Australian Amateur Radio

Australian CB, UHF, Marine

& VHF Frequencies & Usage

 

Australian UHF Citizens Band Radio

Australian 27MHz Citizens Band Radio

Australian 27 MHz Marine Frequencies

Australian VHF Marine Frequencies

VHF Marine Usage

 

Citizen Band Radio Frequencies ( NO licence required )

Channel Number

(HF) 27 MHz

Citizens Band

1 26.965
2 26.975
3 26.985
4 27.005
5 27.015
6 27.025
7 27.035
8 27.055
9 27.065 (Emergency - AM)
10 27.075
11 27.085 (AM Call Channel)
12 27.105
13 27.115
14 27.125
15 27.135
16 27.155 (SSB Call Channel)
17 27.165
18 27.175
19 27.185
20 27.205
21 27.215
22 27.225
23 27.255
24 27.235
25 27.245
26 27.265
27 27.275
28 27.285
29 27.295
30 27.305
31 27.315
32 27.325
33 27.335
34 27.345
35 27.355 (2nd SSB Call Ch.)*
36 27.365
37 27.375
38 27.385
39 27.395
40 27.405
  * Generally accepted ?

 

 

Channel Number

(UHF) 476/477 MHz

Citizens Band

1 CB01 Repeater 476.425 477.175
2 CB02 Repeater 476.450 477.200
3 CB03 Repeater 476.475 477.225
4 CB04 Repeater 476.500 477.250
5 CB05 Emergency 476.525 477.275
6 CB06 Repeater 476.550 477.300
7 CB07 Repeater 476.575 477.325
8 CB08 Repeater 476.600 477.350
9 CB09 476.625 476.625
10 CB10 4WD  476.650 476.650
11 CB11 Calling Channel 476.675 476.675
12 CB12 476.700 476.700
13 CB13 476.725 476.725
14 CB14 476.750 476.750
15 CB15 476.775 476.775
16 CB16 476.800 476.800
17 CB17 476.825 476.825
18 CB18 Convoy 476.850 476.850
19 CB19 476.875 476.875
20 CB20 476.900 476.900
21 CB21 476.925 476.925
22 CB22 Data 476.950 476.950
23 CB23 Data 476.975 476.975
24 CB24 477.000 477.000
25 CB25 477.025 477.025
26 CB26 477.050 477.050
27 CB27 477.075 477.075
28 CB28 477.100 477.100
29 CB 29 Highway 477.125 477.125
30 CB30 Repeater In 477.150 477.150
31 CB31 Repeater In 477.175 477.175
32 CB32 Repeater In 477.200 477.200
33 CB33 Repeater In 477.225 477.225
34 CB34 Repeater In 477.250 477.250
35 CB35 Emergency 477.275 477.275
36 CB36 Repeater In 477.300 477.300
37 CB37 Repeater In 477.325 477.325
38 CB38 Repeater In 477.350 477.350
39 CB39 477.375 477.375
40 CB40 Highway 477.400 477.400
41 CB41 476.438 477.188
42 CB42 476.463 477.213
43 CB43 476.488 477.238
44 CB44 476.513 477.263
45 CB45 476.538 477.288
46 CB46 476.563 477.313
47 CB47 476.588 477.338
48 CB48 476.613 477.363
49 CB49 476.638 476.638
50 CB50 476.663 476.663
51 CB51 476.688 476.688
52 CB52 476.713 476.713
53 CB53 476.738 476.738
54 CB54 476.763 476.763
55 CB55 476.788 476.788
56 CB56 476.813 476.813
57 CB57 476.838 476.838
58 CB58 476.863 476.863
59 CB59 476.888 476.888
60 CB60 476.913 476.913
61 CB61 Blank 0.000 0.000
62 CB62 Blank 0.000 0.000
63 CB63 Blank 0.000 0.000
64 CB64 477.013 477.013
65 CB65 477.038 477.038
66 CB66 477.063 477.063
67 CB67 477.088 477.088
68 CB68 477.113 477.113
69 CB69 477.138 477.138
70 CB70 477.163 477.163
71 CB71 Repeater In 477.188 477.188
72 CB72 Repeater In 477.213 477.213
73 CB73 Repeater In 477.238 477.238
74 CB74 Repeater In 477.263 477.263
75 CB75 Repeater In 477.288 477.288
76 CB76 Repeater In 477.313 477.313
77 CB77 Repeater In 477.338 477.338
78 CB78 Repeater In 477.363 477.363
79 CB79 477.388 477.388
80 CB80 477.413 477.413

Australian 27MHz Marine Frequencies

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

  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 . . .

VHF Marine Usage

Channel

 Usage

6

  SAR , Port Operations, Commercial

8

  Port Operations, Commercial

9 - 14

  Port Operations

16

  Distress & Safety          Calling

20

  Port Operations

22

  Used in some areas as a Marine Repeater Channel, subject to local arrangements.

23 - 28

  Seaphone

67

  Distress & Safety

68

  Port Operations

70

  Exclusively DSC

71

  Professional Fishing

72

  Yachts, Commercial, Professional, Port Ops.

73

  Non - Commercial Fishing, Yachts etc.

74

  Commercial

77

  Yachts, Commercial fishing

78

  Commercial

79

  Port Operations

87

  Seaphone

 

Any errors or additions - please Email them to

Back to Home Page