Hi, Jeff.  You're going to have better luck on VHF with respect to the Great
Lakes.  You'll want to scan from 156.275 to 157.425.  The main distress
frequency is channel 16 156.800, and the Coast Guard is quite active on
157.100, and 157.050.  The secondar distress frequency is 156.400 I believe.
That should help get you started.  Let me know if I can assist further as I
think I've got some other frequencies as well.  On UHF, there's an active
Coast Guard aircraft frequency which is 381.700.  I used to hear traffic
from Traver City Air station on 5692KHZ which is HF, but most traffic I've
heard has been VHF traffic.  We have relatives that are about 20 miles from
Lake Erie up east of Cleveland so that's where I've heard lots of traffic,
and we used to live in northwestern Ohio and I had a good outside scanner
antenna so I could really hear lots of traffic from Lake Michigan as well.
Take care.  Brian Zolo
----- Original Message -----
From: "JEFFREY MICHAEL KENYON" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2001 9:40 PM
Subject: HF marine bands


> Hi everyone, I know where roughly the HF marine bands,are, but I am just
> wondering what bands seem to be more active then others?  I haven't heard
> much but the weather forecasts, and that is it.  I am in Michigan near
> Lake St. Claire, and would like to get to know the HF marine bands better,
> but don't know where to start.  Any helwould be appreciated, and thanks in
> advance.
>