La banda de VHF para radiocomunicaciones marítimas se extiende desde 156MHz a 174 MHz, contiene 57 canales VHF CH (channels) numerados desde el VHF CH1 al VHF CH28 y desde el VHF CH60 al VHF CH88. Estos canales pueden ser utilizados en modo simplex o en modo dúplex (como se explica en los siguientes capítulos),su uso viene dado por acuerdos internacionales. Pero existen excepciones, como por ejemplo Estados Unidos US, canales que son dúplex pueden ser simplex en su versión estadounidense y viceversa.
VHF CH
|
Simplex/
Dúplex
|
The use of the Channel
|
VHF CH
|
Simplex/
Dúplex
|
The use of the Channel
|
01 |
D |
Public Correspondence |
60 |
D |
Public Correspondence |
02 |
D |
Public Correspondence |
61 |
D |
Public Correspondence |
03 |
D |
Public Correspondence |
62 |
D |
Public Correspondence |
04 |
D |
Public Correspondence |
63 |
D |
Public Correspondence |
05 |
D |
Public Correspondence |
64 |
D |
Public Correspondence |
06 |
S |
Inter-ship & Aero SAR |
65 |
D |
Public Correspondence |
07 |
D |
Public Correspondence |
66 |
D |
Public Correspondence |
08 |
S |
Inter-ship |
67 |
S |
Inter-ship & |
09 |
S |
Inter-ship |
68 |
S |
Port Operations |
10 |
S |
Inter-ship & |
69 |
S |
Inter-ship |
11 |
S |
Port Operations |
70 |
S |
DSC Distress, Urgency, Safety & Routine Alerting |
12 |
S |
Port Operations |
71 |
S |
Port Operations |
13 |
S |
Inter-ship Navigational Safety & Port Operations |
72 |
S |
Inter-ship |
14 |
S |
Port Operations |
73 |
S |
Inter-ship & |
15 |
S |
On Board Communications (Max Power 1 watt) |
74 |
S |
Port Operations |
16 |
S |
RT Distress, Urgency, Safety & Routine Calling |
75 |
S |
Restricted to navigation-related communication only |
17 |
S |
On Board Communications (Max Power 1 watt) |
76 |
S |
Restricted to navigation-related communication only |
18 |
D |
Public Correspondence |
77 |
S |
Inter-ship |
19 |
D |
Public Correspondence |
78 |
D |
Public Correspondence |
20 |
D |
Public Correspondence |
79 |
D |
Public Correspondence |
21 |
D |
Public Correspondence |
80 |
D |
Public Correspondence |
22 |
D |
Public Correspondence |
81 |
D |
Public Correspondence |
23 |
D |
Public Correspondence |
82 |
D |
Public Correspondence |
24 |
D |
Public Correspondence |
83 |
D |
Public Correspondence |
25 |
D |
Public Correspondence |
84 |
D |
Public Correspondence |
26 |
D |
Public Correspondence |
85 |
D |
Public Correspondence |
27 |
D |
Public Correspondence |
86 |
D |
Public Correspondence |
28 |
D |
Public Correspondence |
87 |
S |
Port Operations |
|
|
|
88 |
S |
Port Operations |
Algunos canales son utilizados de una forma particular dependiendo del lugar geográfico en el que estés navegando.