Marine MF/HF SSB Radio HF Antennas & Installation Which SSB?
Coastguards
Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC)
MF/HF Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI) numbers
NOT all MRCC stations listed
Coastguards (MRCC) can be called by DSC radio for distress uregency, safety and test perposes.
Marine radio regulations state that a DSC test call should be preformed weekly.
DSC test calls can be made on the following frequencies, do note that not all coastguards monitor all frequencies.
Most European coastguards only monitor MF (2187.5 kHz).
DSC test frequencies are: MF 2187.5 and on HF 4207.5, 6312.0, 8414.5, 12577.0, 16804.5 kHz
UK MH Coastguards monitoring MF (2187.5 kHz) MMSI numbers
MMSI number |
MMRC |
Country |
Frequency bands |
002320001 |
Sheltand |
UK |
MF |
002320004 |
Aberdeen |
UK |
MF |
002320005 |
Forth |
UK |
MF |
002320007 |
Humber |
UK |
MF |
002320014 |
Falmouth |
UK |
MF |
002320017 |
Milford Haven |
UK |
MF |
002320021 |
Belfast |
UK |
MF |
002320024 |
Stornoway |
UK |
MF |
002320204 |
UK Test station |
UK Dover |
MF/HF |
European Coastguards MMSI numbers that monitoring MF/HF DSC
MMSI |
MRCC |
Country |
Frequency Band |
002050480 |
Ostend |
Belgium |
MF |
002111240 |
Varna GER |
Germany |
|
002091000 |
Cyprus |
Cyprus |
2,4,8 |
002191000 |
Denmark |
Denmark |
MF |
002241002 |
Almeria |
Spain |
MF |
002241004 |
Valencia S |
Spain |
|
002241024 |
Valencia S |
Spain |
|
002241022 |
Coruna SP |
Spain |
MF/HF |
|
|
|
|
002241026 |
Las Palmas |
Canary Islands |
MF |
002275000 |
Etel |
France |
MF |
002275100 |
Jobourg |
France |
MF |
002275400 |
La Garde F |
France |
MF |
002300230 |
Turku Fin |
Finland |
MF |
002371000 |
Olympa Radio |
Greece |
MF/HF |
002392000 |
Piraeus |
Greece |
MF/HF |
002387010 |
Croatia |
Rijeka |
MF |
002442000 |
Netherlands |
Netherlands |
MF |
002470001 |
Roma Italy |
Italy |
MF |
002500100 |
Malin Head |
Ireland |
MF |
002500200 |
Valentia I |
Ireland |
MF |
002510100 |
Iceland |
Iceland |
MF |
002570000 |
Norway |
Norway |
MF |
002610210 |
Poland |
Poland |
MF |
002653000 |
Goteborg |
Sweden |
MF |
002630100 |
Portugal |
Portugal |
MF |
002711000 |
Istanbul |
Turkey |
MF/HF |
002715000 |
Izmir Turk |
Turkey |
MF |
002733700 |
St Petersb |
Russia |
2,4 |
002734414 |
Ark Russia |
Russia |
MF |
Other worldwide coastguards
MMSI |
MRCC |
County |
Frequency Band |
003160023 |
Iqaluit Ca |
Canada |
HF |
|
|
|
|
003061000 |
Curacao |
|
MF |
003313000 |
Greenland |
Greenland |
MF |
003450810 |
Mexico |
|
MF/HF |
003660003 |
ShipCom USA |
USA |
HF |
003669899 |
Kadiak USA |
USA |
HF |
003669990 |
P.Reyes US |
USA |
HF |
003669991 |
Boston USA |
USA |
HF |
003669995 |
Chesapeake |
USA |
HF |
003669997 |
Miami USA |
USA |
HF |
003669998 |
N Orleans |
USA |
HF |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
004122100 |
Shanghai |
China |
MF/HF |
004162019 |
Taiwan |
|
HF |
004225601 |
Iran |
Iran |
MF |
004310001 |
Tokyo |
Japan |
HF |
|
|
|
|
005030001 |
Australia |
Australia |
HF |
005120010 |
N Zealand |
New Zealand |
MF/HF |
005742030 |
Vietnam |
Vietnam |
2,4,6,8 |
|
|
|
|
006010001 |
S.Africa |
South Africa |
HF |
006052110 |
Algeria |
|
|
006221113 |
Egypt |
|
|
|
|
|
|
007100001 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Brazil |
HF |
007100002 |
Recifo |
Brazil |
HF |
007100003 |
P. Arenas |
Brazil |
HF |
007241860 |
Chile |
Chile |
HF |