Effective 010001Z Jan 05, the U.S. Coast Guard will change the radio frequencies used for initial single sideband voice contact with its long range communications facilities as follows: Current Ship / Shore New Ship / Shore 4134 / 4426 4125 / 4125 6200 / 6501 6215 / 6215 8240 / 8764 8291 / 8291 12242 / 13089 12290 / 12290 Frequencies are carrier frequencies and in kilohertz. Use is authorized for initial contact and distress traffic only. Notice that all of these new frequencies are the old standards ITU numbers, 450, 650, 850, 1250. And that these are SIMPLEX, where the old ones were DUPLEX channels. Mike Capt. Mike Maurice Tualatin(Portland), Oregon