Frequencies Active for Hurricane Matthew

Predicted Track for Hurricane Matthew as of 6 Oct 2016
(Courtesy NOAA/National Hurricane Center)

As Hurricane Matthew continues to approach the US east coast, the ARRL reports that the following frequencies are in use or planned for use for hurricane-related nets. Please avoid transmitting on these frequencies unless you have hurricane-related traffic for a net:

From ARRL:

These Amateur Radio frequencies are known to be in use or are available for use during the response to Hurricane Matthew. Please avoid interfering with these frequencies, and do not check into any emergency nets unless you genuinely have something of importance to contribute.

 

International SATERN Net: 14.265 MHz (USB) Health & Welfare Traffic

 

Hurricane Watch Net (HWN): 14.325 MHz (USB), 7.268 MHz (LSB): Weather data and storm reports from stations in affected area

 

Cuba (Primary): 7.110 MHz (LSB)
Cuba (Alternate 1): 7.120 MHz (LSB)
Cuba (Alternate 2): 7.045 MHz
Cuba (Alternate 3): 7.080 MHz
Cuba: 3.720 MHz
Cuba: 3.740 MHz

IARU Region 2: 3.750 MHz Emergency Center of Activity Frequency

IARU Region 2: 7.060 MHz Emergency Center of Activity Frequency
IARU Region 2: 14.300 MHz Global Emergency Center of Activity Frequency
IARU Region 2: 18.160 MHz Global Emergency Center of Activity Frequency
IARU Region 2: 21.360 MHz Global Emergency Center of Activity Frequency
IARU Region 2: 18.160 MHz Global Emergency Center of Activity Frequency

VoIP Hurricane Net: WX-Talk Conference, Node #7203 on Echolink and IRLP Reflector 9219. IRLP Reflector 9553 is the backup. (Due to the number of limited routes to the Echolink node for mobile devices, monitor WX-TALK on a desktop computer if possible.) 

Live internet stream of the Hurricane Watch Net is available at www.hwn.org