Difference between revisions of "Maritime Frequency List"
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| − | |Steamship Authority||151.3550||||D465|| | + | |Steamship Authority||151.3550||||D465||Still active as of 2025.04.18 Scott | 
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| |Steamship Authority Shuttle||453.9000||R||110.9||Shuttles people from parking lots to ship. | |Steamship Authority Shuttle||453.9000||R||110.9||Shuttles people from parking lots to ship. | ||
Latest revision as of 11:14, 18 April 2025
Marine Channels (US Bandplan)
| Frequency | Channel | Usage | 
|---|---|---|
| 156.0500 | 01 | Port Operations and Commercial, VTS. Available only in New Orleans/Lower Mississippi area | 
| 156.1750 | 63 | Port Operations and Commercial, VTS. Available only in New Orleans/Lower Mississippi area. | 
| 156.2500 | 05 | Port Operations or VTS in the Houston, New Orleans and Seattle areas. | 
| 156.2750 | 65 | Port Operations | 
| 156.3000 | 06 | Intership Safety | 
| 156.3250 | 66 | Port Operations | 
| 156.3500 | 07 | Commercial | 
| 156.3750 | 67 | Commercial. Used for Bridge-to-bridge communications in lower Mississippi River. Intership only. | 
| 156.4000 | 08 | Commercial (Intership only) | 
| 156.4250 | 68 | Non-commercial ship to ship, ship to shore | 
| 156.4500 | 09 | Calling Channel | 
| 156.4750 | 69 | Non-commercial ship to ship, ship to shore | 
| 156.5000 | 10 | Commercial | 
| 156.5250 | 70 | Digital Selective Calling (voice communications not allowed) | 
| 156.5500 | 11 | Commercial. VTS in selected areas. | 
| 156.5750 | 71 | Non-commercial ship to ship, ship to shore | 
| 156.6000 | 12 | Port Operations. VTS in selected areas. | 
| 156.6250 | 72 | Non-Commercial (Intership only) | 
| 156.6500 | 13 | Navigation - Cape Cod Canal Navigation Intership Navigation Safety (Bridge-to-bridge). Ships >20m length maintain a listening watch on this channel in US waters. | 
| 156.6750 | 73 | Port Operations | 
| 156.7000 | 14 | Port Operations - Cape Cod Canal Control Port Operations. VTS in selected areas. | 
| 156.7250 | 74 | Port Operations | 
| 156.7500 | 15 | Environmental (Receive only). Used by Class C EPIRBs. | 
| 156.8000 | 16 | International Calling and Distress International Distress, Safety and Calling. Ships required to carry radio, USCG, and most coast stations maintain a listening watch on this channel. | 
| 156.8500 | 17 | State Control | 
| 156.8750 | 77 | Port Operations (Intership only) | 
| 156.9000 | 18 | Commercial | 
| 156.9250 | 78 | Non-commercial ship to ship, ship to shore | 
| 156.9500 | 19 | Commercial | 
| 156.975 | 79 | Commercial. Non-Commercial in Great Lakes only | 
| 157.0000 | 20A | Port Operations Duplex (161.600 shore = Typically a Repeater) | 
| 157.0250 | 80 | Commercial. Non-Commercial in Great Lakes only | 
| 157.0500 | 21 | US Coast Guard/Government (Sector SE New England, CGAS Cape Cod) | 
| 157.0750 | 81 | US Coast Guard/Government (Sector Boston) | 
| 157.1000 | 22A | US Coast Guard "Notice to Mariners" Broadcasts, SAR Comms | 
| 157.1250 | 82 | US Coast Guard/Government | 
| 157.1500 | 23 | US Coast Guard/Government (Sector Northern New England) | 
| 157.1750 | 83 | US Coast Guard Auxiliary | 
| 157.4250 | 88 | Commercial, Intership only. | 
| 161.6000 | 20A | Pilots : Repeater Output in Boston | 
Other Marine Frequency Info
| Station | Frequency | Type | PL/DPL | Comments | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steamship Authority | 151.3550 | D465 | Still active as of 2025.04.18 Scott | |
| Steamship Authority Shuttle | 453.9000 | R | 110.9 | Shuttles people from parking lots to ship. | 
| US Towboats | 452.1750 | R | 67.0 | Repeats several marine frequencies and has wide area coverage. | 
