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watch on this channel. 4
17 156.850
156.850
x
State Control 5
18A 156.900
156.900
x
Commercial
19A 156.950
156.950
x
Commercial
20 157.000
161.600
Port Operations (duplex)
20A 157.000
157.000
x
Port Operations
21A 157.050
157.050
x
U.S. Coast Guard only
22A 157.100
157.100
x
Coast Guard Liaison and Maritime Safety Information Broadcasts.
Broadcasts announced on channel 16.
23A 157.150
157.150
x
U.S. Coast Guard only
24 157.200
161.800
Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
25 157.250
161.850
Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
26 157.300
161.900
Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
27 157.350
161.950
Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
28 157.400
162.000
Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
61A 156.075
156.075
x
U.S. Government only
63A 156.175
156.175
x
Port Operations and Commercial, VTS. Available only in New
Orleans / Lower Mississippi area.
64A 156.225
156.225
x
U.S. Coast Guard only
65A 156.275
156.275
x
Port Operations
66A 156.325
156.325
x
Port Operations
67 156.375
156.375
x
Commercial. Used for Bridge-to-bridge communications in
lower Mississippi River. Intership only. 6
68 156.425
156.425
x
Non-Commercial
69 156.475
156.475
x
Non-Commercial
71 156.575
156.575
x
Non-Commercial
72 156.625
156.625
x
Non-Commercial (Intership only)
73 156.675
156.675
x
Port Operations
74 156.725
156.725
x
Port Operations
77 156.875
156.875
x
Port Operations (Intership only) 5
78A 156.925
156.925
x
Non-Commercial
79A 156.975
156.975
x
Commercial. Non-Commercial in Great Lakes only.
80A 157.025
157.025
x
Commercial. Non-Commercial in Great Lakes only
81A 157.075
157.075
x
U.S. Government only – Environmental protection operations.
82A 157.125
157.125
x
U.S. Government only
83A 157.175
157.175
x
U.S. Coast Guard only
84 157.225
161.825
Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
84A 157.225
157.225
Non-Commercial
85 157.275
161.875
Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
85A 157.275
157.275
Non-Commercial
86 157.325
161.925
Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
86A 157.325
157.325
Non-Commercial
87 157.375
161.975
Public Correspondence Marine Operator)
87A 157.375
157.375
Non-Commercial
88 157.425
162.025
Public Correspondence only near Canadian border
88A 157.425
157.425
x
Commercial, Intership only
• Recreational boaters normally use channels listed as Non-Commercial: 68, 69, 71, 72, 78A.
• Channel 70 is used exclusively for Digital Selective Calling (DSC) and is not available for regular
voice communications.
• Channels 75 and 76 are reserved as guard bands for Channel 16 and are not available for regular
voice communications.
Notes:
1. The letter “A” following a channel number indicates simplex use of the ship station transmit side of
an international semi-duplex channel. Operations are different from that of international operations
on that channel.
2. Channel 13 should be used to contact a ship when there is danger of collision. All ships of length 20
meters or greater are required to guard VHF channel 13, in addition to VHF channel 16, when operating
within U.S. territorial waters.
3. Channel is Receive Only.
4. Channel 16 is used for calling other stations or for distress alerting.
5. Output power is fixed at 1 watt only.
6. Output power is initially set to 1 watt. User can temporarily override this restriction to transmit at
high power.
