Distress, Safety and Calling. Ships required to carry radio, USCG, and most coast stations maintain a listening watch on this channel. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |17||156.8500||156.8500||State Control | ||
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+ | |18A||156.9000||156.9000||Commercial | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |19A||156.9500||156.9500||Commercial | ||
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+ | |20||157.0000||161.6000||Port Operations (duplex) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |20A||157.0000||157.0000||Port Operations | ||
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+ | |21A||157.0500||157.0500||U.S. Coast Guard only. | ||
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+ | |22A||157.1000||157.1000||Coast Guard Liaison and Maritime Safety Information Broadcasts. Broadcasts announced on channel 16. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |23A||157.1500||157.1500||U.S. Coast Guard only | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |24||157.2000||161.8000||Public Correspondence (Marine Operator) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |25||157.2500||161.8500||Public Correspondence (Marine Operator) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |26||157.3000||161.9000||Public Correspondence (Marine Operator) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |27||157.3500||161.9500||Public Correspondence (Marine Operator) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |28||157.4000||162.0000||Public Correspondence (Marine Operator) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |63A||156.1750||156.1750||Port Operations and Commercial, VTS. Available only in New Orleans/Lower Mississippi area. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |65A||156.2750||156.2750||Port Operations | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |66A||156.3250||156.3250||Port Operations | ||
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+ | |67||156.3750||156.3750||Commercial. Used for Bridge-to-bridge communications in lower Mississippi River. Intership only. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |68||156.4250||156.4250||Non-Commercial | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |69||156.4750||156.4750||Non-Commercial | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |70||156.5250||156.5250||Digital Selective Calling [http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=mtDsc DSC] (voice communications not allowed) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |71||156.5750||156.5750||Non-Commercial | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |72||156.6250||156.6250||Non-Commercial (Intership only) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |73||156.6750||156.6750||Port Operations | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |74||156.7250||156.7250||Port Operations | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |77||156.8750||156.8750||Port Operations (Intership only) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |78A||156.9250||156.9250||Non-Commercial | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |79A||156.9750||156.9750||Commercial. Non-Commercial in Great Lakes only | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |80A||157.0250||157.0250||Commercial. Non-Commercial in Great Lakes only | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |81A||157.0750||157.0750||U.S. Government only - Environmental protection operations. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |82A||157.1250||157.1250||U.S. Government only | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |83A||157.1750||157.1750||U.S. Coast Guard only | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |84||157.2250||161.8250||Public Correspondence (Marine Operator) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |85||157.2750||161.8750||Public Correspondence (Marine Operator) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |86||157.3250||161.9250||Public Correspondence (Marine Operator) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |87||157.3750||161.9750||Public Correspondence (Marine Operator) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |88A||157.4250||157.4250||Commercial, Intership only | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |AIS 1||161.9750||161.9750||Automatic Identification System [[AIS]] (digital) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |AIS 2||162.0250||162.0250||Automatic Identification System [[AIS]] (digital) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
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Revision as of 00:07, 27 May 2015
Marine VHF radio is officially called VHF Maritime Mobile Band and refers to the radio frequency range between 156.0 and 162.025 MHz. These are allowed a maximum power of 25 watts.
Channel | Ship TX | Ship RX | Usage/Notes |
---|---|---|---|
01A | 156.0500 | 156.0500 | Port Operations and Commercial, VTS. Available only in New Orleans/Lower Mississippi area. |
05A | 156.2500 | 156.2500 | Port Operations or VTS in Houston, New Orleans and Seattle. |
06 | 156.3000 | 156.3000 | Intership Safety |
07A | 156.3500 | 156.3500 | Commercial |
08 | 156.4000 | 156.4000 | Commercial (Intership only) |
09 | 156.4500 | 156.4500 | Boater Calling. Commercial and Non-Commercial. |
10 | 156.5000 | 156.5000 | Commercial |
11 | 156.5500 | 156.5500 | Commercial. VTS in selected areas. |
12 | 156.6000 | 156.6000 | Port Operations. VTS in selected areas. |
13 | 156.6500 | 156.6500 | Intership Navigation Safety (Bridge-to-bridge). Ships >20m length maintain a listening watch on this channel in US waters. |
14 | 156.7000 | 156.7000 | Port Operations. VTS in selected areas. |
15 | -- | 156.7500 | Environmental (Receive only). Used by Class C EPIRBs. |
16 | 156.8000 | 156.8000 | International Distress, Safety and Calling. Ships required to carry radio, USCG, and most coast stations maintain a listening watch on this channel. |
17 | 156.8500 | 156.8500 | State Control |
18A | 156.9000 | 156.9000 | Commercial |
19A | 156.9500 | 156.9500 | Commercial |
20 | 157.0000 | 161.6000 | Port Operations (duplex) |
20A | 157.0000 | 157.0000 | Port Operations |
21A | 157.0500 | 157.0500 | U.S. Coast Guard only. |
22A | 157.1000 | 157.1000 | Coast Guard Liaison and Maritime Safety Information Broadcasts. Broadcasts announced on channel 16. |
23A | 157.1500 | 157.1500 | U.S. Coast Guard only |
24 | 157.2000 | 161.8000 | Public Correspondence (Marine Operator) |
25 | 157.2500 | 161.8500 | Public Correspondence (Marine Operator) |
26 | 157.3000 | 161.9000 | Public Correspondence (Marine Operator) |
27 | 157.3500 | 161.9500 | Public Correspondence (Marine Operator) |
28 | 157.4000 | 162.0000 | Public Correspondence (Marine Operator) |
63A | 156.1750 | 156.1750 | Port Operations and Commercial, VTS. Available only in New Orleans/Lower Mississippi area. |
65A | 156.2750 | 156.2750 | Port Operations |
66A | 156.3250 | 156.3250 | Port Operations |
67 | 156.3750 | 156.3750 | Commercial. Used for Bridge-to-bridge communications in lower Mississippi River. Intership only. |
68 | 156.4250 | 156.4250 | Non-Commercial |
69 | 156.4750 | 156.4750 | Non-Commercial |
70 | 156.5250 | 156.5250 | Digital Selective Calling DSC (voice communications not allowed) |
71 | 156.5750 | 156.5750 | Non-Commercial |
72 | 156.6250 | 156.6250 | Non-Commercial (Intership only) |
73 | 156.6750 | 156.6750 | Port Operations |
74 | 156.7250 | 156.7250 | Port Operations |
77 | 156.8750 | 156.8750 | Port Operations (Intership only) |
78A | 156.9250 | 156.9250 | Non-Commercial |
79A | 156.9750 | 156.9750 | Commercial. Non-Commercial in Great Lakes only |
80A | 157.0250 | 157.0250 | Commercial. Non-Commercial in Great Lakes only |
81A | 157.0750 | 157.0750 | U.S. Government only - Environmental protection operations. |
82A | 157.1250 | 157.1250 | U.S. Government only |
83A | 157.1750 | 157.1750 | U.S. Coast Guard only |
84 | 157.2250 | 161.8250 | Public Correspondence (Marine Operator) |
85 | 157.2750 | 161.8750 | Public Correspondence (Marine Operator) |
86 | 157.3250 | 161.9250 | Public Correspondence (Marine Operator) |
87 | 157.3750 | 161.9750 | Public Correspondence (Marine Operator) |
88A | 157.4250 | 157.4250 | Commercial, Intership only |
AIS 1 | 161.9750 | 161.9750 | Automatic Identification System AIS (digital) |
AIS 2 | 162.0250 | 162.0250 | Automatic Identification System AIS (digital) |
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