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Stockholm Radio/SDJ is the only civilian coastal radio station in Sweden. It offers the following services:
  • Transfer of radio calls on VHF, MF and HF
  • Sea weather reports
  • Gale warnings
  • Ice reports
  • Navigational warnings
  • Information about bridge opening times, pilot stations, VHF channels, phone numbers, etc.
  • Communication of fishing reports, passenger reports (merchant vessels) and much more 
Location VHF-channel Radio horizon**
Strömstad 22 25 M
Grebbestad 78 25 M
Hunnebostrand 84 29 M
Bokenäs 27 31 M
Orust 23 29 M
Ljungskile 65 30 M
Tjörn 81 26 M
Torslanda 26 23 M
Göteborg 24 42 M
Varberg 22 25 M
Falkenberg 62 34 M
Halmstad 65 23 M
Höganäs 24 17 M
Barsebäck 27 17 M
Trelleborg 21 31 M
Trollhättan 25 22 M
Kinnekulle 01 43 M
Kristinehamn 28 21 M
Gränna 23 39 M
Karlsborg 26 33 M
Kivik 82 39 M
Karlshamn 25 29 M
Karlskrona 81 27 M
Ölands S Udde 78 23 M
Borgholm 26 25 M
Västervik 23 45 M
Hoburgen 24 25 M
Visby 25 43 M
Fårö 28 25 M
Gotska Sandön 65 22 M
Norrköping 64 43 M
Torö 24 26 M
Hjälmaren 81 27 M
Södertälje 66 30 M
Nacka 26, 03*, 23* 45 M
Västerås 25 40 M
Svenska Högarna 84 16 M
Väddö 78 32 M
Öregrund 24 25 M
Gävle 23 38 M
Hudiksvall 25 55 M
Sundsvall 24 35 M
Härnösand 23 35 M
Kramfors 84 45 M
Mjällom 64 43 M
Örnsköldsvik 28 42 M
Umeå 26 55 M
Skellefteå 23 44 M
Luleå 25 31 M
Seskarö 24 21 M

* NOTE: Warnings, traffic lists and weather are not broadcast on these channels.
**  The radio horizon is normal range if there are no obstructing objects in the way.

Add the boat’s own radio horizon according to the following table to arrive at the approximate VHF range.

Boat antenna height Boat radio horizon
2 m 3 M
5 m 5 M
10 m 7 M
15 m 9 M
20 m 10 M
25 m 11 M
30 m 12 M
Updated: 2010-11-16