COMMUNITY RADIO

Key frequencies for the sovereignty-minded. Shortwave schedules, emergency bands, maritime & aviation channels, numbers stations, and open-source tools for listening without infrastructure dependency.

/// WEATHER & MARITIME ///

NOAA Weather Radio162.400 – 162.550 MHzUS national weather, 24/7

Maritime Distress (VHF)156.800 MHz — CH16International calling & distress

Maritime Working156.600 MHz — CH12Port operations, anchor coordination

HF Maritime Weather4.125 / 6.215 / 8.291 MHzSSB distress & safety

/// AVIATION ///

International Air Distress121.500 MHzGuard frequency — always monitored

VOLMET (Enroute Weather)3.413 / 5.505 / 8.957 MHzHF aviation weather broadcasts

/// SHORTWAVE — NEWS & INTEL ///

BBC World Service5.875 / 9.410 / 12.095 MHzVaries by region & time

Radio Free Asia9.355 / 11.540 / 15.265 MHzSE Asia, Mandarin, Tibetan

Radio Romania International9.700 / 11.750 MHzEnglish, reliable SW presence

WBCQ7.490 / 9.330 MHzIndependent shortwave, US

/// NUMBERS STATIONS ///

E10 (Lincolnshire Poacher)Inactive — 5.830 MHz (hist.)GCHQ-linked, 1976–2008

V02a (Cuban Numbers)9.330 / 11.530 MHzMorse & voice, still active

M14 (Polytone)MultipleRussian military polytone bursts

/// EMERGENCY & PREPAREDNESS ///

FEMA Emergency (NOAA EAS)Broadcast band + cableEmergency Alert System

Amateur Emergency (ARES)146.520 MHz (FM simplex)Ham radio national calling freq

CB Emergency27.065 MHz — CH9Citizens Band emergency channel

/// TOOLS & RESOURCES ///

WebSDR

Browser-based SDR receivers worldwide. Listen to HF/VHF/UHF globally.

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GlobalTuners

Remote-controlled radio receivers in 100+ countries.

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Priyom.org

Numbers station schedule tracker and live stream.

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GQRX SDR

Open-source SDR receiver for Linux/macOS. Works with RTL-SDR dongles.

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RTL-SDR Blog

Guides, tutorials, and news for the RTL-SDR community.

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SWLing Post

Shortwave listening news, tips, and frequency schedules.

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FREQUENCIES ARE INFORMATIONAL ONLY. VERIFY LOCAL REGULATIONS BEFORE TRANSMITTING.