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VHF Radio Basics. 

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II: Operation: Top 100 Marine VHF/SSB/HAM Radio Frequencies

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(Compiled in 2004)

VHF Category              Channel                       Freq kHz                      Mode               Description

                                    01                                 156.050                         VHF                  Port Operations and Commercial

                                    03                                 156.150                         VHF                  Port Operations and Commercial

                                    63                                 156.175                         VHF                  Port Operations and Commercial

                                    05                                 156.250                         VHF                  Port Operations

Ship-to-ship safety         06                                 156.300                         VHF                  Intership safety

                                    07a                               156.350                         VHF                  Commercial

                                    08                                 156.400                         VHF                  Commercial

Hailing                          09                                 156.450                         VHF                  2nd Calling Channel

                                    10                                 156.500                         VHF                  Commercial

                                    11                                 156.550                         VHF                  Commercial

                                    12                                 156.600                         VHF                  Port Operations

Bridge                           13                                 156.650                         VHF                  Navigation – bridge-to-bridge

                                    14                                 156.700                         VHF                  Port Operations

                                    15                                 156.750                         VHF                  Environmental (receive only)

Safety                           16                                 156.800                         VHF                  Coast Guard Hailing and Distress

                                    17                                 156.850                         VHF                  State Control

                                    18a                               156.900                         VHF                  Commercial

                                    19a                               156.950                         VHF                  Commercial

                                    20                                 157.000                         VHF                  Port Operations (duplex band – receive on 161.600)

                                    21a                               157.050                         VHF                  US Government Only

                                    22a                               157.100                         VHF                  Coast Guard Liaison or Working Channel

                                    23a                               157.150                         VHF                  US Government Only

                                    24                                 157.200                         VHF                  Public Correspondence (duplex – receive on 161.800)

                                    25                                 157.250                         VHF                  Public Correspondence (duplex – receive on 161.850)

                                    26                                 157.300                         VHF                  Public Correspondence (duplex – receive on 161.900)

                                    27                                 157.350                         VHF                  Public Correspondence (duplex – receive on 161.950)

                                    28                                 157.400                         VHF                  Public Correspondence (duplex – receive on 162.000)

                                    65a                               156.275                         VHF                  Port Operations

                                    66a                               156.325                         VHF                  Port Operations

                                    67                                 156.375                         VHF                  Commercial/non-commercial

                                    68                                 156.425                         VHF                  Non-commercial

                                    69                                 156.475                         VHF                  Non-commercial

                                    70                                 156.525                         VHF                  Data/Computer-only/Distress (Digital Selective Calling)

                                    71                                 156.575                         VHF                  Non-commercial

                                    72                                 156.625                         VHF                  Non-commercial

                                    73                                 156.675                         VHF                  Port Operations

                                    74                                 156.725                         VHF                  Port Operations

                                    77                                 156.875                         VHF                  Port Operations

                                    78a                               156.925                         VHF                  Non-commercial

                                    79a                               156.975                         VHF                  Commercial

                                    80a                               157.025                         VHF                  Commercial

                                    81a                               157.075                         VHF                  US Government Only

                                    82a                               157.125                         VHF                  US Government Only

                                    83a                               157.175                         VHF                  US Government Only

                                    84                                 157.225                         VHF                  Public Correspondence (duplex – receive on 161.825)

                                    85                                 157.275                         VHF                  Public Correspondence (duplex – receive on 161.875)

                                    86                                 157.325                         VHF                  Public Correspondence (duplex – receive on 161.925)

                                    87                                 157.375                         VHF                  Public Correspondence (duplex – receive on 161.975)

                                    88                                 157.425                         VHF                  Public Correspondence (duplex – receive on 162.025)

Weather                        Wx1                             162.550                         VHF                  NOAA Weather Radio (receive only)

Weather                        Wx2                             162.400                         VHF                  NOAA Weather Radio (receive only)

Weather                        Wx3                             162.475                         VHF                  NOAA Weather Radio (receive only)

Weather                        Wx4                             162.525                         VHF                  NOAA Weather Radio (receive only)

Weather                        Wx5                             162.575                         VHF                  NOAA Weather Radio (receive only)

Weather                        Wx6                             162.625                         VHF                  NOAA Weather Radio (receive only)

Weather                        Wx7                             162.675                         VHF                  NOAA Weather Radio (receive only)

Weather                        Wx8                             162.725                         VHF                  NOAA Weather Radio (receive only)

Weather                        Wx9                             162.775                         VHF                  NOAA Weather Radio (receive only)

Weather                        Wx10                            162.825                         VHF                  NOAA Weather Radio (receive only)

Note:  Coast Guard can also be reached via cell phone by pressing *CG.

SSB/HAM Category      Freq kHz                      Mode                           Description

Safety

01                                 2182                             USB                             International distress and calling

02                                 2638                             USB                             Ship-to-ship Ultra Short Range

03                                 2670                             USB                             Coast Guard SSB Short Range

04                                 4125                             USB                             Ship safety and Canadian weather

05                                 4426 Rx                        USB                             Coast Guard channel 424

                                    4134 Tx                        

06                                 8764 Rx                        USB                             Coast Guard channel 816

                                    8240 Tx                                                            

07                                 13089 Rx                      USB                             Coast Guard channel 1205

                                    12242 Tx                      

08                                 17314 Rx                      USB                             Coast Guard channel 1625

                                    16432 Tx

Ship-to-ship

                                    12353                           USB                             Ship-to-ship “12a”

                                    12356                           USB                             Ship-to-ship “12b”

                                    12359                           USB                             Ship-to-ship “12c” [Herb – Atlantic ]

                                    16528                           USB                             Ship-to-ship “16a”

                                    16531                           USB                             Ship-to-ship “16b”

                                    16534                           USB                             Ship-to-ship “16c”

                                   

Time

                                    2500                             AM                               WWV time and weather signals

                                    5000                             AM                               WWV time and weather signals

                                    10000                           AM                               WWV time and weather signals

                                    15000                           AM                               WWV time and weather signals

Weather

                                    1070                             AM                               Broadcast Band

                                    13270                           USB                             East Coast Air Tower Weather

                                    13282                           USB                             West Coast Air Tower Weather

                                    27125                           AM                               CB Channel 14 (Coastal Mexico )

Weather Fax

                                    11120.1                         USB                             US Force

                                    6338.6                          USB                             Boston

                                    9108.1                          USB                             Boston

                                    12748.1                         USB                             Boston

                                    10534.1                         USB                             Canada – East Coast

                                    13508.1                         USB                             Canada – East Coast

                                    12751.1                         USB                             Canada – West Coast

                                    4316                             USB                             New Orleans – Gulf

                                    8502                             USB                             New Orleans – Gulf

                                    12788                           USB                             New Orleans – Gulf

                                    4344.1                          USB                             Pacific Coast

                                    8680.1                          USB                             Pacific Coast

                                    12728.1                         USB                             Pacific Coast

                                    17149.3                         USB                             Pacific Coast

                                    9980.6                          USB                             Honolulu

                                    11088.1                         USB                             Honolulu

                                    16133.1                         USB                             Honolulu

News (BBC, Voice of America , etc)

                                    5935                             AM                               Shortwave News

                                    9955                             AM                               Shortwave News

                                    12172                           USB                             Shortwave News

                                    13760                           AM                               Shortwave News

                                    15685                           AM                               Shortwave News

Telephone (Call 334-666-5110 or WLOMAIL@aol.com to sign up -- $5/min)

                                    4369 Rx                        USB                             WLO Tel Ch 405

                                    4077 Tx                        

                                    4396 Rx                        USB                             WLO Tel Ch 414

                                    4104 Tx

                                    8788Rx                         USB                             WLO Tel Ch 824

                                    8264 Tx

                                    8803 Rx                        USB                             WLO Tel Ch 829

                                    8279 Tx                        

                                    8806 Rx                        USB                             WLO Tel Ch 830

                                    8282 Tx                        

                                    13110 Rx                      USB                             WLO Tel Ch 1212

                                    12263 Tx

                                    13149 Rx                      USB                             WLO Tel Ch 1225

                                    12302 Tx

                                    13152 Rx                      USB                             WLO Tel Ch 1226

                                    12305 Tx

                                    17260 Rx                      USB                             WLO Tel Ch 1607

                                    16378 Tx

                                    17362 Rx                      USB                             WLO Tel Ch 1641

                                    16480 TX                      

Medical

Nets

                                    3815                             LSB                              South Pacific net, evenings

                                    3856                             LSB                              Taco net, evenings

                                    3964                             LSB                              East Coast Waterway net, early morning

                                    3968                             LSB                              Sonrisa Mexico net, early morning

                                    4051                             USB                             Baja southbound net, evening

                                    4060                             USB                             Baja southbound net, evening

                                    7238                             LSB                              Baja California net, 7:00 am

                                    7241                             LSB                              Caribbean net, early morning

                                    7268                             LSB                              East Coast Waterway net, morning

                                    7294                             LSB                              Chubasco Mexico net, 7:00 am

                                    7294                             LSB                              Sandia Mexico net, evenings

                                    8104                             USB                             Baja southbound net, early morning

                                    14300                           USB                             Intercontinental marine net, 24 hours

                                    14313                           USB                             Daily marine, evening Pacific Maritime net

                                    14325                           USB                             Hurricane nets

                                    14340                           USB                             Manana net, 11:00 am

                                    21390                           USB                             East coast Halo net, daytime

                                    21402                           USB                             Pacific maritime net, afternoons

                                    21412                           USB                             Maritime mobile net, afternoons

                                    21415                           USB                             Happy Hour Maritime mobile net, evenings

                                    28400                           USB                             Center frequency, 10 meters


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