Potomac River, Chesapeake Bay & Atlantic Ocean
WQHP671 Radio: Maritime Weather & Information
Private Coast Station - Arlington, Virginia - HF/VHF
WQHP671 Marine Radio Watch
Primary Frequencies
HF - 8.294 Mhz (Channel 8A)
HF - 8.294 Mhz (Channel 8A)
VHF - 156.8 Mhz (Channel 16)
Maritime Mobile Service The Maritime Mobile Service is an internationally-allocated HF/VHF radio service that provides for safety of life and property at sea and on inland waterways. Coastal stations are the links between vessels and activities ashore. The service has evolved from the earliest practical uses of radio. Soon after Marconi demonstrated his "wireless" telegraph, devices were being installed aboard ships to enable them to receive storm warnings transmitted from stations on shore. Today, the same principle applies to safeguard life and property.