N1NTE - Holland, MA

Check out the Hurricane Watch Net on the following frequencies. The net is active during hurricanes that affect the US and the region: Click the links below to listen via this online receiver. The net is usually active on one or both frequencies depending upon time of day. 7268 LSB 14325 USB

This KiwiSDR can receive up to 32 MHz. There are several school bus frequencies in the 29-31 MHz range that offer local activity. During times of good propagation you can often hear other interesting comms in this area. Amateur radio (voice comms): 28.300-28.500 - SSB activity  (SSB can be heard up to 29.000 MHz) 29.000 MHz (+/-) - AM activity 29.600 MHz - 10 meter calling frequency 29.620 , 29.640 , 29.660 , and 29.680 - 10 Meter FM repeaters Business/commercial: You can hear some business use in the 29.710 - 29.790 MHz range and much more in the 30-31 MHz range. Almost all activity is FM mode. There is a squelch setting in FM mode. Go to the Audio tab and slide it up to around 40 (+/-) until the static stops. When a station transmits the squelch will open and you will hear the audio. If you set the squelch too high you will not hear weak signals.

Propagation has been up and down lately. There has been a sharp increase in 11 meter (CB Radio) activity in the last week. Very interesting to hear as the upper frequencies have not been overly active.

One of the more interesting ham radio nets is the Lonely Guys Net on 3875 kHz on Saturday mornings at 8:00am ET. They usually have a large number of check-ins and an interesting topic of the day that gets discussed. The video below does not do the content of the net justice but it does sound great on this old Hallicrafters.

Check out the 6900-6970 kHz range for potential pirate radio activity. Many stations broadcast in USB mode but some are AM. Programming and times are widely variable as is signal strength. Weekends and holidays are especially active. For more information, check out the posts on HF Underground  as members will often post what they are hearing. You can also join the HF Underground Chat to get information in real time as other listeners hear a new station.