• 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:
Simplex channels 3, 21, 23, 61, 64, 81, 82, and 83
cannot be lawfully used by the general public in US
waters.
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
Chan
nel
Numb
er
Frequency (MHz)
Transmit
Receive
1
156.050
160.550
2
156.100
160.700
*
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**
156.650
156.650
14
156.700
156.700
15**
156.750
156.750
16
156.800
156.800
17**
156.850
156.850
18
156.900
161.500
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