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Channel Charts | Link-6 operator manual
USA channel chart
CH
#:
Ship Transmit
MHz
Ship Receive
MHz
S/D/R Use / Notes / Description:
1001 156.050 156.050 S Port Operations and Commercial, VTS. Available only in New Orleans / Lower Mississippi area.
1063 156.175 156.175 S Port Operations and Commercial, VTS. Available only in New Orleans / Lower Mississippi area.
1005 156.250 156.250 S Port Operations or VTS in the Houston, New Orleans and Seattle areas.
1065 156.275 156.275 S Port Operations
6 156.300 156.300 S Intership Safety
1066 156.325 156.325 S Port Operations
1007 156.350 156.350 S Commercial. VDSMS
67 156.375 156.375 S Commercial. Used for Bridge-to-bridge communications in lower Mississippi River. Intership only.
8 156.400 156.400 S Commercial (Intership only). VDSMS
68 156.425 156.425 S Non-Commercial. VDSMS
9 156.450 156.450 S Boater Calling. Commercial and Non-Commercial. VDSMS
69 156.475 156.475 S Non-Commercial. VDSMS
10 156.500 156.500 S Commercial. VDSMS
70 156.525 156.525 S Digital Selective Calling (voice communications not allowed)
11 156.550 156.550 S Commercial. VTS in selected areas. VDSMS
71 156.575 156.575 S Non-Commercial. VDSMS
12 156.600 156.600 S Port Operations. VTS in selected areas.
72 156.625 156.625 S Non-Commercial (Intership only). VDSMS
13 156.650 156.650 S
Intership Navigation Safety (Bridge-to-bridge). Ships >20m length maintain a listening watch on this
channel in US waters.
73 156.675 156.675 S Port Operations
14 156.700 156.700 S Port Operations. VTS in selected areas.
74 156.725 156.725 S Port Operations
16 156.800 156.800 S
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 S State & local govt maritime control
77 156.875 156.875 S Port Operations (Intership only)
1018 156.900 156.900 S Commercial. VDSMS
1078 156.925 156.925 S Non-Commercial. VDSMS
1019 156.950 156.950 S Commercial. VDSMS
1079 156.975 156.975 S Commercial. Non-Commercial in Great Lakes only. VDSMS
20 157.000 161.600 D Port Operations (duplex)
1020 157.000 157.000 S Port Operations
1080 157.025 157.025 S Commercial. Non-Commercial in Great Lakes only. VDSMS
1021 157.050 157.050 S U.S. Coast Guard only
1081 157.075 157.075 S U.S. Government only - Environmental protection operations.
1022 157.100 157.100 S
Coast Guard Liaison and Maritime Safety Information Broadcasts. Broadcasts announced on channel
16.
1082 157.125 157.125 S U.S. Government only
1023 157.150 157.150 S U.S. Coast Guard only
1083 157.175 157.175 S U.S. Coast Guard only
24 157.200 161.800 D Public Correspondence (Marine Operator). VDSMS
84 157.225 161.825 D Public Correspondence (Marine Operator). VDSMS
25 157.250 161.850 D Public Correspondence (Marine Operator). VDSMS
85 157.275 161.875 D Public Correspondence (Marine Operator). VDSMS
26 157.300 161.900 D Public Correspondence (Marine Operator). VDSMS
86 157.325 161.925 D Public Correspondence (Marine Operator). VDSMS
27 157.350 161.950 D Public Correspondence (Marine Operator). VDSMS
87 157.375 157.375 S Public Correspondence (Marine Operator). VDSMS