Appendix B: Channel List

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CH.

XMIT

RCV

Single

 

No

Freq

Freq

Freq

Use

 

 

 

 

 

82A

157.125

157.125

x

U.S. Government only

 

 

 

 

 

83A

157.175

157.175

x

U.S. Coast Guard only

 

 

 

 

 

84

157.225

161.825

 

Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)

 

 

 

 

 

85

157.275

161.875

 

Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)

 

 

 

 

 

86

157.325

161.925

 

Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)

 

 

 

 

 

87

157.375

161.975

 

Public Correspondence Marine Operator)

 

 

 

 

 

88

157.425

162.025

 

Public Correspondence only near Canadian border

 

 

 

 

 

88A

157.425

157.425

x

Commercial, Intership only

 

 

 

 

 

Recreational boaters normally use channels listed as Non-Commercial: 68, 69, 71, 72, 78A.

Channel 70 is used exclusively for Digital Selective Calling (DSC) and is not avail- able for regular voice communications.

Channels 75 and 76 are reserved as guard bands for Channel 16 and are not available for regular voice communications.

Notes:

1.The letter “A” following a channel number indicates simplex use of the ship station transmit side of an international duplex channel. Operations are different from that of international operations on that channel.

2.Channel 13 should be used to contact a ship when there is danger of collision. All ships of length 20 meters or greater are required to guard VHF channel 13, in addi- tion to VHF channel 16, when operating within U.S. territorial waters.

3.Channel is Receive Only.

4.Channel 16 is used for calling other stations or for distress alerting.

5.Output power is fixed at 1 watt only.

6.Output power is initially set to 1 watt. User can temporarily override this restriction to transmit at high power. See page 18.

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