4.Channels15and17mayalsobeusedforon-boardcommunicationsprovidedtheeffectiveradiated
powerdoesnotexceed1Watt.
5.Theuseofchannels75and76shouldberestrictedtonavigationrelatedcommunicationsonly
andallprecautionsshouldbetakentoavoidharmfulinterferencetochannel16.Transmitpoweris
limitedto1Watt.
PrivateChannels(Europeonly)
Coun-
try
Chan-
nelDes-
igna-
tionsTXFreqRXFreqChannelUse
Belgium
96162.425162.425
Marina
L1
155.500155.500
Pleasure Den-
mark
L2155.525155.525
Pleasure
L1
155.500155.500
Pleasure
L2155.525155.525
Pleasure
Finland,
Norway
&
Sweden
L3155.650155.650
Pleasure
31157.550162.150
Marina
Holland
(Nether-
lands)
37157.850157.850
Leisure
F1
155.625155.625
Fishing
F2
155.775155.775Fishing
Den-
mark,
Finland,
Norway
&Swe-
den
F3155.825155.825
Fishing
M1
157.850157.850
Marina United
King-
dom
M2161.425161.425
Marina
Thenationalchannelslistedabovehavebeenallocatedforthespecificusewithinthecountrieslisted.To
usethesechannelsyoumusthavetheappropriatelicense.
USMarineVHFChannelsandFrequencies
Note:
Someofthechannelnumbershaverecentlychanged.Forcompleteness,botholdandnewnumbers
areshowninthetablebelow.
(New)
CHNo.
(Old)
CHNo.
TXFreq
(MHz)
RX
Freq
(MHz)
Single
FreqUse
100101A156.050156.05
0
x
Portoperationsandcommercial,VTS.
AvailableonlyinNewOrleans/LowerMississippiarea.
100505A156.250156.25
0
x
PortoperationsorVTSintheHouston,NewOrleans
andSeattleareas.
0606156.300156.30
0
x
IntershipSafety.
100707A156.350156.35
0
x
Commercial.
VDSMS.
0808156.400156.40
0
x
Commercial(Intershiponly).
VDSMS.
0909156.450156.45
0
x
Boatercalling.
CommercialandNon-commercial.
VDSMS.
1010156.500156.50
0
x
Commercial.
VDSMS.
VHFChannels
177