Marine VHF Channels

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Marine VHF channels

International VHF Channels	Transmitting Frequencies (MHz)			Intership	Port Operations and Ship Movement	Public correspond-ence
	Ship Stations	Coast Stations
0	156.000	156.000	Private		Used by UK HM Coastguard
1	156.050	160.650	duplex		x	x
2	156.100	160.700	duplex		x	x
3	156.150	160.750	duplex		x	x
4	156.200	160.800	duplex		x	x
5	156.250	160.850	duplex		x	x
6	156.300	157.300	simplex	inteship
7	156.350	160.950	duplex		x	x
8	156.400	157.400	simplex	intership
9	156.450	156.450	simplex	intership	x
10	156.500	156.500	simplex	intership	x
11	156.550	156.550	simplex		x
12	156.600	156.600	simplex		x
13	156.650	156.650	simplex	intership	x
14	156.700	156.700	simplex		x
15	156.750	156.750	simplex	intership	x
16	156.800	156.800	simplex	DISTRESS, SAFETY AND CALLING
17	156.850	156.850	simplex	intership	x
18	156.900	161.500	duplex		x
19	156.950	161.550	duplex		x
20	157.000	161.600	duplex		x
21	157.050	161.650	duplex		x
22	157.100	161.700	duplex		x
23	157.150	161.750	duplex			x
24	157.200	161.800	duplex			x
25	157.250	161.850	duplex			x
26	157.300	161.900	duplex			x
27	157.350	161.950	duplex			x
28	157.400	162.000	duplex			x
29 to 36			private
37 (M)	157.850	157.850	private	Used by UK Marines and Yacht Clubs
38 to 59			private
60	156.025	160.625	duplex		x	x
61	156.075	160.675	duplex		x	x
62	156.125	160.725	duplex		x	x
63	156.175	160.775	duplex		x	x
64	156.225	160.825	duplex		x	x
65	156.275	160.875	duplex		x	x
66	156.325	160.925	duplex		x	x
67	156.375	156.375	simplex	inteship	UK Coastguard
68	156.425	156.425	simplex		X
69	156.475	156.475	simplex	intership	x
70	156.525	156.525	smiplex		Digital Selective Calling (DSC)
71	156.575	156.575	simplex		x
72	156.625	156.625	simplex	intership
73	156.675	156.675	simplex	intership	x
74	156.725	156.725	simplex		x
75	156.775	156.775	simplex		x
76	156.825	156.825	simplex		x
77	156.875	156.875	simplex	intership
78	156.925	161.525	duplex		x	x
79	156.975	161.575	duplex		x
80	157.025	161.625	duplex		UK Marinas
81	157.075	161.675	duplex		x	x
82	157.125	161.725	duplex		x	x
83	157.175	161.775	duplex			x
84	157.225	161.825	duplex		x	x
85	157.275	161.875	duplex			x
86	157.325	161.925	duplex			x
87	157.375	157.375	simplex			x
88	157.425	157.425	simplex			x

M2	161.425	161.425	private		Used by UK Marines and Yacht Clubs
ASI 1	162.025	162.025	simplex		Automatic Ship Identification (data)
ASI 2	161.975	161.975	simplex		Automatic Ship Identification (data)

Primary intership working channels 06, 08, 72, 77	UK Coastguard use channels 67, 10, 73, 23, 84, 86
M1 & M2 used by UK Yacht Clubs	UK Marines use channel 80 or 37

The following channels are simplex in the USA: 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A, 7A, 18A, 19A, 20A, 21A, 22A, 23A, 60A, 61A, 62A, 63A, 64A, 65A, 66A, 78A, 79A, 80A, 81A, 82A, 83A, 86A, 88A

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