§  80.357   Working frequencies for Morse code and data transmission.

   This section describes the working frequencies assignable to maritime
   stations for A1A, J2A, J2B (2000-27500 kHz band only), or J2D
   (2000-27500 kHz band only) radiotelegraphy.

   (a) Ship station frequencies —(1) Frequencies in the 100-160 kHz band.
   The following table describes the working carrier frequencies in the
   100-160 kHz band which are assignable to ship stations. A ship station
   may also transmit on a radiotelegraphy working channel of a coast
   station within the 100-160 kHz band when directed to do so by the coast
   station provided interference is not caused to any land, fixed,
   broadcast, or radiolocation station.
       100-160 (kHz)
                 152
                 153
                 154
                 155
                 156
                 157
                 158

   (2) Frequencies in the 405-525 kHz band. The following table describes
   the working carrier frequencies in the 405-525 kHz band which are
   assignable to ship stations. A ship station may transmit on a
   radiotelegraphy working channel of a coast station in the 415-490 kHz
   band when directed to do so by the coast station.
       405-525 (kHz)
              ^1 410
                 425
                 454
                 468
                 480
              ^2 512
              ^3 518

   ^1 The frequency 410 kHz may be used on a secondary basis for the
   transmission of radiodetermination information and for transmitting by
   radiotelegraph radiodetermination related messages to direction-finding
   stations.

   ^2 The frequency 512 kHz may be used as a supplementary calling
   frequency when 500 kHz is used for distress, safety and urgency
   communications. The use of the 512 kHz as a working frequency is
   prohibited in areas where it is used as a supplementary calling
   frequency when 500 kHz is used for distress, safety, and urgency
   communications.

   ^3 The frequency 518 kHz is a receive only frequency by ship stations.
   It is used by U.S. Coast Guard coast stations for NB-DP transmissions
   of meteorological and navigational warnings to ships.

   (3) Frequencies in the 2000-27500 kHz band. This paragraph describes
   the working frequencies and Channel Series in the 2000-27500 kHz band
   which are assignable to ship stations.

   (i) Two Channel Series will be assigned for routine use to each ship
   station. Frequencies from any other Channel Series may be used if the
   frequencies in the assigned Channel Series are not adequate for
   communications.

   Ship Morse Working Frequencies (kHz)
   Channel Series:
   W1              4187.0 6285.0 8342.0 12422.0 16619.0 22242.0 25161.5
                                 8343.5 12453.0 16650.0 22273.0
                                                16681.0
   W2              4187.5 6285.5 8342.5 12422.5 16619.5 22242.5 25162.0
                                 8344.0 12453.5 16650.5 22273.5
                                                16681.5
   W3              4188.0 6286.0 8343.0 12423.0 16620.0 22243.0 25162.5
                                 8344.5 12454.0 16651.0 22274.0
                                                16682.0
   W4              4188.5 6286.5 8343.5 12423.5 16620.5 22243.5 25163.0
                                 8345.0 12454.5 16651.5 22274.5
                                                16682.5
   W5              4189.0 6287.0 8344.0 12424.0 16621.0 22244.0 25163.5
                                 8345.5 12455.0 16652.0 22275.0
                                                16683.0
   W6              4189.5 6287.5 8344.5 12424.5 16621.5 22244.5 25164.0
                                 8346.0 12455.5 16652.5 22275.5
                                                16619.0
   W7              4190.0 6288.0 8345.0 12425.0 16622.0 22245.0 25164.5
                                 8346.5 12456.0 16653.0 22276.0
                                                16619.5
   W8              4190.5 6288.5 8345.5 12425.5 16622.5 22245.5 25165.0
                                 8347.0 12456.5 16653.5 22276.5
                                                16620.0
   W9              4191.0 6289.0 8346.0 12426.0 16623.0 22246.0 25165.5
                                 8347.5 12457.0 16654.0 22277.0
                                                16620.5
   W10             4191.5 6289.5 8346.5 12426.5 16623.5 22246.5 25166.0
                                 8348.0 12457.5 16654.5 22270.5
                                                16621.0
   W11             4192.0 6290.0 8347.0 12427.0 16624.0 22247.0 25166.5
                                 8348.5 12458.0 16655.0 22278.0
                                                16621.5
   W12             4192.5 6290.5 8347.5 12427.5 16624.5 22247.5 25167.0
                                 8349.0 12458.5 16655.5 22278.5
                                                16622.0
   W13             4193.0 6291.0 8348.0 12428.0 16625.0 22248.0 25167.5
                                 8349.5 12459.0 16656.0 22279.0
                                                16622.5
   W14             4193.5 6291.5 8348.5 12428.5 16625.5 22248.5 25168.0
                                 8350.0 12459.5 16656.5 22242.0
                                                16623.0
   W15             4194.0 6292.0 8349.0 12429.0 16626.0 22249.0 25168.5
                                 8350.5 12460.0 16657.0 22242.5
                                                16623.5
   W16             4194.5 6292.5 8349.5 12429.5 16626.5 22249.5 25169.0
                                 8351.0 12460.5 16657.5 22243.0
                                                16624.0
   W17             4195.0 6293.0 8350.0 12430.0 16627.0 22250.0 25169.5
                                 8351.5 12461.0 16658.0 22243.5
                                                16624.5
   W18             4195.5 6293.5 8350.5 12430.5 16627.5 22250.5 25170.0
                                 8352.0 12461.5 16658.5 22244.0
                                                16625.0
   W19             4196.0 6294.0 8351.0 12431.0 16628.0 22251.0 25170.5
                                 8352.5 12462.0 16659.0 22244.5
                                                16625.5
   W20             4196.5 6294.5 8351.5 12431.5 16628.5 22251.5 25171.0
                                 8353.0 12462.5 16659.5 22245.0
                                                16626.0
   W21             4197.0 6295.0 8352.0 12432.0 16629.0 22252.0 25161.5
                                 8353.5 12463.0 16660.0 22245.5
                                                16626.5
   W22             4197.5 6295.5 8352.5 12432.5 16629.5 22252.5 25162.0
                                 8354.0 12463.5 16660.5 22246.0
                                                16627.0
   W23             4198.0 6296.0 8353.0 12433.0 16630.0 22253.0 25162.5
                                 8354.5 12464.0 16661.0 22246.5
                                                16627.5
   W24             4198.5 6296.5 8353.5 12433.5 16630.5 22253.5 25163.0
                                 8355.0 12464.5 16661.5 22247.0
                                                16628.0
   W25             4199.0 6297.0 8354.0 12434.0 16631.0 22254.0 25163.5
                                 8355.5 12465.0 16662.0 22247.5
                                                16628.5
   W26             4199.5 6297.5 8354.5 12434.5 16631.5 22254.5 25164.0
                                 8356.0 12465.5 16662.5 22248.0
                                                16629.0
   W27             4200.0 6298.0 8355.0 12435.0 16632.0 22255.0 25164.5
                                 8356.5 12466.0 16663.0 22248.5
                                                16629.5
   W28             4200.5 6298.5 8355.5 12435.5 16632.5 22255.5 25165.0
                                 8357.0 12466.5 16663.5 22249.0
                                                16630.0
   W29             4201.0 6299.0 8356.0 12436.0 16633.0 22256.0 25165.5
                                 8357.5 12467.0 16664.0 22249.5
                                                16630.5
   W30             4201.5 6299.5 8356.5 12436.5 16633.5 22256.5 25166.0
                                 8358.0 12467.5 16664.5 22250.0
                                                16631.0
   W31             4202.0 6300.0 8357.0 12437.0 16634.0 22257.0 25166.5
                                 8358.5 12468.0 16665.0 22250.5
                                                16631.5
   W32             4202.0 6300.0 8357.5 12437.5 16634.5 22257.5 25167.0
                                 8359.0 12468.5 16665.5 22251.0
                                                16632.0
   W33             4201.5 6299.5 8358.0 12438.0 16635.0 22258.0 25167.5
                                 8359.5 12469.0 16666.0 22251.5
                                                16632.5
   W34             4201.0 6299.0 8358.5 12438.5 16635.5 22258.5 25168.0
                                 8360.0 12469.5 16666.5 22252.0
                                                16633.0
   W35             4200.5 6298.5 8359.0 12439.0 16636.0 22259.0 25168.5
                                 8360.5 12470.0 16667.0 22252.5
                                                16633.5
   W36             4200.0 6298.0 8359.5 12439.5 16636.5 22259.5 25169.0
                                 8361.0 12470.5 16667.5 22253.0
                                                16634.0
   W37             4199.5 6297.5 8360.0 12440.0 16637.0 22260.0 25169.5
                                 8361.5 12471.0 16668.0 22253.5
                                                16634.5
   W38             4199.0 6297.0 8360.5 12440.5 16637.5 22260.5 25170.0
                                 8362.0 12471.5 16668.5 22254.0
                                                16635.0
   W39             4198.5 6296.5 8361.0 12441.0 16638.0 22261.0 25170.5
                                 8362.5 12472.0 16669.0 22254.5
                                                16635.5
   W40             4198.0 6296.0 8361.5 12441.5 16638.5 22261.5 25171.0
                                 8363.0 12472.5 16669.5 22255.0
                                                16636.0
   W41             4197.5 6295.5 8362.0 12442.0 16639.0 22262.0 25161.5
                                 8363.5 12473.0 16670.0 22255.5
                                                16636.5
   W42             4197.0 6295.0 8362.5 12442.5 16639.5 22262.5 25162.0
                                 8364.0 12473.5 16670.5 22256.0
                                                16637.0
   W43             4196.5 6294.5 8363.0 12443.0 16640.0 22263.0 25162.5
                                 8364.5 12474.0 16671.0 22256.5
                                                16637.5
   W44             4196.0 6294.0 8363.5 12443.5 16640.5 22263.5 25163.0
                                 8365.0 12474.5 16671.5 22257.0
                                                16638.0
   W45             4195.5 6293.5 8364.0 12444.0 16641.0 22264.0 25163.5
                                 8365.5 12475.0 16672.0 22257.5
                                                16638.5
   W46             4195.0 6293.0 8364.5 12444.5 16641.5 22264.5 25164.0
                                 8371.0 12475.5 16672.5 22258.0
                                                16639.0
   W47             4194.5 6292.5 8365.0 12445.0 16642.0 22265.0 25164.5
                                 8371.5 12476.0 16673.0 22258.5
                                                16639.5
   W48             4194.0 6292.0 8365.5 12445.5 16642.5 22265.5 25165.0
                                 8372.0 12476.5 16673.5 22259.0
                                                16640.0
   W49             4193.5 6291.5 8371.0 12446.0 16643.0 22266.0 25165.5
                                 8372.5 12422.0 16674.0 22259.5
                                                16640.5
   W50             4193.0 6291.0 8371.5 12446.5 16643.5 22266.5 25166.0
                                 8373.0 12422.5 16674.5 22260.0
                                                16641.0
   W51             4192.5 6290.5 8372.0 12447.0 16644.0 22267.0 25166.5
                                 8373.5 12423.0 16675.0 22260.5
                                                16641.5
   W52             4192.0 6290.0 8372.5 12447.5 16644.5 22267.5 25167.0
                                 8374.0 12423.5 16675.5 22261.0
                                                16642.0
   W53             4191.5 6289.5 8373.0 12448.0 16645.0 22268.0 25167.5
                                 8374.5 12424.0 16676.0 22261.5
                                                16642.5
   W54             4191.0 6289.0 8373.5 12448.5 16645.5 22268.5 25168.0
                                 8375.0 12424.5 16676.5 22262.0
                                                16643.0
   W55             4190.5 6288.5 8374.0 12449.0 16646.0 22269.0 25168.5
                                 8375.5 12425.0 16677.0 22262.5
                                                16643.5
   W56             4190.0 6288.0 8374.5 12449.5 16646.5 22269.5 25169.0
                                 8376.0 12425.5 16677.5 22263.0
                                                16644.0
   W57             4189.5 6287.5 8375.0 12450.0 16647.0 22270.0 25169.5
                                 8342.0 12426.0 16678.0 22263.5
                                                16644.5
   W58             4189.0 6287.0 8375.5 12450.5 16647.5 22270.5 25170.0
                                 8342.5 12426.5 16678.5 22264.0
                                                16645.0
   W59             4188.5 6286.5 8376.0 12451.0 16648.0 22271.0 25170.5
                                 8343.0 12427.0 16679.0 22264.5
                                                16645.5
   W60             4188.0 6286.0 8342.0 12451.5 16648.5 22271.5 25171.0
                                 8343.5 12427.5 16679.5 22265.0
                                                16646.0
   W61             4187.5 6285.5 8342.5 12452.0 16649.0 22272.0 25161.5
                                 8344.0 12428.0 16680.0 22265.5
                                                16646.5
   W62             4187.0 6285.0 8343.0 12452.5 16649.5 22272.5 25162.0
                                 8344.5 12428.5 16680.5 22266.0
                                                16678.0

   (ii) If the frequencies listed in paragraph (3)(i) of this section are
   not adequate for communications, ship stations may use any of the
   non-paired narrow-band direct-printing frequencies listed in
   §  80.361(b) of this part for A1A or J2A radiotelegraphy.

   (b) Coast station frequencies —(1) Frequencies in the 100-27500 kHz
   band. The following table describes the working carrier frequencies in
   the 100-27500 kHz band which are assignable to coast stations located
   in the designated geographical areas. The exclusive maritime mobile HF
   bands listed in the table contained in §  80.363(a)(2) of this chapter
   are also available for assignment to public coast stations for A1A,
   J2A, J2B, or J2D radiotelegraphy following coordination with government
   users.
   Area Bands ^1
   100-160 kHz 405-525 kHz 2 MHz 4 MHz 6 MHz 8 MHz 12 MHz 16 MHz 22 MHz
   Central Pacific 126.15 426.00 2037.5 4247.0 6348.0 8558.0 12695.5
   17016.8 22479.0
       436.00 2045.0 4274.0 6365.5 8618.0 12808.5 17026.0 22515.0
       147.85 460.00 2061.5 4228.0 6477.5 8642.0 12844.5 17088.8 22557.0
       476.0 6488.0 8445.0 13002.0 22581.5
       500.00 13033.5
       512.00
   South Pacific 418.00 2049.5 4238.0 6355.0 8590.0 12691.0 17064.8
   22467.0
       464.00 2055.5 4283.0 6463.5 8606.0 12912.0 17088.8 22593.5
       482.00 8642.0 12993.0 17220.5
       500.00 13033.5
       512.00
   Gulf of Mexico 153.00 410.00 2042.0 4256.0 6369.0 8473.0 12704.5
   17117.6 22467.0
       420.00 2048.0 4274.0 6435.5 8550.0 12826.5 17170.4 22668.5
       434.00 2049.5 4310.0 6446.0 8570.0 12840.0 17172.4 22686.5
       438.00 2052.5 4322.0 6495.0 8666.0 13038.0 17230.1 22688.0
       478.00 2055.5 8445.0 13051.5
       484.00 2063.0 8453.0 12660.0
       500.00
       512.00
   Great Lakes 482.00 4316.0 6474.0 8534.0
       500.00
       512.00
   Hawaii 484.00 2052.5 4295.0 6407.5 8542.0 13029.0 16978.4 22509.0
       500.00
       512.00
   Puerto Rico 153.00 486.00 2052.5 4244.0 8457.0 12700.0
       500.00
       512.00
   North Atlantic 112.85 418.00 2036.0 4238.0 6351.5 8502.0 12745.5
   16933.2 22485.0
       124.05 436.00 2040.5 4268.0 6376.0 8514.0 12925.5 16968.8 22503.0
       130.35 442.00 2046.5 4331.0 6414.5 8586.0 12948.0 16973.6 22521.0
       132.10 460.00 2051.0 4343.0 6418.0 8610.0 12961.5 16997.6 22599.5
       134.55 472.00 2054.0 4346.0 6333.5 8630.0 12997.5 17021.6 22640.0
       137.00 476.00 2060.0 6337.0 8658.0 13020.0 17093.6 22658.0
       482.00 6344.0 8686.0 13024.5 16904.9
       146.80 500.00 13033.5
       147.50 512.00 13060.5
   Central Atlantic 428.00 2063.0 4346.0 6484.5 8502.0 12885.0 16916.5
   22588.5
       500.00
       512.00
   South Atlantic 137.70 434.00 2039.0 4250.0 6389.6 8486.0 12952.5
   16918.8 22503.0
       464.00 2043.5 4292.0 6407.5 8525.0 12970.5 17093.6 22575.5
       472.00 2051.0 4295.0 6411.0 8686.0 13011.0 17160.8
       488.00 2057.0 8453.0 12660.0 17170.4
       500.00 17239.7
       512.00
   North Pacific 482.00 2058.5 4349.0 6411.0 8582.0 12907.5 17007.2
   22539.0
       488.00 2063.0 8658.0 12916.5
       500.00
       512.00
   Alaska 416.00
       438.00
       452.00
       472.00
       512.00

   ^1 All frequencies in this table are shown in kilohertz.

   (2) Conditions of use. The following conditions are applicable to these
   frequencies:

   (i) Frequencies in the 100-160 kHz band are assignable to coast
   stations for high seas communications only;

   (ii) Frequencies above 5 MHz may be assigned primarily to stations
   serving the high seas and secondarily to stations serving inland waters
   of the United States, including the Great Lakes, under the condition
   that interference will not be caused to any coast station serving the
   high seas.

   (iii) The frequency 410 kHz may be used on a secondary basis for the
   transmission of radiodetermination information and for transmitting by
   radiotelegraph radiodetermination messages to direction-finding
   stations; and

   [ 51 FR 31213 , Sept. 2, 1986;  51 FR 34984 , Oct. 1, 1986, as amended at
    56 FR 9887 , Mar. 8, 1991;  56 FR 34029 , July 25, 1991;  65 FR 77824 , Dec.
   13, 2000;  67 FR 48264 , July 15, 2002;  68 FR 46969 , Aug. 7, 2003;  69 FR 64674 , Nov. 8, 2004]

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