69 156.475
156.475
71 156.575
156.575
72 156.625
156.625
73 156.675
156.675
74 156.725
156.725
77 156.875
156.875
78A 156.925
156.925
79A 156.975
156.975
80A 157.025
157.025
81A 157.075
157.075
82A 157.125
157.125
83A 157.175
157.175
84 157.225
161.825
85 157.275
161.875
86 157.325
161.925
87 157.375
161.975
88 157.425
162.025
88A 157.425
157.425
• 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.
x
Non-Commercial
x
Non-Commercial
x
Non-Commercial (Intership only)
x
Port Operations
x
Port Operations
x
Port Operations (Intership only) 5
x
Non-Commercial
x
Commercial. Non-Commercial in Great Lakes only.
x
Commercial. Non-Commercial in Great Lakes only
x
U.S.Government only – Environmental protection
operations.
x
U.S. Government only
x
U.S. Coast Guard only
Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
Public Correspondence Marine Operator)
Public Correspondence only near Canadian border
x
Commercial, Intership only
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