User's Guide

• on ships subject to Part II of Title III of the Communications Act, the radio must be capable of
operating on the 156.800 MHz frequency.
• on ships subject to the Safety Convention, the radio must be capable of operating:
- in the simplex mode on the ship station transmitting frequencies specified in the 156.025–
157.425 MHz frequency band, and
- in the semiduplex mode on the two frequency channels specified in the table below.
NOTE: Additional information about operating requirements in the Maritime Services can be
obtained from the full text of FCC Rule Part 80 and from the US Coast Guard.
Table 1: VHF Marine Channel List
Channel Number Frequency (MHz)
Transmit Receive
1 156.050 160.650
2 156.100 160.700
*
1
156.150 160.750
4 156.200 160.800
5 156.250 160.850
6 156.300 –
7 156.350 160.950
8 156.400 –
9 156.450 156.450
10 156.500 156.500
11 156.550 156.550
12 156.600 156.600
13**
2
156.650 156.650
14 156.700 156.700
15**
2
156.750 156.750
16 156.800 156.800
17**
2
156.850 156.850
18 156.900 161.500
19 156.950 161.550
20 157.000 161.600
*
1
157.050 161.650
22 157.100 161.700
*
1
157.150 161.750
24 157.200 161.800
1
Simplex channels 3, 21, 23, 61, 64, 81, 82, and 83 cannot be lawfully used by the general
public in US waters.
2
Low power (1 W) only.
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