•
on ships subject to Part II of Title III of the
Communications Act, the radio must be capable of
operating on the 156.800 MHz frequency.
•
on ships subject to the Safety Convention, the
radio must be capable of operating:
•
in the simplex mode on the ship station
transmitting frequencies specified in the
156.025 – 157.425 MHz frequency band, and
•
in the semiduplex mode on the two frequency
channels specified in the table below.
Note:
Simplex channels 3, 21, 23, 61, 64, 81, 82,
and 83 cannot be lawfully used by the general
public in US waters.
Additional information about operating
requirements in the Maritime Services can be
obtained from the full text of FCC Rule Part 80
and from the US Coast Guard.
Table 1: VHF Marine Channel List
Channel Num-
ber
Frequency (MHz)
Transmit
Receive
1
156.050
160.650
2
156.100
160.700
*
156.150
160.750
4
156.200
160.800
5
156.250
160.850
6
156.300
–
7
156.350
160.950
8
156.400
–
9
156.450
156.450
10
156.500
156.500
11
156.550
156.550
12
156.600
156.600
13**
156.650
156.650
14
156.700
156.700
15**
156.750
156.750
16
156.800
156.800
17**
156.850
156.850
Maritime Radio Use in the VHF Frequency Range
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