What is marine radio? A marine radio is a kind of VHF radio that is used on the boat. And it works on the VHF frequency band. If you have a boat and are sailing on the ocean, you should have a mounted marine radio on your boat. There are mounted marine radios and portable marine radios for mariners, so they can meet the needs of mariners. And mariners can communicate with other boats, and receive weather information and emergency information.
What are the VHF marine radio channels?
3 kinds of frequencies you should know about a VHF marine radio
16/9 emergency channels
Channel 16 and channel 9 are the emergency channels on the ocean. Please make sure you can monitor channel 16. And you cannot talk on these channels, or the coastguard will send a warning to you.
Weather channels
You can receive the NOAA weather channel when you sail close to the USA and CA. And if you are sailing in the EU or UK, you can check the weather channels in the country. The weather channels on our new portable RM21 are,
| Ch 1 | 162.550 |
| Ch 2 | 162.400 |
| Ch 3 | 162.472 |
| Ch 4 | 162.425 |
| Ch 5 | 162.450 |
| Ch 6 | 162.500 |
| Ch 7 | 162.525 |
| Ch 8 | 161.650 |
| Ch 9 | 161.775 |
| Ch 10 | 163.275 |
M1, M2 channels in the UK
Some UK customers asked how to select the M1 and M2 channels on the marine radio. They are members of the boating club, so they can work on the M1 and M2 channels for communication. So, on the new RM21 marine radio, you can find the M1 and M2 channels directly.
So, if you are interested in the VHF marine radio, please check our Marine radios page for more radio choices and information. We also have another mounted marine radio RM20, what is the difference between mounted marine radio and land VHF radio?
And if you need a discount price or business cooperation, please talk with suppport@retevis.com.
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