Appendix: Maritime Radio Use in the VHF Frequency Range
Table
Channel | Frequency (MHz) |
| |
Number | Transmit |
| Receive |
67** | 156.375 |
| 156.375 |
|
|
|
|
68 | 156.425 |
| 156.425 |
|
|
|
|
69 | 156.475 |
| 156.475 |
|
|
|
|
71 | 156.575 |
| 156.575 |
|
|
|
|
72 | 156.625 |
| – |
|
|
|
|
73 | 156.675 |
| 156.675 |
|
|
|
|
74 | 156.725 |
| 156.725 |
|
|
|
|
75 | *** |
| *** |
|
|
|
|
76 | *** |
| *** |
|
|
|
|
77** | 156.875 |
| – |
|
|
|
|
78 | 156.925 |
| 161.525 |
|
|
|
|
79 | 156.975 |
| 161.575 |
|
|
|
|
80 | 157.025 |
| 161.625 |
|
|
|
|
* | 157.075 |
| 161.675 |
|
|
|
|
* | 157.125 |
| 161.725 |
|
|
|
|
* | 157.175 |
| 161.775 |
|
|
|
|
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 |
|
|
|
|
*Simplex channels 3, 21, 23, 61, 64, 81, 82, and 83 cannot be lawfully used by the general public in US waters.
**Low power (1 W) only
***Guard band
Note: A – in the Receive column indicates that the channel is transmit only.
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