Garmin VHF 110 Marine Radio Owners Manual - Page 15

WX Weather Channels, Canadian Channels

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Channel number 15 16 17 18A* 19A* 20 20A* 21A* 22A* 23A* 24 25 26 27 28 63A* 65A* 66A* 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 77 78A* 79A* Transmission MHz - 156.800 156.850 156.900 156.950 157.000 157.000 157.050 157.100 157.150 157.200 157.250 157.300 157.350 157.400 156.175 156.275 156.325 156.375 156.425 156.475 156.525 156.575 156.625 156.675 156.725 156.875 156.925 156.975 Receiving MHz 156.750 156.800 156.850 156.900 156.950 161.600 157.000 157.050 157.100 157.150 161.800 161.850 161.900 161.950 162.000 156.175 156.275 156.325 156.375 156.425 156.475 156.525 156.575 156.625 156.675 156.725 156.875 156.925 156.975 User Environmental (receive only). Used by Class C Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs). International distress, safety, and calling. Ships required to carry radio, USCG, and most coast stations maintain a listening watch on this channel. State and local government maritime control Commercial Commercial Port operations (duplex) Port operations USA Coast Guard only Coast Guard Liaison and Maritime Safety Information Broadcasts. Broadcasts are announced on channel 16. USA Coast Guard only. Public correspondence (Marine Operator) Public correspondence (Marine Operator) Public correspondence (Marine Operator) Public correspondence (Marine Operator) Public correspondence (Marine Operator) Port operations and commercial, VTS. Available in the New Orleans and lower Mississippi areas only. Port operations Port operations Commercial. Used for bridge-to-bridge communications in the lower Mississippi River. Intership only. Non-commercial Non-commercial Digital Selective Calling (voice communications not allowed) Non-commercial Non-commercial (Intership only) Port operations Port operations Port operations (Intership only) Non-commercial Commercial. noncommercial in the Great Lakes only. Channel number 80A* 81A* 82A* 83A* 84 85 86 87 88A* Transmission MHz 157.025 157.075 157.125 157.175 157.225 157.275 157.325 157.375 157.425 Receiving MHz 157.025 157.075 157.125 157.175 161.825 161.875 161.925 157.375 157.425 User Commercial. noncommercial in the Great Lakes only. USA Government only. Environmental protection operations. USA Government only USA Government only Public correspondence (Marine Operator) Public correspondence (Marine Operator) Public correspondence (Marine Operator) Public correspondence (Marine Operator) Commercial (Intership only) *"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 WX1 WX2 WX3 WX4 WX5 WX6 WX7 Frequency (MHz) 162.550 162.400 162.475 162.425 162.450 162.500 162.525 Canadian Channels Channel Transmission Receiving Area of User number MHz MHz operation 01 156.050 160.650 PC1 Public correspondence 02 156.100 160.700 PC Public correspondence 03 156.150 160.750 PC Public correspondence 04A 156.200 156.200 PC Intership, ship/ shore, and safety. Canadian Coast Guard search and rescue 04A 156.200 156.200 EC2 Intership, ship/ shore, and commercial. Commercial fishing only. 05A 156.250 156.250 Ship movement 06 156.300 156.300 All areas3 Intership, commercial, non- commercial, and safety. May be used for search and rescue communications between ships and aircraft. Appendix 11

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Channel
number
Transmission
MHz
Receiving
MHz
User
15
-
156.750
Environmental (receive
only). Used by Class C
Emergency Position
Indicating Radio Beacons
(EPIRBs).
16
156.800
156.800
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
State and local
government maritime
control
18A*
156.900
156.900
Commercial
19A*
156.950
156.950
Commercial
20
157.000
161.600
Port operations (duplex)
20A*
157.000
157.000
Port operations
21A*
157.050
157.050
USA Coast Guard only
22A*
157.100
157.100
Coast Guard Liaison and
Maritime Safety
Information Broadcasts.
Broadcasts are
announced on channel
16.
23A*
157.150
157.150
USA 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)
63A*
156.175
156.175
Port operations and
commercial, VTS.
Available in the New
Orleans and lower
Mississippi areas only.
65A*
156.275
156.275
Port operations
66A*
156.325
156.325
Port operations
67
156.375
156.375
Commercial. Used for
bridge-to-bridge
communications in the
lower Mississippi River.
Intership only.
68
156.425
156.425
Non-commercial
69
156.475
156.475
Non-commercial
70
156.525
156.525
Digital Selective Calling
(voice communications
not allowed)
71
156.575
156.575
Non-commercial
72
156.625
156.625
Non-commercial (Intership
only)
73
156.675
156.675
Port operations
74
156.725
156.725
Port operations
77
156.875
156.875
Port operations (Intership
only)
78A*
156.925
156.925
Non-commercial
79A*
156.975
156.975
Commercial. non-
commercial in the Great
Lakes only.
Channel
number
Transmission
MHz
Receiving
MHz
User
80A*
157.025
157.025
Commercial. non-
commercial in the Great
Lakes only.
81A*
157.075
157.075
USA Government only.
Environmental protection
operations.
82A*
157.125
157.125
USA Government only
83A*
157.175
157.175
USA Government only
84
157.225
161.825
Public correspondence
(Marine Operator)
85
157.275
161.875
Public correspondence
(Marine Operator)
86
157.325
161.925
Public correspondence
(Marine Operator)
87
157.375
157.375
Public correspondence
(Marine Operator)
88A*
157.425
157.425
Commercial (Intership
only)
*"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
number
Transmission
MHz
Receiving
MHz
Area of
operation
User
01
156.050
160.650
PC
1
Public
correspondence
02
156.100
160.700
PC
Public
correspondence
03
156.150
160.750
PC
Public
correspondence
04A
156.200
156.200
PC
Intership, ship/
shore, and safety.
Canadian Coast
Guard search and
rescue
04A
156.200
156.200
EC
2
Intership, ship/
shore, and
commercial.
Commercial fishing
only.
05A
156.250
156.250
Ship movement
06
156.300
156.300
All areas
3
Intership,
commercial, non-
commercial, and
safety. May be used
for search and
rescue
communications
between ships and
aircraft.
Appendix
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