User Manual

14 INSTRUCTION MANUAL GX800
US MARINE VHF CHANNELS AND FREQUENCIES
CH TX Freq RX Freq Simplex Use
01A 156.050 156.050 X Port Operations and Commercial, VTS. Available only in New
Orleans / Lower Mississippi area.
05A 156.250 156.250 X Port Operations or VTS in the Houston, New Orleans and Seattle
areas
06 156.300 156.300 X Intership Safety
07A 156.350 156.350 X Commercial
08 156.400 156.400 X Commercial (Intership only)
09 156.450 156.450 X Boater Calling. Commercial and Non-Commercial
10 156.500 156.500 X Commercial
11 156.550 156.550 X Commercial. VTS in selected areas
12 156.600 156.600 X Port Operations. VTS in selected areas
13 156.650 156.650 X Intership Navigation Safety (Bridge-to-bridge). Ships >20m length
maintain a listening watch on this channel in US waters.
14 156.700 156.700 X Port Operations. VTS in selected areas
15 -- 156.750 Environmental (Receive only). Used by Class C EPIRBs
16 156.800 156.800 X International Distress, Safety and Calling. Ships required to carry
radio, USCG, and most coast stations maintain a listening watch
on this channel.
17 156.850 156.850 X State & local govt maritime control
18A 156.900 156.900 X Commercial
19A 156.950 156.950 X Commercial
20 157.000 161.600 Port Operations (duplex)
20A 157.000 157.000 X Port Operations
21A 157.050 157.050 X US Coast Guard only
22A 157.100 157.100 X Coast Guard Liaison and Maritime Safety Information Broadcasts.
Broadcasts announced on channel 16.
23A 157.150 157.150 X US Coast Guard only
24 157.200 161.800 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
25 157.250 161.850 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
26 157.300 161.900 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
27 157.350 161.950 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
28 157.400 162.000 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)