see if there are any 902 or 1296 repeaters in your area if your receiver is FM only also try 927.5 and 1294.5 FM this weekend. if your receiver has SSB, try 902.1 and 1296.1 and 2304.1 this weekend, which is ARRL Sept VHF contest. If there is any weak signal activity in your area you'll hear it this weekend.
there might also be weekly nets.
Icom IC-R30 does have SSB according to Icom website.
for those SSB calling freqs tune up a bit and listen, if the band is busy they will spread out from the calling freqs
(try also 144.2, 222.1 and 50.125 SSB, as well as 223.5 and 50.525 FM)
forgot to add..... all the weak signal (SSB) activity will be horizontal polarization, FM will be vert, discone is vert. those SSB signals will be ~20 dB weaker at your receiver due to cross-polarization. listen anyway. put the small antenna on the receiver, carry it outside to an elevated spot and hold it sideways or build a band-specific dipole if you want to hear more.
have fun
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