Radio Shack MTX-103 owner manual Channel Assignments

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CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS

Each of the 78 two-way communication channels and 18 receive-only channels is reserved for a specific type of trans- mission. Misuse of a channel is a viola- tion of FCC regulations.

You can listen to any channel. But, with the Ship Radio Station License that you receive by filling out FCC Form 506, you can only transmit on Channel 16 and channels marked in the list that follows as “Non-Commercial” or “Public Corre- spondence (Public Corresp).”

Also, be sure to observe the ship-to- ship and ship-to-shore assignments of the channels.

The USA and international marine channels share the same channel num- bers. They do not, however, always use the same frequencies. Also, many of the international channels use different frequencies for transmitting and receiv- ing on a particular channel. Be sure that you set the USA/INT’L switch to the ap- propriate position.

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