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NAVICOM RT-420 Instruction Manual

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Table of contents
Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 2
Waterproof design Warning .................................................................................................... 3
Key description ....................................................................................................................... 4
Key function ........................................................................................................................... 5
Display ................................................................................................................................... 5
Direct key operation ............................................................................................................... 6
Special function operation ...................................................................................................... 9
TX Time out .................................................................................................................. 9
TX Indicator .................................................................................................................. 9
European key operation ......................................................................................................... 9
Programming ATIS ID ................................................................................................. 10
Build in Battery ................................ ................................................................ ..................... 11
Appendix A – Near Lightning Strike Test .................................................................................. 12
Annexe B – Channel List ...................................................................................................... 13
Declaration of conformity CE ................................................................................................ 20
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NAVICOM RT-420 Instruction Manual
Introduction
Your transmitter-receiver RT 420 by Navicom was developed by using high technologies.
Designed for an international use, it allows you to emit and to receive on all the international
channels of the marine band VHF such as specified by the international union (ITU)
The device is a high-quality electronic equipment, builds according to the rule book with the
best components, it answers all the standards of the market to supply you with clear and
reliable communications.
Your transmitter-receiver is designed to supply reliable years of functioning, it thanks to a microprocessor with optimized performances.
Note: Within the framework of the directive WEEE, the end of life products must not be
thrown by the user but dismissed.
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EU Regulatory Conformance
As certified by the qualified laboratory, the product is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of the Directive 1999/5/EC. Please note that the above information is
applicable to EU countries only.
Waterproof design Warning:
This product is the IP67 waterproof design, in order to achieve the best performance, before the
end-user use it, and please pay the highest attention for the following two points:
1, To tighting the antenna because there is an O-ring at the bottom of antenna side 2, To Cover tightly the mini USB cap because there is an O-ring design around the cap
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PTT
SQL
Squelch level
CH/*/WX
16/9
SCAN
MEM
Band
Power
Current Channel
UP
WX ALT
HI/LO/LOCK
DW/TRIW
DOWN
Key description
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Key function
Keys
Short press less than 3 seconds
Long press more than 3 seconds
HI/Lo /Lock
TX Power Hi/Low
Key Lock/key unlock
16/9
CH 16
CH09
DW/TriW
Dual Watch mode
Tri Watch mode
SCAN
All Scan/all memory Scan
Priority all/memory Scan
MEM
MEMORY Mode
Save/Delete Memory Channel
Up/Down
Channel/ Setting Up/Down
Channel up /down(much faster)
CH/*/UIC
Private channel
Band USA/international/Canada
SQL
Sql setting
Switch on/off Time& Date display
Volume Knob
Power ON / OFF Adjust the volume level
Display
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Direct Key Operation
Power ON/OFF
Turn the Volume key knob clockwise until a click sound heard the unit will power on. The volume VR include the power switch.
The unit will start with Normal mode. .
- Turn on the backlit in full scale for 5 sec
- Recall the last channel number, TX power settings and operational mode
- If no last channel info, go to Channel 16, TX Power be Hi
Volume Control
Adjust the volume knob to control the loudspeaker volume level.
Squelch
At the radio mode to adjust the squelch level, short press the SQL key will Flash SQL’s level , press UP/DOWN key to select SQL level accordingly.
UP/DOWN
At the normal mode, they act as Channel Up/Down. When it press > 0.5 sec, the unit will start scrolls
through the channels at 125ms intervals. It returns to normal mode when key press is released.
16/9 CHANNEL
Summary of CH16/9 Key operation:
1. Jump to either Channel 16 or 9 (priority channel) directly by pressing the 16 / 9 Key (short press to jump to priority CH16 at High Power and long press to jump to priority CH9 at High Power) if the current channel is not the priority channel.
Note: Accessing the priority channel will change the power setting to high power. The user can change the power setting to low power by pressing Hi/Lo/LOCK key. If the priority channel is limited by the cloning software for 1-W only, accessing priority channel will still follow the low power limitation. The setting in the cloning software takes precedent. It is done to make it consistent with the Fix VHF radio.
2. After the channel is tuned to the priority channel, the “P” icon is lit to indicate that the priority CH16 or CH9 has been reached. UP and Down key functions normally.
3. When the radio already tunes to the priority channel pressing 16/9 key will revert radio to the previously used working channel depending on how it being press (see flow chart above).
To reprogram a secondary priority channel:
1. Tune to priority CH9. It is indicated by “P” icon. It is done by pressing “16/9” key for more than 3 sacs.
2. Then, press and hold the “16/9”key for 3 seconds.
3. and the current secondary priority channel number should start flashing.
4. While the channel number is flashing, it can be changed with the “UP” and “DOWN” arrow
buttons. The selection can be saved by pressing the “16/9” key (short) and the screen
display “P” icon to indicate that the secondary priority channel has been changed.
5. The user can reprogram the secondary priority channel on the HM160
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Hi/Lo Tx Power
Short press the HI/LO/LOCK key will toggle the TX power from Hi to Lo or vice versa. The
corresponding HI or Lo icon will turn on the LCD.
Some of the channel has been limited to be low power only or high power only. Thus, the software
needs to check against the channel setting stored in the EEPROM. If the operation request is denied, error beeps tone will out For some channel is allowed to over-rule the restriction temporary such as CH 13 & 67 in USA band. Press and hold the PTT key and hold the HI/LO/LOCK key to switch the TX power to Hi power
Private Channel
Short press CH/*/UIC key will enter Priveate channel. short Press Up/Down key to change private
channel. The screen will display “--”if no private channel save in the eeprom
Scan
This is the function to scan for broadcasting channels. When available channel detected, the receiver
will stop at that channel and continue to search when that transmission ceased.
There are 4 Scan modes available – All SCAN, Memory Scan,Priority Scan & Priority memory Scan,
Default is All Scan
1. Short press the SCAN key to activate the SCAN function.
2. When the radio in the normal mode, All Scan will be initiated. When the radio in the All Scan mode, all channel will be scan in sequence.
3. When the radio in the memory mode, Memory Scan will be initiated. When either All Scan or Memory Scan is active, long press the Scan key will initiate Priority Scan.
4. Long press SCAN key during Scan operation will toggle All Scan or Memory Scan with
Priority Scan. The “P” icon (priority icon) would be lit accordingly.
The memory channel will be stated whenever signal received. Once the transmission finished, the
SCAN will automatically carry on to searching for next channel.
All Memory Scan M1 – M2 – M3 - … M10 – M1- …
All Scan CH1-CH2-CH3-…..-CH88-CH1
Priority Memory Scan M1 – CH 16 – M2 – CH 16 - … CH 16 – M1 – M16 - …
(M1; M2; M3 means 1st, 2nd, 3
rd
programmed channel)
Priority All Scan CH1-CH16-CH2-CH16-CH3-CH16-…..CH88-CH16-L1-CH16-…
(The radio only has L1 as its private channel.
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MEM
Press the MEM to enter the memory mode when there is at least one channel in the memory. The channel sequences will follow the programmed channels in the memory. The “MEM” icon will be
turned on. Short press the SCAN will start MEMORY SCAN.
Adding/Deleting CH from the memory:
1. During the normal mode, use the UP/DOWN key to select the desired channel for programming.
2. Long press the MEM key to store up the channel as memory channel.
3. The “M” icon shows up to indicate the current channel has been saved in the memory. No limited of memory channels.
4. Separate memory channel exists for USA, International, and Canadian Frequency group.
5. During the normal mode, use the UP/DOWN key to select the channel to be deleted.
6. Long press the MEM key to delete the channel from the memory.
Watch
Dual Watch
Short press DW/TriW key to activate the DUAL WATCH mode. Monitor the current channel and Ch 16
in cycle. Whenever, Weather Alert is activated, the Wx Alert channel will be monitored once every 4sec.
Current Channel - CH 16 – Current Channel – CH 16 – Wx Alert - Current Channel -…
Tri Watch
Long press DW/TRI key to activate the TRI WATCH mode. Monitor the Ch 16, current channel and
the 2nd Priority CH in cycle.
Note: programmed channel is the secondary priority Channel. Default secondary priority channel is
CH9.
Current Channel – CH 16 – 2nd Priority CH – Current Channel – CH 16 – 2nd Priority CH – Current
Channel - … Note: When weather Alert is enabled, similar scheduling as the Dual-watch is used.
Backlight
Any key press will turn on the backlit (if backlit setting is ON) except the PTT key. The backlit should be remaining on for 5 sec if no any keys pressed. The time out will be reset if any key pressed within
the time frame.
Key Lock
Long press for 4 sec the Hi/Lo/Lock key will lock the keypad except the PTT key and backlight function. A key lock icon will be displayed. Long press the Hi/Lo/Lock key again will release the key
lock function.
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Special function operation
TX Time Out
The transmission will be automatically turn off after PTT key pressed over 5 consecutive minutes. The Tx mode will be terminate and back to Rx mode. Once the PTT key is released, the TX time out
timer will be reset. PTT key will work back normally.
TX Indicator
When the radio is transmitting, the “TX” icon will be lit up
European key operation
Most of the functions in the radio are the same as the US model. These are the functions that work differently.
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Programming ATIS ID
ATIS function only exists in European Model. Therefore, it only functions when the European radio is tuned to the International Frequency Group. After ATIS ID is being program into the radio via the keypad or the cloning software, the ATIS function will be enabled all the time. The user cannot disable
it.
To enable the customer to enter ATID ID into the radio from the keypad, the check box next to the ATIS
entry by user on the Cloning software has to be ticked.
Programming ATIS ID from the Keypad
1. Programming start with the radio turn OFF.
2. Long press Hi/Lo/Lock and turn radio ON to access the ATIS mode.
3. The front digit will indicate the digit position of the ATIS ID. The rear digit will blink
continuously. The rear digit indicates the ATIS ID. Changing the value of the rear digit can be
achieved using the “UP/DOWN” Key.
4. Press “MEM” key to confirm the selection and move to the next digit.
5. After the user complete the 9 digit ATIS ID, the user has to enter the ATIS ID the second time
to avoid invalid entry. If different ATIS ID is entered, operation will be canceled The user has to
repeat step one to initiate the ATID ID entering sequence.
6. After entering a valid ATID ID for the second time, the ATIS ID will be flashed in sequence one
time on the screen, and the radio will revert into previously working channel saved in the memory before the radio is turn off. If no channel is found in the memory, the radio will revert
to CH16 at High Power setting
7. Store the ATIS ID permanently into the radio by turning the radio off.
8. After the ATIS ID being programmed into the radio, from OFF position holding HI/LO/Lock and turning the radio ON will make the radio flash its ATIS ID. After this stage, only with the cloning software the ATIS ID be modified or erased.
ETC….
ETC….
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Build in Battery
The RT-420 model has the Build in Battery design likes the iPhone there are three steps to installation and removal the battery in below diagram.
Step1 Step2 Step3
Connection Cable
Due to the RT-420 got the build in battery. Therefore, we do place the IP68 connection cable (1.5
meter length) for power charger. It also used for the software update and automatic test in
manufacture stage. For Power charger:
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Appendix A – Near Lightning Strike Test
This appendix describes the general procedure for evaluating the immunity to near lightning strikes
(NLS) of the RT-420 VHF Radio. The test simulates a slow, high-energy pulse produced by an NLS event.
Related External Documents
BS EN 61000-4-5 : 2006 EMC Directive 2004/108/EC
List of Abbreviations
AE
Auxiliary Equipment
CE
Conducted Emissions
EMC
Electromagnetic Compatibility
EN
European Norm
EUT
Equipment Under Test
FTB
Fast Transient Burst
MED
Marine Equipment Directive
QP
Quasi Peak
Safety
The high voltage interference pulse can contain a very large quantity of energy and every precaution shall be taken to avoid contact with EUT during a test. It is highly recommended that at least one other
person is present (or very close by) during the test.
Test Configuration
EUT Setup
The EUT shall be setup in a typical system configuration on an isolated wooden bench with NO GROUNDPLANE. The power to the EUT and auxiliary equipment shall be from 12V or 24V sealed
lead-acid batteries via a suitable fuse. The length of the EUT power cable shall be no more than 2m. Any screens within the system shall be terminated at the battery –vet connection.
EUT Operating Configuration
All operating configurations should be tested with appropriate performance criteria defined for each
test.
Performance Criteria
From BS EN 61000-4-5 : 2006
Performance criteria C: Temporary loss of function or degradation of performance, the correction of
which requires operator intervention.
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Appendix B – Channel List
International Marine VHF Channels and Frequencies
CH No. XMIT Freq RCVFreq Single Freq Use
01 156.050 160.650 Public Correspondence, Port Operations and Ship Movement 02 156.100 160.700 Public Correspondence, Port Operations and Ship Movement 03 156.150 160.750 Public Correspondence, Port Operations and Ship Movement 04 156.200 160.800 Public Correspondence, Port Operations and Ship Movement 05 156.250 160.850 Public Correspondence, Port Operations and Ship Movement 06 156.300 156.300 x Intership 1 07 156.350 160.950 Public Correspondence, Port Operations and Ship Movement 08 156.400 156.400 x Intership 09 156.450 156.450 x Intership, Port Operations and Ship Movement 10 156.500 156.500 x Intership, Port Operations and Ship Movement 2 11 156.550 156.550 x Port Operations and Ship Movement 12 156.600 156.600 x Port Operations and Ship Movement 13 156.650 156.650 x Intership Safety, Port Operations and Ship Movement 3 14 156.700 156.700 x Port Operations and Ship Movement 15 156.750 156.750 x Intership and On-board Communications at 1W only 4 16 156.800 156.800 x Distress, Safety and Calling 17 156.850 156.850 x Intership and On-board Communications at 1W only 4 18 156.900 161.500 Public Correspondence, Port Operations and Ship Movement 19 156.950 161.550 Public Correspondence, Port Operations and Ship Movement 20 157.000 161.600 Public Correspondence, Port Operations and Ship Movement 21 157.050 161.650 Public Correspondence, Port Operations and Ship Movement 22 157.100 161.700 Public Correspondence, Port Operations and Ship Movement 23 157.150 161.750 Public Correspondence, Port Operations and Ship Movement 24 157.200 161.800 Public Correspondence, Port Operations and Ship Movement 25 157.250 161.850 Public Correspondence, Port Operations and Ship Movement 26 157.300 161.900 Public Correspondence, Port Operations and Ship Movement 27 157.350 161.950 Public Correspondence, Port Operations and Ship Movement 28 157.400 162.000 Public Correspondence, Port Operations and Ship Movement 60 156.025 160.625 Public Correspondence, Port Operations and Ship Movement 61 156.075 160.675 Public Correspondence, Port Operations and Ship Movement 62 156.125 160.725 Public Correspondence, Port Operations and Ship Movement 63 156.175 160.775 Public Correspondence, Port Operations and Ship Movement 64 156.225 160.825 Public Correspondence, Port Operations and Ship Movement 65 156.275 160.875 Public Correspondence, Port Operations and Ship Movement 66 156.325 160.925 Public Correspondence, Port Operations and Ship
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Movement 67 156.375 156.375 x Intership, Port Operations and Ship Movement 2 68 156.425 156.425 x Port Operations and Ship Movement 69 156.475 156.475 x Intership, Port Operations and Ship Movement 71 156.575 156.575 x Port Operations and Ship Movement 72 156.625 156.625 x Intership 73 156.675 156.675 x Intership 2 74 156.725 156.725 x Port operations and Ship movement 75 156.775 156.775 x See Note 5 76 156.825 156.825 x See Note 5 77 156.875 156.875 x Intership 78 156.925 161.525 Public correspondence, Port Operations and Ship Movement 79 156.975 161.575 Public correspondence, Port Operations and Ship Movement 80 157.025 161.625 Public correspondence, Port Operations and Ship Movement 81 157.075 161.675 Public correspondence, Port Operations and Ship Movement 82 157.125 161.725 Public correspondence, Port Operations and Ship Movement 83 157.175 161.775 Public correspondence, Port Operations and Ship Movement 84 157.225 161.825 Public correspondence, Port Operations and Ship Movement 85 157.275 161.875 Public correspondence, Port Operations and Ship Movement 86 157.325 161.925 Public correspondence, Port Operations and Ship Movement 87 157.375 157.375 x Port Operations and Ship Movement 88 157.425 157.425 x Port Operations and Ship Movement
• Intership channels are for communications between ship stations. Intership communications should be restricted to Channels 6, 8, 72 and 77. If these are not available, the other channels marked for Intership may be used.
• Channel 70 is used exclusively for Digital Selective Calling (DSC) and is not available for regular voice communications.
Notes:
1. Channel 06 may also be used for communications between ship stations and aircraft engaged in coordinated search and rescue operations. Ship stations should avoid harmful interference to such communications on channel 06 as well as to communications between aircraft stations, ice breakers and assisted ships during ice seasons.
2. Within the European Maritime Area and in Canada, channels 10, 67 and 73 may also be used by the individual administrations concerned for communication between ship stations, aircraft stations and participating land stations engaged in coordinated search and rescue and anti-pollution operations in local areas. Channels 10 or 73 (depending on location) are also used for the broadcast of Marine Safety Information by the Maritime and Coast Guard Agency in the UK only.
3. Channel 13 is designated for use on a worldwide basis as a navigation safety communication channel, primarily for intership navigation safety communications.
4. Channels 15 and 17 may also be used for on-board communications provided the effective radiated power does not exceed 1 Watt.
5. The use of Channels 75 and 76 should be restricted to navigation related communication only and all precautions should be taken to avoid harmful interference to channel 16. Transmit power is limited to 1 Watt.
U.S. Marine VHF Channels and Frequencies
CH. No XMIT Freq RCV Freq Single Freq Use
01A 156.050 156.050 x Port Operations and Commercial, VTS.
Available only in New Orleans / Lower Mississippi area. 1 03A 156.150 156.150 x U.S. Government only 05A 156.250 156.250 x Port Operations or VTS in the Houston, New Orleans and Seattle
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areas. 06 156.300 156.300 x Intership Safety 07A 156.350 156.350 x Commercial 08 156.400 156.400 x Commercial (Intership only) 09 156.450 156.450 x Boater Calling. Commercial and Non-Commercial. 10 156.500 156.500 x Commercial 11 156.550 156.550 x Commercial. VTS in selected areas. 12 156.600 156.600 x Port Operations. VTS in selected areas. 13 156.650 156.650 x Intership Navigation Safety (Bridge-to-bridge). Ships
>20meters in length maintain a listening watch on this channel
in US waters. 2, 6 14 156.700 156.700 x Port Operations. VTS in selected areas. 15 – 156.750 x Environmental (Receive only). Used by Class ‘C’ EPIRBs. 3 16 156.800 156.800 x International Distress, Safety and Calling. Ships required to
carry radio, USCG, and most coast stations maintain a listenin
watch on this channel. 4 17 156.850 156.850 x State Control 5 18A 156.900 156.900 x Commercial 19A 156.950 156.950 x Commercial 20 157.000 161.600 Port Operations (duplex) 20A 157.000 157.000 x Port Operations 21A 157.050 157.050 x U.S. Coast Guard only 22A 157.100 157.100 x Coast Guard Liaison and Maritime Safety Information Broadcasts.
Broadcasts announced on channel 16. 23A 157.150 157.150 x U.S. 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) 61A 156.075 156.075 x U.S. Government only 63A 156.175 156.175 x Port Operations and Commercial, VTS. Available only in New
Orleans / Lower Mississippi area. 64A 156.225 156.225 x U.S. Coast Guard only 65A 156.275 156.275 x Port Operations 66A 156.325 156.325 x Port Operations 67 156.375 156.375 x Commercial. Used for Bridge-to-bridge communications in
lower Mississippi River. Intership only. 6 68 156.425 156.425 x Non-Commercial 69 156.475 156.475 x Non-Commercial 71 156.575 156.575 x Non-Commercial 72 156.625 156.625 x Non-Commercial (Intership only) 73 156.675 156.675 x Port Operations 74 156.725 156.725 x Port Operations 77 156.875 156.875 x Port Operations (Intership only) 5 78A 156.925 156.925 x Non-Commercial 79A 156.975 156.975 x Commercial. Non-Commercial in Great Lakes only. 80A 157.025 157.025 x Commercial. Non-Commercial in Great Lakes only 81A 157.075 157.075 x U.S. Government only – Environmental protection operations. 82A 157.125 157.125 x U.S. Government only 83A 157.175 157.175 x U.S. Coast Guard 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) 87 157.375 161.975 Public Correspondence Marine Operator) 88 157.425 162.025 Public Correspondence only near Canadian border 88A 157.425 157.425 x Commercial, Intership only
• Recreational boaters normally use channels listed as Non-Commercial: 68, 69, 71, 72, 78A.
• Channel 70 is used exclusively for Digital Selective Calling (DSC) and is not available for regular voice communications.
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• Channels 75 and 76 are reserved as guard bands for Channel 16 and are not available for regular voice communications. Notes:
1. The letter “A” following a channel number indicates simplex use of the ship station transmit side of an international semi-duplex channel. Operations are different from that of international operations on that channel.
2. Channel 13 should be used to contact a ship when there is danger of collision. All ships of length 20 meters or greater are required to guard VHF channel 13, in addition to VHF channel 16, when operating within U.S. territorial waters.
3. Channel is Receive Only.
4. Channel 16 is used for calling other stations or for distress alerting.
5. Output power is fixed at 1 watt only.
6. Output power is initially set to 1 watt. User can temporarily override this restriction to transmit at high power.
Canadian Marine VHF Channels and Frequencies
CH No. XMIT Freq RCV Freq Area of Operation Use
01 156.050 160.650 PC 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 S&R 04A 156.200 156.200 EC Intership, Ship/Shore and Commercial: Commercial fishing only 05A 156.250 156.250 Ship Movement 06 156.300 156.300 All areas Intership, Commercial, Non-commercial and Safety: May be used for search and rescue communications between ships and aircraft. 07A 156.350 156.350 All areas Intership, Ship/Shore, Commercial 08 156.400 156.400 WC, EC Intership, Commercial and Safety: Also assigned for operations in the Lake Winnipeg area. 09 156.450 156.450 AC Intership, Ship/Shore, Commercial, Non-commercial and Ship
Movement: May be used to communicate with aircraft and helicopters in
predominantly maritime support operations. 10 156.500 156.500 AC, GL Intership, Ship/Shore, Commercial, Non-commercial, Safety and
Ship Movement: May also be used for communications with aircraft
engaged in coordinated search and rescue and antipollution operations. 11 156.550 156.550 PC, AC, GL Intership, Ship/Shore, Commercial, Non-commercial and Ship
Movement: Also used for pilotage purposes. 12 156.600 156.600 WC, AC, GL Intership, Ship/Shore, Commercial, Non-commercial and Ship
Movement: Port operations and pilot information and messages. 13 156.650 156.650 All areas Intership, Commercial, Non-commercial and Ship Movement:
Exclusively for bridge-to-bridge navigational traffic. Limited to 1-watt
maximum power. 14 156.700 156.700 AC, GL Intership, Ship/Shore, Commercial, Non-commercial and Ship
Movement: Port operations and pilot information and messages. 15 156.750 156.750 All areas Intership, Ship/Shore, Commercial, Non-commercial and Ship
Movement: All operations limited to 1-watt maximum power. May also be
used for on-board communications. 16 156.800 156.800 All areas International Distress, Safety and Calling2 17 156.850 156.850 All areas Intership, Ship/Shore, Commercial, Non-commercial and Ship
Movement: All operations limited to 1-watt maximum power. May also be
used for on-board communications. 18A 156.900 156.900 All areas Intership, Ship/Shore and Commercial: Towing on the Pacific
Coast. 19A 156.950 156.950 All areas except PC Intership and Ship/Shore: Canadian Coast Guard only.
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19A 156.950 156.950 PC Intership and Ship/Shore: Various Government departments 20 157.000 161.600 All areas Ship/Shore, Safety and Ship Movement: Port operatio 21A 157.050 157.050 All areas Intership and Ship/Shore: Canadian Coast Guard only. 21B - 161.650 All areas Safety: Continuous Marine Broadcast (CMB) service.3 22A 157.100 157.100 All areas Intership, Ship/Shore, Commercial and Non-commercial: For
communications between Canadian Coast Guard and non-Canadian Coast
Guard stations only. 23 157.150 161.750 PC Ship/Shore and Public Correspondence: Also in the inland waters of
British Columbia and the Yukon. 24 157.200 161.800 All areas Ship/Shore and Public Correspondence 25 157.250 161.850 PC Ship/Shore and Public Correspondence: Also assigned for operations in
the Lake Winnipeg area. 25B - 161.850 AC Safety: Continuous Marine Broadcast (CMB) service. 26 157.300 161.900 All areas Ship/Shore, Safety and Public Correspondence 27 157.350 161.950 AC, GL, PC Ship/Shore and Public Correspondence 28 157.400 162.000 PC Ship/Shore, Safety and Public Correspondence 28B - 162.000 AC Safety: Continuous Marine Broadcast (CMB) service. 60 156.025 160.625 PC Ship/Shore and Public Correspondence 61A 156.075 156.075 PC Intership and Ship/Shore: Canadian Coast Guard only. 61A 156.075 156.075 EC Intership, Ship/Shore and Commercial: Commercial fishing only. 62A 156.125 156.125 PC Intership and Ship/Shore: Canadian Coast Guard only. 62A 156.125 156.125 EC Intership, Ship/Shore and Commercial: Commercial fishing only. 64 156.225 160.825 PC Ship/Shore and Public Correspondence 64A 156.225 156.225 EC Intership, Ship/Shore and Commercial: Commercial fishing only. 65A 156.275 156.275 Intership, Ship/Shore, Commercial, Non-commercial, Safety: Search &
rescue and antipollution operations on the Great Lakes. Towing on the
Pacific Coast. Port operations only in the St. Lawrence River areas with 1W
maximum power. Pleasure craft in the inland waters of Alberta,
Saskatchewan and Manitoba (excluding Lake Winnipeg and the Red River). 66A 156.325 156.325 Intership, Ship/Shore, Commercial, Non-commercial, Safety and Ship
Movement: Port operations only in the St.Lawrence River/Great Lakes
Areas with 1-watt maximum power. 67 156.375 156.375 EC Intership, Ship/Shore and Commercial: Commercial fishing only. 67 156.375 156.375 All areas except EC Intership, Ship/Shore, Commercial, Non­commercial,
Safety: May also be used for communications with aircraft engaged in
coordinated search and rescue and antipollution operations. 68 156.425 156.425 All areas Intership, Ship/Shore and Non-commercial: For marinas and yacht
clubs. 69 156.475 156.475 All areas except EC Intership, Ship/Shore, Commercial and
Non-commercial 69 156.475 156.475 EC Intership, Ship/Shore and Commercial: Commercial fishing only. 71 156.575 156.575 PC Intership, Ship/Shore, Commercial, Non-commercial, Safety and Ship
Movement 71 156.575 156.575 Intership, Ship/Shore and Non-commercial: For marinas and yacht clubs on
the East Coast and on Lake Winnipeg. 72 156.625 156.625 EC, PC Intership, Commercial and Non-commercial: May be used to
communicate with aircraft and helicopters in predominantly maritime support
operations. 73 156.675 156.675 EC Intership, Ship/Shore and Commercial: Commercial fishing only 73 156.675 156.675 All areas except EC Intership, Ship/Shore, Commercial, Non­commercial,
Safety: May also be used for communications with aircraft engaged in
coordinated search and rescue and antipollution operations. 74 156.725 156.725 EC, PC Intership, Ship/Shore, Commercial, Non-commercial and Ship
Movement. 77 156.875 156.875 Intership, Ship/Shore, Safety and Ship Movement: Pilotage on Pacific
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Coast. Port operations only in the St. Lawrence River/Great Lakes areas
with 1W maximum power. 78A 156.925 156.925 EC, PC Intership, Ship/Shore and Commercial 79A 156.975 156.975 EC, PC Intership, Ship/Shore and Commercial 80A 157.025 157.025 EC, PC Intership, Ship/Shore and Commercial 81A 157.075 157.075 Intership and Ship/Shore: Canadian Coast Guard use only in the St.
Lawrence River/Great Lakes areas. 81A 157.075 157.075 PC Intership, Ship/Shore and Safety: Canadian Coast Guard antipollution. 82A 157.125 157.125 PC Intership, Ship/Shore and Safety: Canadian Coast Guard use only. 82A 157.125 157.125 Intership and Ship/Shore: Canadian Coast Guard use only in the St.
Lawrence River/Great Lakes areas. 83 157.175 161.775 PC Ship/Shore and Safety: Canadian Coast Guard use only. 83A 157.175 157.175 EC Intership and Ship/Shore: Canadian Coast Guard and other Government
agencies. 83B - 161.775 AC, GL Safety: Continuous Marine Broadcast (CMB) Service. 84 157.225 161.825 PC Ship/Shore and Public Correspondence 85 157.275 161.875 AC, GL, NL Ship/Shore and Public Correspondence 86 157.325 161.925 PC Ship/Shore and Public Correspondence 87 157.375 161.975 AC, GL, NL Ship/Shore and Public Correspondence 88 157.425 162.025 AC, GL, NL Ship/Shore and Public Correspondence
AC: Atlantic Coast, Gulf and St. Lawrence River up to and including Montreal EC (East Coast): includes NL, AC, GL and Eastern Arctic areas GL: Great Lakes (including St. Lawrence above Montreal) NL: Newfoundland and Labrador PC: Pacific Coast WC (West Coast): Pacific Coast, Western Arctic and Athabasca-Mackenzie Watershed areas All areas: includes East and West Coast areas
Notes:
1. An “A” following a channel number indicates simplex use of the ship station transmit side of an international duplex channel. Operations are different from that of international operations on that channel.
2. Channel 16 is used for calling other stations or for distress alerting.
3. The letter “B” following a channel number indicates simplex use of the coast station transmit side of an international duplex channel. That is, the channel is Receive Only.
4. Channel 70 is used exclusively for Digital Selective Calling (DSC) and is not available for regular voice communications.
5. Channels 75 and 76 are reserved as guard bands for Channel 16 and are not available for regular voice communications.
European Private Channels and Frequencies
In addition to the channels listed above in the International Marine VHF Channels & Frequencies table, your radio may also include some of the following private channels. Which channels are included depend upon the country in which the radio is to be operated and whether you possess the appropriate licensing.
Country CH No. XMIT Freq RCV Freq Freq Use
Belgium 96 162.425 162.425 Marina
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------­Denmark L1 155.500 155.500 Leisure L2 155.525 155.525 Leisure
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------­Denmark, Finland, Norway & Sweden F1 155.625 155.625 Fishing F2 155.775 155.775 Fishing F3 155.825 155.825 Fishing
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------­Finland, Norway&Sweden L1 155.500 155.500 Leisure L2 155.525 155.525 Leisure L3 155.650 155.650 Leisure
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------­Netherlands 31 157.550 162.150 Marina 37 157.850 157.850 Leisure
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Navicom RT-420 - 19 -
UK M1 157.850 157.850 Marina M2 161.425 161.425 Marina
Note: A license may be required to operate the radio on the private channels. It is your responsibility to obtain the proper license to operate the radio on these frequencies.
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