Amateur Radio Emergency Service

Amateur Radio Emergency Service
Official Emergency Stations

American Radio Relay League

Marine Band

Marine Band Fact Sheet
26 April 2002

Formal Name: Maritime Mobile Service, VHF Radiotelephone Band

Band: 156-162 MHz

No license required for domestic operations (Telecommunications Act of 1996, 8 February 1996)

Ship to Ship (cannot operate from land)

Regulated channel usage

Maritime Service Rules: 47 CFR §80

Operator License Rules: 47 CFR §13

FCC website: http://wireless.fcc.gov/marine/Welcome.html


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