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VHF Marine
Channel Assignments
VHF Marine Radio Protocols
Channel
Channel Map
Number
Int'l Canada USA
01
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01A
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02
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03
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03A
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04
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04A
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05
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05A
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06
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07
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07A
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08
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09
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10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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15
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16
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17
16 English
Frequency
Power
Transmit
Receive
Limits
156.050
160.650
156.050
156.050
156.100
160.700
156.150
160.750
156.150
156.150
156.200
160.800
156.200
156.200
156.250
160.850
156.250
156.250
156.300
156.300
156.350
160.950
156.350
156.350
156.400
156.400
156.450
156.450
156.500
156.500
156.550
156.550
156.600
156.600
156.650
156.650
1 Watt CAN and USA
156.700
156.700
Rx Only
156.750
156.750
156.750
1 Watt INT and CAN
156.800
156.800
156.850
156.850
1 Watt CAN
VHF Marine
Channel Assignments
VHF Marine Radio Protocols
Channel
Use
01
Public Correspondence (marine operator)
01A
Port Operations and Commercial; VTS in selected areas
02
Public Correspondence (marine operator)
03
Public Correspondence (marine operator)
03A
Government Only
04
Public Correspondence (marine operator); Port Operations; Ship Movement
04A
West Coast (coastguard only); East Coast (commercial fishing)
05
Public Correspondence (marine operator); Port Operations; Ship Movement
05A
Port Operations; VTS in selected areas
06
Intership Safety
07
Public Correspondence (marine operator); Port Operations; Ship Movement
07A
Commercial
08
Commercial (intership only)
09
Boater Calling Channel; Non-Commercial (recreational)
10
Commercial
11
Commercial; VTS in selected areas
12
Port Operations; VTS in selected areas
13
Intership Navigation Safety (bridge-to-bridge); in U.S. waters,
large vessels maintain a listening watch on this channel
14
Port Operations; VTS in selected areas
15
Environmental (receive only); used by class C EPIRB's.
15
International (on-board communication); Canada (EPIRB buoys only)
16
International Distress, Safety and Calling
17
State Controlled (U.S.A. only)
Nothing comes close to a Cobra
17
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