SSRF-LiteMarine VHF
FCC / USCG · Class: Ship or coast station authorization
Transmit on U.S. marine channels requires FCC Part 80 authorization and compliance with USCG operating rules.
SSRF-Lite reference data
US Marine VHF
Marine VHFChannel plan
Channels
53 assignments, sorted by frequency. Frequency is what your radio receives; input is what it transmits on for repeaters.
| Freq (MHz) | Input (MHz) | Mode | Tone / CC | Name | Usage | Callsign | Location | Service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 156.0500 | FM | Ch 01A (1001) | port operations & commercial | Port operations and commercial traffic; available only in the New Orleans / Lower Mississippi area (USCG note a). | |||||
| 156.1750 | FM | Ch 63A (1063) | port operations & commercial | Port operations and commercial traffic; available only in the New Orleans / Lower Mississippi area. | |||||
| 156.2250 | FM | Ch 64A (1064) | port operations | Port operations working channel. | |||||
| 156.2500 | FM | Ch 05A (1005) | port operations & VTS | VTS / port operations channel used in Houston, New Orleans, and Seattle areas (USCG note a). | |||||
| 156.2750 | FM | Ch 65A (1065) | port operations | Port operations channel; mandatory in certain VTS areas (USCG note a). | |||||
| 156.3000 | FM | Ch 06 | intership safety | Designated for intership safety communications. | |||||
| 156.3250 | FM | Ch 66A (1066) | port operations | Port operations working channel. | |||||
| 156.3500 | FM | Ch 07A (1007) | commercial | Commercial traffic; supports VHF Digital Small Message Service (VDSMS). | |||||
| 156.3750 | FM | Ch 67 | commercial | Commercial working channel; bridge-to-bridge in Lower Mississippi River (intership only). | |||||
| 156.4000 | FM | Ch 08 | commercial intership | Commercial intership traffic only; VDSMS capable. | |||||
| 156.4250 | FM | Ch 68 | non-commercial working | Non-commercial working channel (VDSMS capable). | |||||
| 156.4500 | FM | Ch 09 | boater calling | Primary boater calling channel for commercial and non-commercial use (VDSMS capable). | |||||
| 156.4750 | FM | Ch 69 | non-commercial working | Non-commercial working channel (VDSMS capable). | |||||
| 156.5000 | FM | Ch 10 | commercial | Commercial working channel (VDSMS capable). | |||||
| 156.5250 | FM | Ch 70 DSC | digital selective calling | Digital Selective Calling (voice prohibited). | |||||
| 156.5500 | FM | Ch 11 | commercial & VTS | Commercial working channel and VTS in selected areas (VDSMS capable). | |||||
| 156.5750 | FM | Ch 71 | non-commercial working | Non-commercial working channel (VDSMS capable). | |||||
| 156.6000 | FM | Ch 12 | port operations | Port operations; Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) in selected areas. | |||||
| 156.6250 | FM | Ch 72 | non-commercial intership | Non-commercial intership-only working channel (VDSMS capable). | |||||
| 156.6500 | FM | Ch 13 | bridge-to-bridge | Bridge-to-bridge navigation safety; vessels >20 m must maintain a listening watch in U.S. waters. | |||||
| 156.6750 | FM | Ch 73 | port operations | Port operations working channel. | |||||
| 156.7000 | FM | Ch 14 | port operations | Port operations; Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) in selected areas. | |||||
| 156.7250 | FM | Ch 74 | port operations | Port operations working channel. | |||||
| 156.7500 | FM | Ch 15 | environmental monitoring | Environmental receive-only channel (Class C EPIRB). | |||||
| 156.8000 | FM | Ch 16 Distress | distress | International distress, safety, and calling channel. Maintain a continuous guard as required. | |||||
| 156.8500 | FM | Ch 17 | state & local control | State and local government maritime control channel. | |||||
| 156.8750 | FM | Ch 77 | port operations intership | Port operations, intership only. | |||||
| 156.9000 | FM | Ch 18A (1018) | commercial | Commercial working channel (VDSMS capable). | |||||
| 156.9250 | FM | Ch 78A (1078) | non-commercial working | Non-commercial working channel (VDSMS capable). | |||||
| 156.9500 | FM | Ch 19A (1019) | commercial | Commercial working channel (VDSMS capable). | |||||
| 156.9750 | FM | Ch 79A (1079) | commercial | Commercial working channel; non-commercial use only in the Great Lakes (VDSMS capable). | |||||
| 157.0000 | FM | Ch 20A (1020) | port operations | Simplex variant of channel 20 for port operations. | |||||
| 157.0250 | FM | Ch 80A (1080) | commercial | Commercial working channel; non-commercial use only in the Great Lakes (VDSMS capable). | |||||
| 157.0500 | FM | Ch 21A (1021) | us coast guard only | U.S. Coast Guard only. | |||||
| 157.0750 | FM | Ch 81A (1081) | us government environmental | U.S. government channel for environmental protection operations. | |||||
| 157.1000 | FM | Ch 22A (1022) | coast guard liaison | USCG liaison and maritime safety information broadcasts (announced on Ch 16). | |||||
| 157.1250 | FM | Ch 82A (1082) | us government | U.S. government only. | |||||
| 157.1500 | FM | Ch 23A (1023) | us coast guard only | U.S. Coast Guard only. | |||||
| 157.1750 | FM | Ch 83A (1083) | us coast guard only | U.S. Coast Guard only. | |||||
| 157.3750 | FM | Ch 87 | public correspondence | Public correspondence channel (VDSMS capable). | |||||
| 157.4250 | FM | Ch 88 | commercial intership | Commercial intership working channel (VDSMS capable). | |||||
| 160.6250 | 156.0250 | FM | Ch 60 | public correspondence | Marine operator public correspondence channel. | ||||
| 161.6000 | 157.0000 | FM | Ch 20 | port operations duplex | Port operations duplex channel. | ||||
| 161.8000 | 157.2000 | FM | Ch 24 | public correspondence | Marine operator public correspondence channel; VDSMS capable. Cannot be used after 1 Jan 2030 (USCG note b). | ||||
| 161.8250 | 157.2250 | FM | Ch 84 | public correspondence | Marine operator public correspondence channel; VDSMS capable. Cannot be used after 1 Jan 2030 (USCG note b). | ||||
| 161.8500 | 157.2500 | FM | Ch 25 | public correspondence | Marine operator public correspondence channel; VDSMS capable. Cannot be used after 1 Jan 2030 (USCG note b). | ||||
| 161.8750 | 157.2750 | FM | Ch 85 | public correspondence | Marine operator public correspondence channel; VDSMS capable. Cannot be used after 1 Jan 2030 (USCG note b). | ||||
| 161.9000 | 157.3000 | FM | Ch 26 | public correspondence | Marine operator public correspondence channel; VDSMS capable. Cannot be used after 1 Jan 2030 (USCG note b). | ||||
| 161.9250 | 157.3250 | FM | Ch 86 | public correspondence | Marine operator public correspondence channel; VDSMS capable. Cannot be used after 1 Jan 2030 (USCG note b). | ||||
| 161.9500 | 157.3500 | FM | Ch 27 | public correspondence | Marine operator public correspondence channel; duplex variant pending reassignment to channel 1027 per ITU WRC-19. | ||||
| 161.9750 | Ch 87B AIS1 | ais data | Automatic Identification System (AIS) data link (AIS 1). | ||||||
| 162.0000 | 157.4000 | FM | Ch 28 | public correspondence | Marine operator public correspondence channel; duplex variant pending reassignment to channel 1028 per ITU WRC-19. | ||||
| 162.0250 | Ch 88B AIS2 | ais data | Automatic Identification System (AIS) data link (AIS 2). |
Sources
Where this data came from. Verify on the air before relying on it.
- USCG U.S. VHF Channel Information · accessed 2025-10-21