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Iowa
42.0746, -93.5003 · grid EN32fb
within 40 mi · printed Oct 15, 2026
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Ham repeaters12 nearest

OutputOffToneCallDist
147.2400+114.8W0YL4 WSW
443.9750+-W0YR8 W
927.0875−25 MHz-N0CF10 WSW
441.9875+-N0CF10 WSW
444.5250+-K0MIW30 E
446.1000?103.5K0WL31 SSW
147.5100?-K0WL31 SSW
147.4900?100.0K0HTF33 SSW
433.6500?100.0W0OBH34 SSW
444.7250+-N0INX34 SW
443.5000+-W0KWM34 SSW
444.1500+-NF0T35 ESE

GMRS repeaters

None listed yet. GMRS repeaters are community-submitted - add yours at chatterback.net. Simplex channels are below.

NOAA Weather Radio

  • 162.400 MHz · KIH61 · Omahacovers Harrison, Mills, Pottawattamie · 991 W · NWS Omaha/Valley
  • 162.500 MHz · KJY63 · Forest Citycovers Cerro Gordo, Franklin, Hancock, Kossuth, Winnebago, Worth, Wright · 302 W · NWS Des Moines
  • 162.450 MHz · KJY64 · Delawarecovers Buchanan, Clayton, Delaware, Dubuque, Fayette, Jones, Linn · 300 W · NWS Quad Cities
  • 162.450 MHz · KWN47 · Storm Lakecovers Buena Vista, Cherokee, Ida, Pocahontas, Sac · 301 W · NWS Sioux Falls
  • 162.525 MHz · KWN48 · Sanborncovers OBrien, Osceola, Sioux (Eastern 1/2) · 302 W · NWS Sioux Falls
  • 162.525 MHz · KXI60 · Decorahcovers Allamakee, Chickasaw, Fayette, Howard, Winneshiek · 300 W · NWS La Crosse
  • 162.450 MHz · KXI62 · Montezumacovers Iowa (West), Jasper, Keokuk (Northwest), Mahaska, Marion, Poweshiek, Tama (South) · 299 W · NWS Des Moines
  • 162.450 MHz · KXI65 · Lenoxcovers Adair, Adams, Ringgold, Taylor, Union (Western 1/2) · 302 W · NWS Des Moines
  • 162.450 MHz · KXI68 · St. Ansgarcovers Cerro Gordo, Chickasaw, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell, Worth · 1000 W · NWS La Crosse
  • 162.500 MHz · KXI98 · Marshalltowncovers Grundy, Hardin, Jasper, Marshall, Poweshiek, Story, Tama · 300 W · NWS Des Moines
  • 162.425 MHz · KZZ37 · Maryvillecovers Page (ALL), Taylor · 1330 W · NWS Kansas City
  • 162.550 MHz · KZZ50 · Essexcovers Fremont, Mills, Montgomery, Page · 303 W · NWS Omaha/Valley
  • 162.425 MHz · KZZ51 · Carrollcovers Audubon, Calhoun, Carroll, Crawford, Greene, Guthrie, Ida, Sac (Southeast), Shelby (Northeast) · 1250 W · NWS Des Moines
  • 162.525 MHz · KZZ52 · Hancock/Pottawattamcovers Adair (ALL), Adams, Audubon, Cass, Harrison, Mills, Montgomery, Pottawattamie, Shelby · 750 W · NWS Omaha/Valley
  • 162.475 MHz · KZZ68 · Van Wertcovers Clarke, Decatur, Lucas, Ringgold, Union, Wayne · 309 W · NWS Des Moines
  • 162.550 MHz · KZZ80 · Milfordcovers Clay, Dickinson, Emmet (WEST), Palo Alto (NW & CENTRAL) · 300 W · NWS Sioux Falls
  • 162.425 MHz · KZZ83 · Maquoketacovers Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson, Jones · 300 W · NWS Quad Cities
  • 162.525 MHz · WNG666 · Iowa Fallscovers Butler, Franklin, Grundy, Hamilton, Hardin, Wright · 301 W · NWS Des Moines
  • 162.550 MHz · WNG668 · Denisoncovers Carroll, Crawford, Ida, Monona, Sac, Shelby · 300 W · NWS Des Moines
  • 162.475 MHz · WNG688 · Ringstedcovers Emmet, Hancock, Humboldt, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Winnebago · 301 W · NWS Des Moines
  • 162.500 MHz · WNG730 · Ottumwacovers Davis (ALL), Keokuk, Mahaska (ALL), Monroe (ALL), Wapello · 302 W · NWS Des Moines
  • 162.500 MHz · WWG86 · Prairie Du Chiencovers Allamakee, Clayton, Fayette · 1000 W · NWS La Crosse
  • 162.550 MHz · WXJ73 · Quad Citiescovers Cedar, Clinton, Louisa, Muscatine, Scott · 1000 W · NWS Quad Cities
  • 162.550 MHz · WXJ86 · LaCrescentcovers Allamakee · 1000 W · NWS La Crosse
  • 162.400 MHz · WXK84 · Fort Dodgecovers Boone (ALL), Calhoun, Hamilton, Humboldt, Pocahontas, Webster, Wright · 260 W · NWS Des Moines
  • 162.550 MHz · WXL57 · Des Moinescovers Adair, Boone, Clarke (North), Dallas, Greene, Guthrie, Jasper, Madison, Marion, Polk, Story, Warren · 1020 W · NWS Des Moines
  • 162.475 MHz · WXL61 · Cedar Rapidscovers Benton, Cedar, Delaware, Iowa, Johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Linn, Washington · 1000 W · NWS Quad Cities
  • 162.475 MHz · WXL62 · Sioux Citycovers Cherokee, Ida, Monona, OBrien, Plymouth, Sioux, Woodbury · 1090 W · NWS Sioux Falls
  • 162.400 MHz · WXL64 · Dubuquecovers Clayton, Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson, Jones · 1000 W · NWS Quad Cities
  • 162.550 MHz · WXL94 · Waterloocovers Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Chickasaw, Fayette, Floyd, Grundy · 900 W · NWS Des Moines
  • 162.450 MHz · WXL99 · Medillcovers Lee, Van Buren · 300 W · NWS Quad Cities
  • 162.400 MHz · WXM28 · Sioux Fallscovers Lyon, Sioux · 900 W · NWS Sioux Falls
  • 162.550 MHz · WXM36 · Lancastercovers Appanoose (ALL), Davis (ALL) · 300 W · NWS Kansas City
  • 162.525 MHz · WXN83 · Burlingtoncovers Des Moines, Henry (East), Lee, Louisa (NE) · 300 W · NWS Quad Cities
  • 162.400 MHz · WXN85 · Fairfieldcovers Davis (NE), Henry, Jefferson, Keokuk (SE), Lee (NW), Van Buren, Wapello (E), Washington (SW) · 300 W · NWS Quad Cities
  • 162.425 MHz · WXN91 · Lake Rathbuncovers Appanoose, Davis, Lucas, Monroe, Wapello, Wayne · 301 W · NWS Des Moines

Calling channelswhen you don't know who's out there

  • Ham 2 m simplex calling 146.520 MHz FMNational calling frequency. Make contact, then move off.
  • Ham 70 cm simplex calling 446.000 MHz FMNational UHF calling frequency.
  • Wilderness Protocol 146.520 · :00-:05 past the hourListen on 146.520 (and 446.000) for five minutes at 7, 10, 1, 4 and 7 local - the informal emergency-monitoring habit outside repeater coverage.
  • GMRS travel / emergency channel Ch 20 · 462.675 MHz · PL 141.3The GMRS travel-and-emergency convention: monitor Ch 20 with the 141.3 "travel tone" on the road. Ch 19 (462.650) is travel chatter.
  • FRS / GMRS family channel Ch 1 · 462.5625 MHzWhere bubble-pack radios default. Agree on a channel and a fallback with your family before you need it.
  • Meshtastic default channel LongFast · US 915 MHzOff-grid text when everything else is down. Most public nodes carry LongFast; your local mesh may add a weather channel.
  • MeshCore public channel Public · US 915 MHzRoom servers keep messages for you while your companion is off. Find your local room server on the map.

Mesh nodes nearby

No mesh repeaters or room servers heard within range.

Nets

No nets listed for this state yet.

SKYWARN

No spotter net listed for this area yet. Report to your NWS office directly - see the NWR detail above for which office covers you.

Emergency contacts

  • NWS Davenport (DVN) weather.gov/dvn · 563-386-3976Forecast office for 36 counties in Iowa, Illinois and Missouri. Spotter training, storm reports and the office's own SKYWARN page live here. Office: 9040 N Harrison Street Davenport Municipal Airport Davenport IA 52806-7326.
  • NWS Johnston (DMX) weather.gov/dmx · 515-270-2614Forecast office for 51 counties in Iowa. Spotter training, storm reports and the office's own SKYWARN page live here. Office: 9607 NW Beaver Drive Johnston IA 50131-1908.
  • Life-safety emergency 911Radio is never a substitute for 911 when someone is in danger.
  • mPING app · mping.nssl.noaa.govAnyone can report precipitation type, hail, wind damage or flooding straight to NOAA - no training needed, anonymous.
  • Wireless Emergency Alerts your phone · Settings → NotificationsKeep Tornado and Flash Flood WEA alerts on. ChatterBack emails are a supplement, not a replacement.
Distances are straight-line from the centre point, not coverage. A repeater 30 miles away over a ridge may be unusable; one 40 miles away on a tower may be fine. Listen before you transmit. Tones shown are the encode (transmit) tone.An offset of “?” means our source didn’t supply one - find it before you key up, and don’t assume simplex. Some coordinates are town-level rather than the actual site, so a very short distance may just mean “in this town”. Community-maintained data, correct as printed - verify anything critical at chatterback.net.