Friday, July 12, 2013

USCG Will Drop 2 MHz Radio Guard & WX

The following announcement has been made over Navtex and the Web: 
 
ON 01 AUG 2013 THE U.S. COAST GUARD WILL TERMINATE
RADIO GUARD OF THE INTERNATIONAL VOICE, DISTRESS,
SAFETY AND CALLING FREQUENCY 2182 KHZ AND THE
INTERNATIONAL DSC DISTRESS FREQUENCY 2187.5 KHZ.
 
MARITIME INFORMATION AND WEATHER BROADCASTS ON
2670 KHZ WILL TERMINATE CONCURRENTLY. WATCHKEEPING
CONTINUES ON EXISTING VOICE AND DSC FREQUENCIES IN
THE 4/6/8/12 MHZ BANDS AS DESCRIBED ON THE U.S.
COAST GUARD NAVIGATION CENTER WEBSITE.