(New)
CH No.
(Old)
CH No.
TX Freq
(MHz)
RX
Freq
(MHz)
Single
Freq
Use
67
67
156.375
156.375
x
Commercial.
Used for bridge-to-bridge communications in lower
Mississippi river (Intership only).
68
68
156.425
156.425 x
Non-commercial.
VDSMS.
69
69
156.475
156.475
x
Non-commercial.
VDSMS.
71
71
156.575
156.575 x
Non-commercial.
VDSMS.
72
72
156.625
156.62
5
x
Non-commercial (Intership only).
VDSMS.
73
73
156.675
156.675 x
Port operations.
74
74
156.725
156.725
x
Port operations.
77
77
156.875
156.875 x
Port operations (Intership only).
1078
78A
156.925
156.92
5
x
Non-commercial.
VDSMS.
1079
79A
156.975
156.975 x
Commercial.
Non-commercial in Great Lakes only).
VDSMS.
1080
80A
157.025
157.025
x
Commercial.
Non-commercial in Great Lakes only).
VDSMS.
1081
81A
157.075
157.075
x
US Government only — Environmental protection
operations.
1082
82A
157.125
157.125
x
US Government only.
1083
83A
157.175
157.175
x
US Coast Guard only.
84
84
157.225
161.825
Public correspondence (Marine operator).
VDSMS.
85
85
157.275
161.875
Public correspondence (Marine operator).
VDSMS.
86
86
157.325
161.925
Public correspondence (Marine operator).
VDSMS.
87
87
157.375
161.975
Public correspondence (Marine operator).
VDSMS.
88
88
157.425
157.425
Commercial, Intership only.
VDSMS.
Please be aware that:
• Recreational boaters normally use channels listed as Non-commercial: 68, 69, 71, 72 1078.
• Channel 70 is used exclusively for DSC and is not available for regular voice communications.
• Channels 75 and 76 are reserved as guards bands for channel 16 and are not available for regular voice
communications.
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