MF/HF Distress & Calling Frequencies

Voice - mode USB or J3E

The MF/HF distress & calling frequencies should be programmed into the first six channels of your marine MF/HF transceiver.

Select 8291 KHz before switching the radio off so that frequency is the default at power on.

2182

4125

6215

8291

12290

16420

Note:

All ships ceased monitoring the above frequencies in 1999, and very few remaining maritime coast stations monitor them 24/7 today.

For the above reasons, and the complexity involved in operating the equipment during an emergency, a MF/HF transceiver WITHOUT DSC (digital selective calling) capability should NOT be relied upon in an emergency.