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27 MHz listing | VHF listing | Sydney and surrounds
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Australian 27MHz Marine Frequencies (MHz AM)
Frequency (MHz) |
Usage |
| 27.680 | Commercial, Calling ship-ship, shore-shore |
| 27.720 | Pro. fishing, Calling ship-ship , shore-shore |
| 27.820 | Pro. fishing, Calling ship-ship , shore-shore |
| 27.860 | Distress,Safety & Calling (supp. to 27.880) |
| 27.880 | Distress, Safety & Calling |
| 27.900 | Non-commercial, Calling & ship-shore |
| 27.910 | Non-commercial, Calling & ship-shore |
| 27.940 | Non-commercial, Calling & ship-shore/ship |
| 27.960 | Non-commercial, Calling & ship-ship |
| 27.980 | Rescue etc., Calling & ship-ship, shore-shore |
Australian VHF Marine Frequencies (MHZ FM)
| Frequency | (MHz) | Frequency | (MHz) | ||
| Channel | Ship | Shore | Channel | Ship | Shore |
| 1 | 156.050 | 160.650 | 60 | 156.025 | 160.625 |
| 2 | 156.100 | 160.700 | 61 | 156.075 | 160.675 |
| 3 | 156.150 | 160.750 | 62 | 156.125 | 160.725 |
| 4 | 156.200 | 160.800 | 63 | 156.175 | 160.775 |
| 5 | 156.250 | 160.850 | 64 | 156.225 | 160.825 |
| 6 | 156.300 | 156.300 | 65 | 156.275 | 160.875 |
| 7 | 156.350 | 160.950 | 66 | 156.325 | 160.925 |
| 8 | 156.400 | 156.400 | 67 | 156.375 | 156.375 |
| 9 | 156.450 | 156.450 | 68 | 156.425 | 156.425 |
| 10 | 156.500 | 156.500 | 69 | 156.475 | 156.475 |
| 11 | 156.550 | 156.550 | 70 | 156.525 | 156.525 |
| 12 | 156.600 | 156.600 | 71 | 156.575 | 156.575 |
| 13 | 156.650 | 156.650 | 72 | 156.625 | 156.625 |
| 14 | 156.700 | 156.700 | 73 | 156.675 | 156.675 |
| 15 | 156.750 | 156.750 | 74 | 156.725 | 156.725 |
| 16 | 156.800 | 156.800 | 77 | 156.875 | 156.875 |
| 17 | 156.850 | 156.850 | 78 | 156.925 | 161.525 |
| 18 | 156.900 | 161.500 | 79 | 156.975 | 161.575 |
| 19 | 156.950 | 161.550 | 80 | 157.025 | 161.625 |
| 20 | 157.000 | 161.600 | 81 | 157.075 | 161.675 |
| 21 | 157.050 | 161.650 | 82 | 157.125 | 161.725 |
| 22 | 157.100 | 161.700 | 83 | 157.175 | 161.775 |
| 23 | 157.150 | 161.750 | 84 | 157.225 | 161.825 |
| 24 | 157.200 | 161.800 | 85 | 157.275 | 161.875 |
| 25 | 157.250 | 161.850 | 86 | 157.325 | 161.925 |
| 26 | 157.300 | 161.900 | 87 | 157.375 | 161.975 |
| 27 | 157.350 | 161.950 | 88 | 157.425 | 162.025 |
| 28 | 157.500 | 162.000 | . | . | . |
Channel |
Usage |
| 6 | Newcastle Pilot Communications (usually the Helicopter) |
| 8 | Sydney Tugs, Newcastle Tugs |
| 9 | Newcastle Harbour Control |
| 12 | Sydney Harbour Control (Long distance) |
| 13 | Sydney Harbour Control primary |
| 16 | Distress & Safety |
| 20 | Port Operations |
| 22 | Repeaters |
| 23 - 28 | Seaphone |
| 67 | Secondary Distress & Safety |
| 68 | Port Operations (Hervey Bay whale watch channel) |
| 69 | Navy ship to ship |
| 70 | Exclusively Digital Selective Calling |
| 71 | Professional Fishing |
| 72 | Yachts, Commercial, Professional, Port Ops. (Port Stephens dolphin watch channel) |
| 73 | Non - Commercial Fishing, Yachts etc. |
| 74 | Commercial (Port Stephens whale watch) |
| 77 | Yachts, Commercial fishing |
| 78 | Commercial |
| 79 | Port Operations |
| 87 | Seaphone |
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