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Marine VHF Band Plans

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This table shows the difference between the United States, Canadian and International VHF marine channels.
  • The rightmost column labled Common indicates the channels which are the same in all three band plans.
  • For channel usage see the Marine VHF Channels wiki page or the links below the table.


Marine VHF Channels
Old Ch. New Ch.
USA
Canada
International
 Common
Ship RX Ship TX Ship RX Ship TX Ship RX Ship TX
1 01
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 160.6500 156.0500 160.6500 156.0500
1A 1001 156.0500 156.0500
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2 02
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 160.7000 156.1000 160.7000 156.1000
3 03
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 160.7500 156.1500 160.7500 156.1500
4 04
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 160.8000 156.2000
4A 1004
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 156.2000 156.2000
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5 05
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 160.8500 156.2500
5A 1005 156.2500 156.2500 156.2500 156.2500
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6 06 156.3000 156.3000 156.3000 156.3000 156.3000 156.3000
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7 07
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 160.9500 156.3500
7A 1007 156.3500 156.3500 156.3500 156.3500
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8 08 156.4000 156.4000 156.4000 156.4000 156.4000 156.4000
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9 09 156.4500 156.4500 156.4500 156.4500 156.4500 156.4500
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10 10 156.5000 156.5000 156.5000 156.5000 156.5000 156.5000
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11 11 156.5500 156.5500 156.5500 156.5500 156.5500 156.5500
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12 12 156.6000 156.6000 156.6000 156.6000 156.6000 156.6000
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13 13 156.6500 156.6500 156.6500 156.6500 156.6500 156.6500
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14 14 156.7000 156.7000 156.7000 156.7000 156.7000 156.7000
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15 15 156.7500
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 156.7500 156.7500 156.7500 156.7500
16 16 156.8000 156.8000 156.8000 156.8000 156.8000 156.8000
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17 17 156.8500 156.8500 156.8500 156.8500 156.8500 156.8500
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18 18
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 161.5000 156.9000
18A 1018 156.9000 156.9000 156.9000 156.9000
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19 19
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 161.5500 156.9500
19A 1019 156.9500 156.9500 156.9500 156.9500
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20 20 161.6000 157.0000 161.6000 157.0000 161.6000 157.0000
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20A 1020 157.0000 157.0000
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21 21
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 161.6500 157.0500
21A 1021 157.0500 157.0500 157.0500 157.0500
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21B 2021
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 161.6500
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22 22
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 161.7000 157.1000
22A 1022 157.1000 157.1000 157.1000 157.1000
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23 23
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 161.7500 157.1500 161.7500 157.1500
23A 1023 157.1500 157.1500
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23B 2023
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 161.7500
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24 24 161.8000 157.2000 161.8000 157.2000 161.8000 157.2000
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25 25 161.8500 157.2500 161.8500 157.2500 161.8500 157.2500
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25B 2025
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 161.8500
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26 26 161.9000 157.3000 161.9000 157.3000 161.9000 157.3000
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27 27 161.9500 157.3500 161.9500 157.3500 161.9500 157.3500
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28 28 162.0000 157.4000 162.0000 157.4000 162.0000 157.4000
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28B 2028
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 162.0000
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60 60
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 160.6250 156.0250 160.6250 156.0250
61 61
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 160.6750 156.0750
61A 1061
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 156.0750 156.0750
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62 62
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 160.7250 156.1250
62A 1062
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 156.1250 156.1250
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63 63
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 160.7750 156.1750
63A 1063 156.1750 156.1750 156.1750 156.1750
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64 64
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 160.8250 156.2250 160.8250 156.2250
64A 1064
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 156.2250 156.2250
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65 65
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 160.8750 156.2750
65A 1065 156.2750 156.2750 156.2750 156.2750
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66 66
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 160.9250 156.3250
66A 1066 156.3250 156.3250 156.3250 156.3250
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67 67 156.3750 156.3750 156.3750 156.3750 156.3750 156.3750
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68 68 156.4250 156.4250 156.4250 156.4250 156.4250 156.4250
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69 69 156.4750 156.4750 156.4750 156.4750 156.4750 156.4750
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70 70 156.5250 156.5250 156.5250 156.5250 156.5250 156.5250
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71 71 156.5750 156.5750 156.5750 156.5750 156.5750 156.5750
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72 72 156.6250 156.6250 156.6250 156.6250 156.6250 156.6250
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73 73 156.6750 156.6750 156.6750 156.6750 156.6750 156.6750
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74 74 156.7250 156.7250 156.7250 156.7250 156.7250 156.7250
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75 75
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 156.7750 156.7750 156.7750 156.7750
76 76
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 156.8250 156.8250 156.8250 156.8250
77 77 156.8750 156.8750 156.8750 156.8750 156.8750 156.8750
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78 78
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 161.5250 156.9250
78A 1078 156.9250 156.9250 156.9250 156.9250
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79 79
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 161.5750 156.9750
79A 1079 156.9750 156.9750 156.9750 156.9750
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80 80
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 161.6250 157.0250
80A 1080 157.0250 157.0250 157.0250 157.0250
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81 81
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 161.6750 157.0750
81A 1081 157.0750 157.0750 157.0750 157.0750
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82 82
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 161.7250 157.1250
82A 1082 157.1250 157.1250 157.1250 157.1250
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83 83
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 161.7750 157.1750
83A 1083 157.1750 157.1750 157.1750 157.1750
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83B 2083
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 161.7750
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84 84 161.8250 157.2250 161.8250 157.2250 161.8250 157.2250
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85 85 161.8750 157.2750 161.8750 157.2750 161.8750 157.2750
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86 86 161.9250 157.3250 161.9250 157.3250 161.9250 157.3250
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87 87 157.3750 157.3750 157.3750 157.3750 161.9750 157.3750
88 88 157.4250 157.4250 157.4250 157.4250 157.4250 157.4250
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AIS 1 AIS 1 161.9750 161.9750 161.9750 161.9750 161.9750 161.9750
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AIS 2 AIS 2 162.0250 162.0250 162.0250 162.0250 162.0250 162.0250
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AIS 3 AIS 3
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 156.7750
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 156.7750
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 156.7750
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AIS 4 AIS 4
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 156.8250
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 156.8250
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 156.8250
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WX1 WX1 162.5500
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 162.5500
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WX2 WX2 162.4000
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 162.4000
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WX3 WX3 162.4750
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 162.4750
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WX4 WX4 162.4250
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 162.4250
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WX5 WX5 162.4500
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 162.4500
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WX6 WX6 162.5000
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 162.5000
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WX7 WX7 162.5250
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 162.5250
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WX8 WX8 161.6500
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 161.6500
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WX9 WX9 161.7750
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 161.7750
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WX10 WX10 163.2750
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 163.2750
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Notes:

  • Some radios have channels 3A (156.1500), 61A (156.0750), and 64A (156.2250) in the USA band plan.
  • Channels 87 and 88 can vary in different radios. They can be duplex channels in radios made before AIS was established.
  • New AIS channels AIS-3 and AIS-4 were established in 2019 for AIS tracking via satellite.

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