Himunication HM390 - Canadian Marine VHF Channels and Frequencies; Notes

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Canadian Marine VHF Channels and Frequencies
CH
TX Freq
RX Freq
Area of Operation Use
73
156.675
156.675
All areas except EC Inter-ship, Ship/Shore, Commercial, Non-commercial,
Safety:May also be used for communications with aircraft engaged in coordinated
search and rescue and antipollution operations.
74
156.725
156.725
EC, PC Inter-ship, Ship/Shore, Commercial, Non-commercial and Ship Movement.
75
156.775
156.775
Simplex port operation, Ship movement and navigation related communication only.
1 watt maximum
76
156.825
156.825
Simplex port operation, Ship movement and navigation related communication
only.1 watt maximum
77
156.875
156.875
Inter-ship, Ship/Shore, Safety and Ship Movement: Pilotage on Pacific Coast. Port
operations only in the St. Lawrence River/Great Lakes areas with 1W maximum
power.
78A
156.925
156.925
EC, PC Inter-ship, Ship/Shore and Commercial
79A
156.975
156.975
EC, PC Inter-ship, Ship/Shore and Commercial
80A
157.025
157.025
EC, PC Inter-ship, Ship/Shore and Commercial
81A
157.075
157.075
Inter-ship and Ship/Shore: Canadian Coast Guard use only in the St. Lawrence
River/ Great Lakes areas.
82A
157.125
157.125
Inter-ship and Ship/Shore: Canadian Coast Guard use only in the St. Lawrence
River/ Great Lakes areas.
83A
157.175
157.175
EC Inter-ship and Ship/Shore: Canadian Coast Guard and other Government
agencies.
83B
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161.775
AC, GL Safety: Continuous Marine Broadcast (CMB) Service.
84
157.225
161.825
PC Ship/Shore and Public Correspondence
85
157.275
161.875
AC, GL, NL Ship/Shore and Public Correspondence
86
157.325
161.925
PC Ship/Shore and Public Correspondence
87
157.375
161.975
AC, GL, NL Ship/Shore and Public Correspondence
88
157.425
162.025
AC, GL, NL Ship/Shore and Public Correspondence
AC: Atlantic Coast, Gulf and St. Lawrence River up to and
including Montreal
EC: (East Coast): includes NL, AC, GL and Eastern Arctic
areas
GL: Great Lakes (including St. Lawrence above Montreal)
NL: Newfoundland and Labrador
PC: Pacific Coast
WC:(West Coast): Pacific Coast, Western Arctic and
Athabasca-Mackenzie Watershed areas All areas:
includes East and West Coast areas
Notes:
1. An “A” following a channel number indicates simplex
use of the ship station transmit side of an international
2. duplex channel. Operations are different from that of
international operations on that channel.
3. Channel 16 is used for calling other stations or for
distress alerting.
4. The letter “B” following a channel number indicates
simplex use of the coast station transmit side of an
international duplex channel. That is, the channel is
Receive Only.
5. Channel 70 is used exclusively for Digital Selective
Calling (DSC) and is not available for regular voice
communications.
6. Channels 75 and 76 are reserved as guard bands for
Channel 16 and are not available for regular voice
communications.