VHF Radio Channels

[jet]

Just thought i would remind you of which channels to use...

http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=mtVhf

U.S. VHF Marine Radio Channels and Frequencies (20 June 2002)

Ship Ship
VHF Trans Recv
Channel (MHz) (MHz) Use
------- ------ ------ ---------------------------------------------------------
01A 156.05 156.05 Port Operations and Commercial, VTS. Available only in New Orleans/Lower Mississippi area.
05A 156.25 156.25 Port Operations or VTS in the Houston, New Orleans and Seattle areas.
6 156.3 156.3 Intership Safety
07A 156.35 156.35 Commercial
8 156.4 156.4 Commercial (Intership only)
9 156.45 156.45 Boater Calling. Commercial and Non-Commercial.
10 156.5 156.5 Commercial
11 156.55 156.55 Commercial. VTS in selected areas.
12 156.6 156.6 Port Operations. VTS in selected areas.
13 156.65 156.65 Intership Navigation Safety (Bridge-to-bridge). Ships >20
14 156.7 156.7 Port Operations. VTS in selected areas.
15 -- 156.75 Environmental (Receive only). Used by Class C EPIRBs.
16 156.8 156.8 International Distress, Safety and Calling. Ships require
17 156.85 156.85 State Control
18A 156.9 156.9 Commercial
19A 156.95 156.95 Commercial
20 157 161.6 Port Operations (duplex)
20A 157 157 Port Operations
21A 157.05 157.05 U.S. Coast Guard only
22A 157.1 157.1 Coast Guard Liaison and Maritime Safety Information Broadc
23A 157.15 157.15 U.S. Coast Guard only
24 157.2 161.8 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
25 157.25 161.85 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
26 157.3 161.9 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
27 157.35 161.95 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
28 157.4 162 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
63A 156.175 156.175 Port Operations and Commercial, VTS. Available only in New Orleans/Lower Mississippi area.
65A 156.275 156.275 Port Operations
66A 156.325 156.325 Port Operations
67 156.375 156.375 Commercial. Used for Bridge-to-bridge communications in l
68 156.425 156.425 Non-Commercial
69 156.475 156.475 Non-Commercial
70 156.525 156.525 Digital Selective Calling (voice communications not allowe
71 156.575 156.575 Non-Commercial
72 156.625 156.625 Non-Commercial (Intership only)
73 156.675 156.675 Port Operations
74 156.725 156.725 Port Operations
77 156.875 156.875 Port Operations (Intership only)
78A 156.925 156.925 Non-Commercial
79A 156.975 156.975 Commercial. Non-Commercial in Great Lakes only
80A 157.025 157.025 Commercial. Non-Commercial in Great Lakes only
81A 157.075 157.075 U.S. Government only - Environmental protection operations
82A 157.125 157.125 U.S. Government only
83A 157.175 157.175 U.S. Coast Guard only
84 157.225 161.825 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
85 157.275 161.875 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
86 157.325 161.925 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
87A 157.375 157.375 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
88A 157.425 157.425 Commercial, Intership only.
AIS 1 161.975 161.975 Automatic Identification System (AIS)
AIS 2 157.425 162.025 Automatic Identification System (AIS)

[Grilled]

good info

[DOGFISH]

Vhf

Just a note: Some of the radios will display the purpose of the channel along with the channel number. At least my standard horizon 851 does that display.

[areshml]

This is a old thread, so I don't really expect a response.*

Being a "newby" I have a few questions, (most likely dumb ones.)...

Is there a set Channel (Talk around, info, Chatting, ect...), for Kayaker's?
An What is it?

I know as everyone for the most part monitors CH-16, but it's never to be used unless there's a legit life or death emergency!*

I found some radios only have 16 channels.

*If there is no set channel, (Official, or non official) I think it may be a good pratice & ideia to "un-officially" put one & a backup in place?*

Most likely one below the 16 to conform with the 1-16 channel model radio's, which some folks already have in place?*

I would like to get some feedback, good or bad about doing this, of course if not already implemented.

Thanks for posting this info!

[yakersaltlife]

So you can use Channel 16 for an initial conversation to get ahold of someone, and then decide what channel you will go to, to have your conversation. Most of the time people use 68 or 72, but you can technically use any of the ones that say non-commercial. I usually put my radio on scan and it flips automatically between all of them.

[surfdog]

when moc, sheild and go out we use 68 unless there is a lot of chatter on that frequency then move to 69 or 72