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26
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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)
85 157.275
161.875
Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
86 157.325
161.925
Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
87 157.375
161.975
Public Correspondence Marine Operator)
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.