MARINE RADIOS

[ffjeff1984]

FOR THE PLEASURE BOATS AND RECREATIONAL BOATERS/FISHING....
UM, IS THERE A FREQUENCY THAT YOU CAN PUNCH INTO YOUR
SCANNER SO YOU CAN LISTEN INTO THOSE TYPES OF BOATS? THAT
ARE EQUIPTED WITH THOSE MARINE RADIO, I WAS TOLD THAT YOU CANT,BUT I THOUGHT THAT I COULD SEEK A SECOND OPINION....
THANKS

 

[Llwellyn]

Check the RR homepage, and click on "common frequencies". Every marine frequency is in there, along with their use.

Compulsory craft are required to be equipped with radios and maintain watch on Channel 16. Voluntary craft (recreational boats) do not have to be equipped with radios at all (hence, voluntary designation) but if they do, they are required to maintain watch on Channel 16 and use Channel 16 or preferably Channel 9 for ship-to-ship.

Required output is 1 watt or less, with an increase in power only if your intended recipient cannot copy you, so your chance of picking these up without being in the water too or on a bridge is pretty slim. It's still fun to try though.

 

[fmon]

My GRE's and 785D have the Marine Band in one of the SEARCH Ranges.

 

[mrjon]

My GRE's and 785D have the Marine Band in one of the SEARCH Ranges.

The RadioShack PRO-95 and PRO-96 also have a Marine Band search range builtin. Maybe some of the other more recent RS models do also.

Even if your scanner doesn't have them built into a search range, you can always program them in manually like any other frequency.

The list that was previously mentioned is here: http://www.radioreference.com/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=26

If you've got enough channels free and really want to hear any marine comms that might happen in your listening range, put them all in. Otherwise, stick with Ch 16 and 09 which are the most active.

 

[ffjeff1984]

THANKS FOR THE INFO

Thanks for The Information

 

[Spleen]

Marine frequencies

If you're serious about picking up marine chatter, you may end up picking up a notch filter for 152 and/or 158 MHz, because you'll be up against that intermod when close to a town, depending on how selective your radio is and what kind of antenna you're hooked up to...

Here's a fer instance: My QTH is just north of the old Belvedere Hotel in Baltimore...I'm lucky enough to be able to put a discone up on the roof with a run of LMR-400 down to the floor I live on...with a notch filter for 152MHz...and still only get a S3 reception of the Coast Guard safety channel 22A and the same or worse on channel 16. Commercial traffic is usually somewhat better, but from what I can tell, they gotta be no further than the Port, and definitely inside the Key Bridge.

So that's what yer up against.

 

[250d]

reply

hi there,there is no specific channel its all marine but i will tell you on certain channels you can pick up charter boats but its not no specific
channel,I have a marine radio and hear it all and listen to all due to my farther has been working on the river for over 40 yrs ,and i can hear him
from where he runs up and down the river plus i also pick up shrimp and other boats too ...You just have to listen to all

 

[Spleen]

Marine Channels

mrjon already posted the channel list, maybe the link got cut off by a line feed...make it all one line and paste it into yer browser:

http://www.radioreference.com/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=26


The list will let you program your scanner properly so you select commercial vs. non-commercial, public vs. gov't, etc.

 

[Spleen]

Marine Channels

mrjon already posted the channel list, maybe the link got cut off by a line feed...make it all one line and paste it into yer browser:

http://www.radioreference.com/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=26


The list will let you program your scanner properly so you select commercial vs. non-commercial, public vs. gov't, etc.