USA Mode Frequency Chart

Ch.	Rx Freq	Tx Freq	Status	Name	Full Name
1	156.0500	156.0500	Simplex	VTS/COML	VESSEL TRAFFIC SYSTEM/COMMERCIAL
3	156.1500	156.1500	Simplex	CG ONLY	COAST GUARD,GOVT ONLY
5	156.2500	156.2500	Simplex	VTS/COML	VESSEL TRAFFIC SYSTEM/COMMERCIAL
6	156.3000	156.3000	Simplex	SAFETY	INTER-SHIP SAFETY
7	156.3500	156.3500	Simplex	COMMERCL	COMMERCIAL
8	156.4000	156.4000	Simplex	COMMERCL	COMMERCIAL
9	156.4500	156.4500	Simplex	NON COML	NON COMMERCIAL
10	156.5000	156.5000	Simplex	COMMERCL	COMMERCIAL
11	156.5500	156.5500	Simplex	VTS	VESSEL TRAFFIC SYSTEM
12	156.6000	156.6000	Simplex	VTS	VESSEL TRAFFIC SYSTEM
13	156.6500	156.6500	Simplex, 1 W	BRG-BRG	BRIDGE TO BRIDGE
14	156.7000	156.7000	Simplex	VTS	VESSEL TRAFFIC SYSTEM
15	156.7500	Inhibit	Receive Only	ENVIRON	ENVIRONMENTAL
16	156.8000	156.8000	Simplex	DISTRESS	DISTRESS,SAFETY,CALLING
17	156.8500	156.8500	Simplex, 1 W	GOVT	GOVT MARITIME CONTROL
18	156.9000	156.9000	Simplex	COMMERCL	COMMERCIAL
19	156.9500	156.9500	Simplex	COMMERCL	COMMERCIAL
20	157.0000	157.0000	Simplex	PORT OPR	PORT OPERATION
21	157.0500	157.0500	Simplex	CG ONLY	COAST GUARD ONLY
22	157.1000	157.1000	Simplex	CG	COAST GUARD
23	157.1500	157.1500	Simplex	CG ONLY	COAST GUARD ONLY
24	161.8000	157.2000	Duplex	MAR OPER	MARINE OPERATOR
25	161.8500	157.2500	Duplex	MAR OPER	MARINE OPERATOR
26	161.9000	157.3000	Duplex	MAR OPER	MARINE OPERATOR
27	161.9500	157.3500	Duplex	MAR OPER	MARINE OPERATOR
28	162.0000	157.4000	Duplex	MAR OPER	MARINE OPERATOR
61	156.0750	156.0750	Simplex	CG	COAST GUARD
63	156.1750	156.1750	Simplex	VTS	VESSEL TRAFFIC SYSTEM
64	156.2250	156.2250	Simplex	COMMERCL	COMMERCIAL
65	156.2750	156.2750	Simplex	PORT OPR	PORT OPERATION
66	156.3250	156.3250	Simplex	PORT OPR	PORT OPERATION
67	156.3750	156.3750	Simplex, 1 W	BRG-BRG	BRIDGE TO BRIDGE
68	156.4250	156.4250	Simplex	NON COML	NON COMMERCIAL
69	156.4750	156.4750	Simplex	NON COML	NON COMMERCIAL
70	156.5250	Inhibit	Receive Only	DSC	DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING
71	156.5750	156.5750	Simplex	NON COML	NON COMMERCIAL
72	156.6250	156.6250	Simplex	NON COML	NON COMMERCIAL (SHIP-SHIP)
73	156.6750	156.6750	Simplex	PORT OPR	PORT OPERATION
74	156.7250	156.7250	Simplex	PORT OPR	PORT OPERATION
77	156.8750	156.8750	Simplex, 1 W	PORT OPR	PORT OPERATION (SHIP-SHIP)
78	156.9250	156.9250	Simplex	NON COML	NON COMMERCIAL
79	156.9750	156.9750	Simplex	COMMERCL	COMMERCIAL
80	157.0250	157.0250	Simplex	COMMERCL	COMMERCIAL
81	157.0750	157.0750	Simplex	USCG	COAST GUARD
82	157.1250	157.1250	Simplex	USCG	COAST GUARD
83	157.1750	157.1750	Simplex	USCG	GOVERNMENT
84	161.8250	157.2250	Duplex	MAR OPER	MARINE OPERATOR
85	161.8750	157.2750	Duplex	MAR OPER	MARINE OPERATOR
86	161.9250	157.3250	Duplex	MAR OPER	MARINE OPERATOR
87	161.9750	157.3750	Duplex	MAR OPER	MARINE OPERATOR
88	157.4250	157.4250	Simplex	COMMERCL	COMMERCIAL (SHIP-SHIP)

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