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Just wondering if the marine and USCG freqs on here are pretty accurate? or if someone could direct me to a good up to date list of Marine and USCG freqs i'd appreciate it. Thank you.. :bowrofl:

It depends on what you want to listen to,

3A, 156.150 Coast Guard Only

5A, 156.250 VTS / Seattle Traffic

13, 156.650 Listed As Bridge To Bridge Used In Port Angeles For P.A Pilot

16, 156.800 Distress / Calling

17, 156.850 Government Maritime Control

21A, 157.050 Coast Guard Only, Ops Used In Sector Seattle

22A, 157.100 Coast Guard Liason

23A, 157.150 Coast Guard Only

61A 156.075 Coast Guard

81A, 157.075 Coast Guard Ops For Port Angeles

82A, 157.1250 Coast Guard

83A, 157.175 Government, Heard Naval Vessels on This Channel Doing Target Practice

325.00 U.S Coast Guard

237.900 U.S Coast Guard

326.150 U.S Coast Guard

379.050 U.S Coast Guard

381.800 U.S Coast Guard Uniform

383.900 U.S Coast Guard Uniform

127.700 U.S Coast Guard Air Victor Used In Port Angeles For Civilan Aircraft

Thats all i've got cowboy, hope it helps. Wish i had more to share but thats all i can right now if they give me more since i'm doing comms for the coast guard i'll try an post, if i'm granted permission too.

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Hey thanks eric, thats a good list. So that stuff should be good to hear from my area hear on the eastside? Near seattle right off lake Washington? Thanks for the help...

I listen to VTS on marine 14, 156.700. Lot of Puget Sound traffic.
I live near Bonney Lake, comes in loud and clear.

sorry for the ignorance but what does VTS stand for? something tug service maybe? and thank you!

VTS is the service provided by the coast guard called Vessel Traffic Service. This is kind of like Air Traffic Control, for airplanes, but for boats, on the water. It's run by the CG at their ops center down on the waterfront. Any boater can check in with them anytime to get updates on vessel traffic in their area. They do actually have radar, too.

The service is most helpful - in the fog. I'm a boater and have actually used them in cases of restricted visibility. Especially - when your boat is in the desginated traffic lanes for the huge tankers. The last thing you want to do is run into a huge tanker in the fog, because you couldn't see them, and they didn't see you because your boat is too tiny to show up on their radar. I've come back from the San Juans before, and had to cross Rosario straight in the fog to get to Anacortes. The oil tankers plow right through there in any weather. If I hit one, I'd be dead but VTS can tell me if there's a tanker nearby if I call and ask.

Wow thanks for the explanation. Learn something new everyday. Thank you again for the info.. Great explanation.. :mrgreen:

you should have no problem hearing the radio traffic cowboy, i can hear seattle on 21A over here, all i can say is plug em in an see what you can hear :) ( i know i'm alot of help, lol )

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If Prometheus was worthy of the wrath of heaven for kindling the first fire upon earth,
how ought all the gods honor the men who make it their professional business to put it out?
~John Godfrey Saxe