VHF Marine Radio Frequencies

Channel Tx Frequency Rx Frequency Type of Traffic

1

156.050 MHz

160.650 MHz

Tauranga Coastguard
Hawkes Bay Coastguard
Southern Region Coastguard

2 156.100 MHz 160.700 MHz Far North Radio & Sea Rescue
Nothern Region Coastguard
Rotorua Lakes Coastguard
Central Region Coastguard
3 156.150 MHz 160.750 MHz Gisborne Coastguard
Mount Campbell Networks
4 156.200 MHz 160.800 MHz Northern Region Coastguard
Whangamata Coastguard
Mount Campbell Networks
5 156.250 MHz 156.850 MHz Northern Region Coastguard
Netcom Services
Gisborne Coastguard
Southern Region Coastguard
6 156.300Β MHz 156.300 MHz Safety and Intership Communications
7 156.350Β MHz 160.950 MHz Commercial Duplex
8 156.400Β MHz 156.400 MHz Northern Region Coastguard
Waihi Beach Coastguard
Nelspecs
9 156.450Β MHz 156.450 MHz Port Operations & Ship Movements
10 156.500Β MHz 156.500 MHz Port Operations & Ship Movements
11 156.550Β MHz 156.550 MHz Port Operations & Ship Movements
Northport
12 156.600 MHzΒ  156.600 MHz Port Operations & Ship Movements
13 156.650 MHzΒ  156.650 MHzΒ  Β Intership Navigation Safety
14 156.700 MHzΒ  156.700 MHzΒ  Port Operations & Ship Movements
15 156.750 MHzΒ  156.750 MHzΒ  Β Environmental
16 156.800 MHzΒ  156.800 MHzΒ  Β International Distress, Safety & Calling
17 156.850 MHzΒ  156.850 MHzΒ  Β Special Purpose

18

156.900 MHzΒ 

161.500 MHzΒ 

Β Public Correspondence
Northern Coastguard
Whakatane Coastguard
Port Marlborough
Environment Southland

19 156.950 MHzΒ  161.550 MHzΒ  Β Port Operations & Ship Movements
20 157.000 MHzΒ  161.600 MHzΒ  Safety
21 157.050 MHzΒ  161.650 MHzΒ  Safety
22 157.100 MHzΒ  161.700 MHzΒ  Safety
23 157.150 MHzΒ  161.750 MHzΒ  Safety
24 157.200 MHzΒ  161.800 MHzΒ  PublicΒ Correspondence Duplex
25 157.250 MHzΒ  161.850 MHzΒ  Maritime Radio
26 Β 157.300 MHz 161.900 MHzΒ  PublicΒ Correspondence Duplex
27 Β 157.350 MHz 161.950 MHzΒ  PublicΒ Correspondence Duplex
28 Β 157.400 MHz 162.000 MHzΒ  PublicΒ Correspondence Duplex
60 Β 156.025 MHz 160.625 MHzΒ  PublicΒ Correspondence Duplex
Northern Coastguard
Manawatu Marine Boating Club
61 Β 156.075 MHz 160.675 MHzΒ  PublicΒ Correspondence Duplex
Northern Region Coastguard
Environment Southland
62 Β 156.125 MHz 160.725 MHzΒ  PublicΒ Correspondence Duplex
Cape Egmont Sea Rescue
63 Β 156.175 MHz 160.775 MHzΒ  PublicΒ Correspondence Duplex
Whitianga Coastguard
South Taranaki Coastguard
64 Β 156.225 MHz 160.825 MHzΒ  PublicΒ Correspondence Duplex
Northern Region Coastguard
Encounter Kaikoura
65 Β 156.275 MHz 160.875 MHzΒ  PublicΒ Correspondence Duplex
Hokianga Coastguard
Waihau Bay Coastguard
66 Β 156.325 MHz 160.925 MHzΒ  PublicΒ Correspondence Duplex
67 Β 156.375 MHz 156.375 MHzΒ  Maritime Radio
68 Β 156.425 MHz 156.425 MHzΒ  Maritime Radio
69 Β 156.475 MHz 156.475 MHzΒ  Maritime Radio
70 156.525 MHz 156.525 MHzΒ  Β DSC for Distress, Urgency, Safety
71 156.575 MHzΒ  156.575 MHzΒ  Maritime Radio
72 156.625 MHz 156.625 MHzΒ  Β Intership
73 156.675 MHzΒ  156.675 MHzΒ  Β Intership, Port Operations
74 156.725 MHzΒ  156.725 MHzΒ  Β Port Operations & Ship Movements
75 156.775 MHzΒ  156.775 MHzΒ  Β Intership
76 156.825 MHzΒ  156.825 MHzΒ  Β Intership
77 156.875 MHzΒ  156.875 MHzΒ  Β Intership, Port Operations
78 156.925 MHzΒ  161.525 MHzΒ  Β PublicΒ Correspondence Duplex
79 156.975 MHzΒ  161.575 MHzΒ  Β Port Operations
80 157.025 MHzΒ  161.625 MHzΒ  PublicΒ Correspondence Duplex
81 157.075 MHzΒ  161.675 MHzΒ  PublicΒ Correspondence Duplex
82 157.125 MHzΒ  161.725 MHzΒ  PublicΒ Correspondence Duplex
83 157.175 MHzΒ  161.775 MHzΒ  PublicΒ Correspondence Duplex
84 157.225 MHzΒ  161.825 MHzΒ  Public Correspondence Duplex
85 157.275 MHzΒ  161.875 MHzΒ  Β Public Correspondence DuplexΒ 
86 157.325 MHzΒ  161.925 MHzΒ  Public Correspondence Duplex
87 157.375 MHzΒ  157.375 MHzΒ  Port Operations & Ship Movements
88 157.425 MHz 157.425 MHz Port Operations & Ship Movements

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Β Marine VHF Radio Channel Frequencies around New Zealand

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