VHF Channel Guides
Below is a summary of the main channels in use on the south coast. There are 2 files - one is a summary of teh most commonly used ones - the other a comprehensive breakdown of the channels.
Remember for radio check our friends at NCI are here to help us !
THE NATIONAL COASTWATCH INSTITUTION
Channel 65: National Coastwatch Institute UK channel - call direct (not via 16) for radio checks, present weather, inshore weather forecast, and local information...
Call signs... Calshot Tower: "Calshot NCI" - Lee on Solent: "Lee NCI" - Lepe Country Park: "Stone Point NCI" - Portsmouth area: "Gosport NCI" - Needles: "Needles NCI"