Raymarine Ray48 Marine Channels Frequency Tables, VHF Marine Radio Channels and Frequencies

SECTION 6

Ray48 MARINE CHANNELS FREQUENCY TABLES

6.1 Ray48 MARINE CHANNELS AND THEIR USAGE

CAUTION

The transmitter of the Ray48 is disabled when channel 15, 75, 76 or WX0-WX9 is displayed.

U.S. VHF Marine Radio Channels and Frequencies

	CH		Frequency
	No.	XMIT	RCV	Single	Use
	01A	- -	156.050	x	Port Operations and Commercial, VTS.
					Available only in New Orleans/Lower Mississippi area.1
02		- -	156.100	x	Port Operations
03		- -	156.150	x	Port Operations
04		- -	156.200	x	Port Operations
	05A	156.250	156.250	x	Port Operations or VTS in the Houston, New Orleans and
					Seattle areas.
06		156.300	156.300	x	Intership Safety
	07A	156.350	156.350	x	Commercial
08		156.400	156.400	x	Commercial (Intership only)
09		156.450	156.450	x	Boater Calling. Commercial and Non-Commercial
10		156.500	156.500	x	Commercial
11		156.550	156.550	x	Commercial. VTS in selected areas.
12		156.600	156.600	x	Port Operations. VTS in selected areas.
13		156.650	156.650	x	Intership Navigation Safety (Bridge-to-bridge). Ships 20 meters in
					length maintain a listening watch on this channel in US waters.2,4
14		156.700	156.700	x	Port Operations. VTS in selected areas.
15		- -	156.750	x	Environmental (Receive only). Used by Class ’C’EPIRBs
16		156.800	156.800	x	International Distress, Safety and Calling. Ships required to
					carry radio, USCG, and most coast stations maintain a
					listenitng watch on this channel. 3
17		156.850	156.850	x	State Control
	18A	156.900	156.900	x	Commercial
	19A	156.950	156.950	x	Commercial
	20A	157.000	157.000	x	Port Operations
	21A	157.050	157.050	x	U.S. Coast Guard only
	22A	157.100	157.100	x	Coast Guard Liaison and Maritime Safety Information
					Broadcasts. Broadcasts announced on channel 16.
	23A	157.150	157.150	x	U.S. Coast Guard only
24		157.200	161.800		Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
25		157.250	161.850		Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
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)
60		156.025	156.025	x	Port Operations
	61	156.075	156.075	x	Port Operations
62		156.125	156.125	x	Port Operations
	63A	156.175	156.175	x	Port Operations and Commercial, VTS. Available only in New
					Orleans/Lower Mississippi area.
64		156.225	156.225	x	Port Operations
	65A	156.275	156.275	x	Port Operations

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