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Raspberry Pi running rtl_airband scanning though the following frequencies/channels:

Update: Due to the raspberry pi no longer booting, I have switched over to a UV-5R scanning only channels 0 and 16. This will only be temporary untill i get a hold of a new raspberry pi. 

CH0 - UK Search and Rescue (HM Holyhead Coastguard)

CH06 - Primary Ship to Ship

CH08 - Ship to Ship

CH09 - Ship to Ship/Port Operations

CH10 - Ship to Ship/Port Operations

CH11 - Port Operations

CH12 - Port Operations

CH13 - Bridge to Bridge

CH14 - Port Operations

CH15 - Ship to Ship/Inland Waterways

CH16 - Distress

CH17 - Ship to Ship/Inland Waterways

CH31 - RNLI Launch Recovery and Training

CH61 - HM Coastguard Marine Safety Information

CH62 - HM Coastguard Marine Safety Information

CH63 - HM Coastguard Marine Safety Information

CH65 - National Coastwatch Institution (ship/shore)

CH67 - UK Small Ship Safety

CH68 - Port Operations

CH69 - Ship to Ship/Port Operations

CH70 - Selective Calling

CH71 - Port Operations

CH72 - Ship to Ship

CH73 - UK Coast Guard

CH74 - Port Operations

CH77 - Ship to Ship

CH80 - UK Marina Channel (ship/shore)

M1/37A - Yacht clubs, race committees, and marinas

M2/P4 - Yacht clubs, race committees, and marinas

You will usually hear ships on the Irish Sea, River Mersey, Rvier Dee, plus mulitple ports in the North West.

The setup:
Raspberry Pi

RTL-SDR Blog v3

Homemade dipole (external antenna is on the way)

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