Wx (Weather) Channels; Canadian Channels - Garmin VHF 110 Series Owner's Manual

Channel Transmission
number MHz
15 -
16 156.800
17 156.850
18A* 156.900
19A* 156.950
20 157.000
20A* 157.000
21A* 157.050
22A* 157.100
23A* 157.150
24 157.200
25 157.250
26 157.300
27 157.350
28 157.400
63A* 156.175
65A* 156.275
66A* 156.325
67 156.375
68 156.425
69 156.475
70 156.525
71 156.575
72 156.625
73 156.675
74 156.725
77 156.875
78A* 156.925
79A* 156.975
Appendix
Receiving User
MHz
156.750 Environmental (receive
only). Used by Class C
Emergency Position
Indicating Radio Beacons
(EPIRBs).
156.800 International distress,
safety, and calling. Ships
required to carry radio,
USCG, and most coast
stations maintain a
listening watch on this
channel.
156.850 State and local
government maritime
control
156.900 Commercial
156.950 Commercial
161.600 Port operations (duplex)
157.000 Port operations
157.050 USA Coast Guard only
157.100 Coast Guard Liaison and
Maritime Safety
Information Broadcasts.
Broadcasts are
announced on channel
16.
157.150 USA Coast Guard only.
161.800 Public correspondence
(Marine Operator)
161.850 Public correspondence
(Marine Operator)
161.900 Public correspondence
(Marine Operator)
161.950 Public correspondence
(Marine Operator)
162.000 Public correspondence
(Marine Operator)
156.175 Port operations and
commercial, VTS.
Available in the New
Orleans and lower
Mississippi areas only.
156.275 Port operations
156.325 Port operations
156.375 Commercial. Used for
bridge-to-bridge
communications in the
lower Mississippi River.
Intership only.
156.425 Non-commercial
156.475 Non-commercial
156.525 Digital Selective Calling
(voice communications
not allowed)
156.575 Non-commercial
156.625 Non-commercial (Intership
only)
156.675 Port operations
156.725 Port operations
156.875 Port operations (Intership
only)
156.925 Non-commercial
156.975 Commercial. non-
commercial in the Great
Lakes only.
Channel Transmission
number MHz
80A* 157.025
81A* 157.075
82A* 157.125
83A* 157.175
84 157.225
85 157.275
86 157.325
87 157.375
88A* 157.425
*"A" indicates simplex use of the ship station transmit side of an
international duplex channel, and that operations are different
than international operations on that channel. "A" channels are
used only in the USA and normally not recognized outside the
USA.

WX (Weather) Channels

Channel Frequency (MHz)
WX1 162.550
WX2 162.400
WX3 162.475
WX4 162.425
WX5 162.450
WX6 162.500
WX7 162.525

Canadian Channels

Channel Transmission Receiving
number MHz MHz
01 156.050 160.650
02 156.100 160.700
03 156.150 160.750
04A 156.200 156.200
04A 156.200 156.200
05A 156.250 156.250
06 156.300 156.300
Receiving User
MHz
157.025 Commercial. non-
commercial in the Great
Lakes only.
157.075 USA Government only.
Environmental protection
operations.
157.125 USA Government only
157.175 USA Government only
161.825 Public correspondence
(Marine Operator)
161.875 Public correspondence
(Marine Operator)
161.925 Public correspondence
(Marine Operator)
157.375 Public correspondence
(Marine Operator)
157.425 Commercial (Intership
only)
Area of User
operation
1
PC Public
correspondence
PC Public
correspondence
PC Public
correspondence
PC Intership, ship/
shore, and safety.
Canadian Coast
Guard search and
rescue
2
EC Intership, ship/
shore, and
commercial.
Commercial fishing
only.
Ship movement
3
All areas Intership,
commercial, non-
commercial, and
safety. May be used
for search and
rescue
communications
between ships and
aircraft.
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