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Illinois
40.0642, -89.1988 · grid EN50jb
within 40 mi · printed Oct 15, 2026
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Ham repeaters12 nearest

OutputOffToneCallDist
442.8000+203.5KC9WMV3 WSW
223.9000+600 kHz94.8KD9LSD6 WSW
145.3900−94.8KD9LSD6 WSW
443.8250+94.8KD9LSD6 WSW
147.3450+103.5K9ZM11 WNW
442.8000+203.5KC9WMV12 SE
443.8000+123.0K9HGX20 SE
147.2550+131.8K4BCH30 NNE
443.7063+-W9DUA30 WSW
444.5000+-WX9DX31 WSW
441.5750+-KD9KOO31 SW
443.6000+-KD9KOO33 WSW

GMRS repeaters

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

NOAA Weather Radio

  • 162.550 MHz · KDO89 · St. Louiscovers Madison, Monroe, St. Clair · 1010 W · NWS St. Louis
  • 162.550 MHz · KIG76 · Evansvillecovers Edwards, Wabash, White · 1000 W · NWS Paducah
  • 162.475 MHz · KIH46 · Mayfieldcovers Massac, Pope · 1000 W · NWS Paducah
  • 162.550 MHz · KWO39 · Chicagocovers Cook, DuPage, Lake · 300 W · NWS Chicago
  • 162.500 MHz · KXI41 · Crystal Lakecovers Boone, Cook, Kane, Lake, McHenry · 300 W · NWS Chicago
  • 162.450 MHz · KXI42 · Chestercovers Perry, Randolph · 315 W · NWS St. Louis
  • 162.500 MHz · KXI46 · Shelbyvillecovers Christian, Effingham, Fayette, Moultrie, Shelby · 300 W · NWS Lincoln
  • 162.525 MHz · KXI47 · Pariscovers Clark, Coles, Douglas, Edgar · 300 W · NWS Lincoln
  • 162.450 MHz · KXI48 · Newtoncovers Clark, Clay, Crawford, Cumberland, Edwards, Effingham, Jasper, Lawrence, Richland, Wayne · 1000 W · NWS Lincoln
  • 162.475 MHz · KXI49 · Salemcovers Bond, Clinton, Fayette, Jefferson, Marion, Washington, Wayne · 1070 W · NWS St. Louis
  • 162.400 MHz · KXI52 · McLeansborocovers Gallatin, Hamilton, Saline, White · 300 W · NWS Paducah
  • 162.400 MHz · KXI58 · Planocovers DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, La Salle, Will · 300 W · NWS Chicago
  • 162.450 MHz · KXI70 · Jerseyvillecovers Calhoun (SOUTH HALF), Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison · 311 W · NWS St. Louis
  • 162.425 MHz · KXI79 · Hillsborocovers Bond, Fayette, Macoupin, Montgomery · 312 W · NWS St. Louis · ⚠ Out Of Service
  • 162.500 MHz · KXI86 · Crescent Citycovers Ford, Iroquois, Kankakee, Vermilion · 300 W · NWS Chicago
  • 162.550 MHz · KXI93 · Cape Girardeaucovers Alexander, Union · 300 W · NWS Paducah
  • 162.525 MHz · KZZ55 · Dixoncovers Bureau, Carroll, Lee, Ogle, Whiteside · 300 W · NWS Chicago
  • 162.450 MHz · KZZ56 · Freeportcovers Carroll, Jo Daviess, Ogle, Stephenson, Winnebago · 300 W · NWS Quad Cities
  • 162.475 MHz · KZZ57 · Rockfordcovers Boone, DeKalb, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson, Winnebago · 1000 W · NWS Chicago
  • 162.525 MHz · KZZ58 · Kankakeecovers Iroquois, Kankakee, Will · 300 W · NWS Chicago
  • 162.525 MHz · KZZ65 · Bloomingtoncovers De Witt (ALL), McLean, Tazewell, Woodford · 300 W · NWS Lincoln
  • 162.400 MHz · KZZ66 · Galesburgcovers Henry (SOUTH HALF), Knox, Mercer (EAST HALF), Warren · 300 W · NWS Lincoln
  • 162.450 MHz · KZZ76 · Racinecovers Lake, McHenry · 300 W · NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan
  • 162.425 MHz · KZZ81 · Lockportcovers Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Will · 1000 W · NWS Chicago
  • 162.425 MHz · KZZ83 · Maquoketacovers Carroll, Jo Daviess · 300 W · NWS Quad Cities
  • 162.550 MHz · WNG536 · DeKalbcovers Boone, DeKalb, Kane, Lee (East), Ogle (East), Winnebago · 100 W · NWS Chicago
  • 162.425 MHz · WWG90 · Janesvillecovers Boone, Stephenson, Winnebago · 300 W · NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan
  • 162.475 MHz · WXJ71 · Peoriacovers Fulton, Knox, Marshall, Mason, McLean, Peoria, Stark, Tazewell, Woodford · 1000 W · NWS Lincoln
  • 162.550 MHz · WXJ73 · Quad Citiescovers Henry, Mercer, Rock Island, Whiteside · 1000 W · NWS Quad Cities
  • 162.400 MHz · WXJ75 · Springfieldcovers Cass, Christian, De Witt, Logan, Macon, Macoupin (N 1/2), Mason, Menard, Montgomery (N 1/2), Morgan, Sangamon · 1000 W · NWS Lincoln
  • 162.550 MHz · WXJ76 · Champaigncovers Champaign (ALL), Coles (ALL), De Witt (ALL), Douglas (ALL), Edgar (ALL), Ford (ALL), Moultrie (ALL), Piatt (ALL), Vermilion (ALL) · 1000 W · NWS Lincoln
  • 162.500 MHz · WXJ92 · Macombcovers Adams, Brown, Cass, Fulton, Hancock, Henderson, Knox, Mason, McDonough, Schuyler, Warren · 1000 W · NWS Quad Cities
  • 162.450 MHz · WXK24 · Odellcovers Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, Kankakee, La Salle, Livingston, Marshall, McLean, Will, Woodford · 1000 W · NWS Chicago
  • 162.475 MHz · WXK82 · Hannibalcovers Adams, Brown, Pike · 1000 W · NWS St. Louis
  • 162.425 MHz · WXL22 · Princetoncovers Bureau, Henry (E), La Salle (W), Lee (S), Marshall, Putnam, Stark, Whiteside (SE) · 300 W · NWS Quad Cities
  • 162.400 MHz · WXL64 · Dubuquecovers Carroll (W 1/2), Jo Daviess · 1000 W · NWS Quad Cities
  • 162.450 MHz · WXL99 · Medillcovers Adams (NW), Hancock · 300 W · NWS Quad Cities
  • 162.425 MHz · WXM49 · Marioncovers Alexander, Franklin, Hardin, Jackson, Johnson, Massac, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Saline, Union, Williamson · 1000 W · NWS Paducah
  • 162.525 MHz · WXM90 · Jacksonvillecovers Brown, Calhoun (NORTH HALF), Cass, Greene, Morgan, Pike, Scott · 300 W · NWS Lincoln
  • 162.525 MHz · WXN83 · Burlingtoncovers Hancock (N), Henderson, Mercer (SW), Warren (W) · 300 W · NWS Quad Cities

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

  • DL1655 BOS-SFO MeshCore repeater30 NE

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 Lincoln (ILX) weather.gov/ilx · 217-732-7321 (forecast recording) or 217-732-3089Forecast office for 35 counties in Illinois. Spotter training, storm reports and the office's own SKYWARN page live here. Office: 1362 State Route 10 Lincoln IL 62656.
  • NWS Romeoville (LOT) weather.gov/lot · 815-834-1435 8am-8pmForecast office for 23 counties in Illinois and Indiana. Spotter training, storm reports and the office's own SKYWARN page live here. Office: 250 George J Michas Dr. Romeoville IL 60446.
  • 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.