HF Radio User Channel Programming

Updated 10 September 2023, version 3.1

For vessels registered in Australia or New Zealand, I recommend your HF radio is programmed with the frequencies below. 

Channels 1-49 are mode USB / J3E simplex (transmit and receive frequencies the same), channels 50 - 81 are receive only, channels 61 - 71 are mode AM.

CHAN FREQ LABEL COMMENT
1 2182 SOS 2 International Distress
2 4125 SOS 4 International Distress
3 6215 SOS 6 International Distress
4 8291 SOS 8 International Distress
5 12290 SOS 12 International Distress
6 16420 SOS 16 International Distress
7 2207 TMR 2 Taupo Maritime Radio Working
8 4146 TMR 4 Taupo Maritime Radio Working
9 6224 TMR 6 Taupo Maritime Radio Working
10 8297 TMR 8 Taupo Maritime Radio Working
11 12356 TMR 12 Taupo Maritime Radio Working
12 16531 TMR 16 Taupo Maritime Radio Working
13 2444 PGR 2 Passage Guardian Radio Working
14 4149 PGR 4
Passage Guardian Radio Working
15 6230 PGR 6
Passage Guardian Radio Working
16 8713 PGR 8
Passage Guardian Radio Working
17 12353 PGR 12
Passage Guardian Radio Working
18 16534 PGR 16
Passage Guardian Radio Working
19 18840 PGR 18
Passage Guardian Radio Working
20 22168 PGR 22
Passage Guardian Radio Working
21 25106 PGR 25
Passage Guardian Radio Working
22 2068 SHIP 2-1
Ship to Ship - New Zealand
23 2456 SHIP 2-2
Ship to Ship - New Zealand
24 2638 SHIP 2-3
Ship to Ship - New Zealand
25 2284 SHIP 2-4 Ship to Ship - Australia
26 2524 SHIP 2-5 Ship to Ship - Australia
27 4146
SHIP 4A
Ship to Ship
28 4149
SHIP 4B
Ship to Ship
29 4417
SHIP 4C
Ship to Ship
30 6224
SHIP 6A
Ship to Ship
31 6227
SHIP 6B
Ship to Ship
32 6230
SHIP 6C
Ship to Ship
33 6516
SHIP 6D
Ship to Ship - day light hours only
34 8294
SHIP 8A
Ship to Ship
35 8297
SHIP 8B
Ship to Ship
36 12353
SHIP 12A
Ship to Ship
37 12356
SHIP 12B
Ship to Ship
38 12359
SHIP 12C
Ship to Ship
39 12362
SHIP 12D
Ship to Ship
40 12365
SHIP 12E
Ship to Ship
41 16528
SHIP 16A
Ship to Ship
42 16531
SHIP 16B
Ship to Ship
43 16534
SHIP 16C
Ship to Ship
44 16537
SHIP 16D
Ship to Ship
45 16540
SHIP 16E
Ship to Ship
46 16543
SHIP 16F
Ship to Ship
47 16546
SHIP 16G
Ship to Ship
48 8173 POLYMAG Polynesian Magellan Net
49 8752 GH RADIO Gulf Harbour Radio ZMH286
50 2201 VMC 2 Charleville Radio Weather
51 4426 VMC 4 Charleville Radio Weather
52 6507 VMC 6 Charleville Radio Weather
53 8176 VMC 8 Charleville Radio Weather
54 12365 VMC 12 Charleville Radio Weather
55 16546 VMC 16 Charleville Radio Weather
56 2056 VMW 2 Wiluna Radio Weather
57 4149 VMW 4 Wiluna Radio Weather
58 8113 VMW 8 Wiluna Radio Weather
59 12362 VMW 12 Wiluna Radio Weather
60 16528 VMW 16 Wiluna Radio Weather
61 2500 WWV 2.5 Time and Frequency Service
62 5000 WWV 5.0 Time and Frequency Service
63 10000 WWV 10.0 Time and Frequency Service
64 15000 WWV 15.0 Time and Frequency Service
65 20000 WWV 20.0 Time and Frequency Service
66 6115 RNZI-1 Radio New Zealand International
67 9700 RNZI-2 Radio New Zealand International
68 9765 RNZI-3 Radio New Zealand International
69 11725 RNZI-4 Radio New Zealand International
70 13840 RNZI-5 Radio New Zealand International
71 15720 RNZI-6 Radio New Zealand International
72 2628 VMC-WF2 Australia BOM - WeatherFax East
73 5100 VMC-WF5
Australia BOM - WeatherFax East
74 11030 VMC-WF11
Australia BOM - WeatherFax East
75 13920 VMC-WF13
Australia BOM - WeatherFax East
76 20469 VMC-WF20
Australia BOM - WeatherFax East
77 5755 VMW-WF5 Australia BOM - WeatherFax West
78 7535 VMW-WF7
Australia BOM - WeatherFax West
79 10555 VMW-WF10
Australia BOM - WeatherFax West
80 15615 VMW-WF15
Australia BOM - WeatherFax West
81 18060 VMW-WF18
Australia BOM - WeatherFax West