VHF FM Marine Radio Telephone

Channel and Functions

(Canadian Channels)

CHANNEL

FREQUENCY (MHz)

TYPE OF

SHIP

SHIP

PERMANENT

DESIG

TRANSMIT

RECEIVE

TRAFFIC

TO SHIP

TO SHORE

SCAN LIST

WXO

163.275

NOAA Weather

RX Only

RX Only

Weather

WX1

162.550

NOAA Weather

RX Only

RX Only

Weather

WX2

162.400

NOAA Weather

RX Only

RX Only

Weather

WX3

162.475

NOAA Weather

RX Only

RX Only

Weather

WX4

162.425

NOAA Weather

RX Only

RX Only

Weather

WX5

162.450

NOAA Weather

RX Only

RX Only

Weather

WX6

162.500

NOAA Weather

RX Only

RX Only

Weather

WX7

162.525

NOAA Weather

RX Only

RX Only

Weather

WX8

161.650

Can. Weather

RX Only

RX Only

Weather

WX9

161.775

Can. Weather

RX Only

RX Only

Weather

01

156.050

160.650

Duplex

Yes

Yes

 

02

156.100

160.700

Duplex

Yes

Yes

 

03

156.150

160.750

Duplex

Yes

Yes

 

04

156.200

156.200

 

Yes

Yes

 

05

156.250

156.250

 

Yes

Yes

 

06

156.300

156.300

 

Yes

No

 

07

156.350

156.350

 

Yes

Yes

 

08

156.400

156.400

 

Yes

No

 

09

156.450

156.450

 

Yes

Yes

Fish

10

156.500

156.500

 

Yes

Yes

 

11

156.550

156.550

 

Yes

Yes

 

12

156.600

156.600

 

Yes

Yes

 

13

156.650

156.650

1W

Yes

Yes

 

14

156.700

156.700

 

Yes

Yes

 

15

156.750

156.750

1W

Yes

Yes

Environmental

16

156.800

156.800

 

Yes

Yes

 

17

156.850

156.850

1W

Yes

Yes

 

18

156.900

156.900

 

Yes

Yes

 

19

156.950

156.950

 

Yes

Yes

 

20

157.000

161.600

Duplex, 1W

Yes

Yes

 

21

157.050

157.050

 

Yes

Yes

 

22

157.100

157.100

 

Yes

Yes

 

23

157.150

161.750

Duplex

Yes

Yes

 

24

157.200

161.800

Duplex

No

Yes

Busy Tel.

25

157.250

161.850

Duplex

No

Yes

Busy Tel.

26

157.300

161.900

Duplex

No

Yes

Busy Tel.

27

157.350

161.950

Duplex

No

Yes

Busy Tel.

28

157.400

162.000

Duplex

No

Yes

Busy Tel.

60

156.025

160.625

Duplex

 

 

 

61

156.075

156.075

 

 

 

 

62

156.125

156.125

 

 

 

 

63

156.175

156.175

 

 

 

 

64

156.225

160.825

Duplex

 

 

 

65

156.275

156.275

 

Yes

Yes

 

66

156.325

156.325

 

Yes

Yes

 

67

156.375

156.375

 

Yes

No

 

68

156.425

156.425

 

Yes

Yes

Fish

69

156.475

156.475

 

Yes

Yes

Fish

71

156.575

156.575

 

Yes

Yes

Fish

72

156.625

156.625

 

Yes

No

Fish

73

156.675

156.675

 

Yes

Yes

 

74

156.725

156.725

 

Yes

Yes

 

77

156.875

156.875

 

Yes

No

 

78

156.925

156.925

 

Yes

Yes

 

79

156.975

156.975

 

Yes

Yes

 

80

157.025

157.025

 

Yes

Yes

 

81

157.075

157.075

 

Yes

Yes

Coast Guard

82

157.125

157.125

 

Yes

Yes

 

83

157.175

157.175

 

Yes

Yes

Coast Guard

84

157.225

161.825

Duplex

No

Yes

Busy Tel.

85

157.275

161.875

Duplex

No

Yes

Busy Tel.

86

157.325

161.925

Duplex

No

Yes

Busy Tel.

87

157.375

161.975

Duplex

No

Yes

Busy Tel.

88

157.425

162.025

Duplex

Yes

No

Busy Tel.

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Uniden Marine Radio manual Canadian Channels

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