Note:
1.Fourdigitchannelsindicatesimple
xuseoftheshipstationtransmitsideofaninternationalsemi-duplex
channel.Operationsaredifferentfromthatofinternationaloperationsonthatchannel.
2.Channel13shouldbeusedtocontactashipwhenthereisdangerofcollision.Allshipsoflength20
metresorgreaterarerequiredtoguardVHFchannel13,inadditiontoVHFchannel16,whenoperating
withinUSterritorialwaters.
3.Channel15isreceiveonly.
4.Channel16isusedforcallingotherstationsorfordistresscalls.
5.Channel17andchannel77haveafixedpoweroutputof1watt.
6.Channel13andchannel67haveaninitialpoweroutputof1watt.Usercantemporarilyoverridethis
restrictionstotransmitathighpower.
7.VDSMS(VHFDigitalSmallMessageServices).Transmissionsofshortdigitalmessagesinaccordance
withRTCMStandard12301.1isallowed.
WXChannels(NorthAmericaonly)
W eatherChannelFrequencyinMHz
WX1
162.550
WX2162.400
WX3162.475
WX4
162.425
WX5
162.450
WX6162.500
WX7
162.525
WX8161.650
WX9161. 775
WX10163.275
CanadianMarineVHFChannelsandFrequencies
Note:
Someofthechannelnumbershaverecentlychanged.Forcompleteness,botholdandnewnumbers
areshowninthetablebelow .
(New)
CH
No .
(Old)
CH
No.
TX
Freq
(MHz)
RX
Freq
(MHz)
Single
Freq
Areas
ofop-
erationUse
0101156.05
0
160 .65
0
BCC
Publiccorrespondence.
0202156. 100160.70
0
BCC
Publiccorrespondence.
0303156. 150160.75
0
BCC
Publiccorrespondence.
100404A156.20
0
156.20
0
x
BCC,
EC
Intership
,Ship/Shore,CommercialandSafety
DFO/CanadianCoastGuardonlyinBCCarea.
CommercialfishinginECarea.
100505 A156.25
0
156.25
0
x
AC,
BCC,
EC,
GL,NL,
INLD
BC,WC
Shipmovement.
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