Motorola XPR 5550 manual Operating Frequency Requirements, Receive

Operating Frequency Requirements

A radio designated for shipboard use must comply with Federal Communications Commission Rule Part 80 as follows:

•on ships subject to Part II of Title III of the Communications Act, the radio must be capable of operating on the 156.800 MHz frequency

•on ships subject to the Safety Convention, the radio must be capable of operating:

•in the simplex mode on the ship station transmitting frequencies specified in the 156.025 – 157.425 MHz frequency band, and

•in the semiduplex mode on the two frequency channels specified in the table below.

NOTE: Simplex channels 3, 21, 23, 61, 64, 81, 82, and 83 cannot be lawfully used by the general public in US waters.

Additional information about operating requirements in the Maritime Services can be obtained from the full text of FCC Rule Part 80 and from the US Coast Guard.

Table A-1: VHF Marine Channel List

Channel	Frequency (MHz)
Number
	Transmit	Receive
1	156.050	160.650

Table A-1: VHF Marine Channel List (Continued)

Channel	Frequency (MHz)
Number
	Transmit	Receive
2	156.100	160.700
*	156.150	160.750
4	156.200	160.800
5	156.250	160.850
6	156.300	–
7	156.350	160.950
8	156.400	–
9	156.450	156.450
10	156.500	156.500
11	156.550	156.550
12	156.600	156.600
13**	156.650	156.650
14	156.700	156.700
15**	156.750	156.750
16	156.800	156.800
17**	156.850	156.850
18	156.900	161.500
19	156.950	161.550
20	157.000	161.600
*	157.050	161.650
22	157.100	161.700
*	157.150	161.750

Appendix: Maritime Radio Use in the VHF Frequency Range

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