Himunication HM100 - Page 14

HM100
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U.S. Marine VHF Channels and Frequencies
CH
TX Freq
RX Freq
Simplex
Freq Use
1001
156.050
156.050
x
Port Operations and Commercial, VTS. Available only in New Orleans /
Lower Mississippi area.
1003
156.150
156.150
x
U.S. Government only
1005
156.250
156.250
x
Port Operations or VTS in the Houston, New Orleans and Seattle areas.
06
156.300
156.300
x
Inter-ship Safety
1007
156.350
156.350
x
Commercial
08
156.400
156.400
x
Commercial (Inter-ship only)
09
156.450
156.450
x
Boater Calling. Commercial and Non-Commercial.
10
156.500
156.500
x
Commercial
11
156.550
156.550
x
Commercial. VTS in selected areas.
12
156.600
156.600
x
Port Operations. VTS in selected areas.
13
156.650
156.650
x
Inter-ship Navigation Safety (Bridge-to-bridge). Ships >20meters in
length maintain a listening watch on this channel in US waters.
14
156.700
156.700
x
Port Operations. VTS in selected areas.
15
RX Only
156.750
Environmental (Receive only). Used by Class ‘C’ EPIRBS.
16
156.800
156.800
x
International Distress, Safety and Calling. Ships required to carry radio,
USCG, and most coast stations maintain a listening watch on this
channel.
17
156.850
156.850
x
State Control
1018
156.900
156.900
x
Commercial
1019
156.950
156.950
x
Commercial
20
157.000
161.600
Port Operations (duplex)
1020
157.000
157.000
x
Port Operations
1021
157.050
157.050
x
U.S. Coast Guard only
1022
157.100
157.100
x
Coast Guard Liaison and Maritime Safety Information Broadcasts.
Broadcasts announced on channel 16.
1023
157.150
157.150
x
U.S. Coast Guard only
1027
157.350
157.350
x
PC Public Correspondence
1028
157.400
157.400
x
PC Public Correspondence
1061
156.075
156.075
x
U.S. Government only
1063
156.175
156.175
x
Port Operations and Commercial, VTS. Available only in New Orleans /
Lower Mississippi area.
1064
156.225
156.225
x
U.S. Coast Guard only
1065
156.275
156.275
x
Port Operations
1066
156.325
156.325
x
Port Operations
67
156.375
156.375
x
Commercial. Used for Bridge-to-bridge communications in lower
Mississippi River. Inter-ship only.
68
156.425
156.425
x
Non-Commercial
69
156.475
156.475
x
Non-Commercial
71
156.575
156.575
x
Non-Commercial
72
156.625
156.625
x
Non-Commercial (Inter-ship only)
73
156.675
156.675
x
Port Operations
74
156.725
156.725
x
Port Operations
77
156.875
156.875
x
Port Operations (Inter-ship only)
1078
156.925
156.925
x
Non-Commercial
1079
156.975
156.975
x
Commercial. Non-Commercial in Great Lakes only.