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West Marine VHF155 Radio Owner’s Manual
Sensitivity
0.20 μV for 12dB SINAD
Squelch Sensitivity
Threshold 0.12μV
Audio Frequency Re6 dB @ 500 Hz; -6 dB @ 2000Hz
Adjacent Channel Selectivity 70 dB @ ±25 kHz
Audio Output Power
0.34 W @10% THD
Current Drain
Squelched: 38 mA; Max. Audio: 160 mA
Channels and Frequencies (MHz)
US channel frequencies and names
US Marine Channels
Ch RX Freq TX Freq Status
Name
1A 156.050 156.050
Simplex
Vessel traffic system/commercial
5A 156.250 156.250
Simplex
Vessel traffic system/commercial
6 156.300 156.300
Simplex Inter-ship safety
7A 156.350 156.350
Simplex Commercial
8 156.400 156.400
Simplex Commercial
9 156.450 156.450
Simplex Non commercial
10 156.500 156.500
Simplex Commercial
11 156.550 156.550
Simplex
Vessel traffic system
12 156.600 156.600
Simplex
Vessel traffic system
13 156.650 156.650 Simplex, 1W Bridge to bridge
14 156.700 156.700
Simplex
Vessel traffic system
15 156.750 Inhibit Receive only Environmental
16 156.800 156.800
Simplex Distress, safety, and calling
17 156.850 156.850 Simplex, 1W Govt maritime control
18A 156.900 156.900
Simplex Commercial
19A 156.950 156.950
Simplex Commercial
20 161.600 157.000
Duplex Port operation
20A 157.000 157.000
Simplex Port operation
21A 157.050 157.050
Simplex Coast guard only
22A 157.100 157.100
Simplex Coast guard
23A 157.150 157.150
Simplex Coast guard only