The card for the worst day.

Ham repeaters18 nearest

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 · KEC74 · Indianapoliscovers Boone, Decatur, Delaware, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Henry, Johnson, Madison, Marion, Morgan, Rush, Shelby, Tipton · 1000 W · NWS Indianapolis
• 162.500 MHz · KHB52 · Richmondcovers Decatur, Fayette, Franklin, Henry, Randolph, Rush, Union, Wayne · 300 W · NWS Wilmington
• 162.550 MHz · KIG76 · Evansvillecovers Dubois, Gibson, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh, Warrick · 1000 W · NWS Paducah
• 162.550 MHz · KIH42 · Covingtoncovers Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union · 1000 W · NWS Wilmington
• 162.475 MHz · KIH43 · New Albanycovers Clark, Crawford, Dubois, Floyd, Harrison, Jefferson, Orange, Scott, Washington · 1000 W · NWS Louisville
• 162.500 MHz · KJY62 · Michigan Citycovers Fulton (NORTHWEST), La Porte, Marshall (NOT SOUTHEAST), Porter, Pulaski (NORTH), St. Joseph, Starke · 1000 W · NWS Northern Indiana
• 162.425 MHz · KJY93 · Munciecovers Blackford, Delaware, Grant, Henry, Jay, Madison, Randolph · 1000 W · NWS Indianapolis
• 162.550 MHz · KWO39 · Chicagocovers Lake, Porter · 300 W · NWS Chicago
• 162.525 MHz · KXI47 · Pariscovers Vigo · 300 W · NWS Lincoln
• 162.500 MHz · KXI86 · Crescent Citycovers Benton, Newton · 300 W · NWS Chicago
• 162.425 MHz · KXI94 · Angolacovers De Kalb, Lagrange, Noble, Steuben · 1000 W · NWS Northern Indiana
• 162.425 MHz · KZZ27 · Newportcovers Fountain, Parke, Vermillion, Warren · 300 W · NWS Indianapolis
• 162.500 MHz · KZZ36 · North Webstercovers Elkhart, Fulton (ALL), Kosciusko, Lagrange (ALL), Marshall, Noble (ALL), St. Joseph, Wabash (ALL), Whitley (ALL) · 300 W · NWS Northern Indiana
• 162.450 MHz · KZZ48 · Owentoncovers Switzerland · 300 W · NWS Wilmington
• 162.525 MHz · KZZ58 · Kankakeecovers Lake, Newton · 300 W · NWS Chicago
• 162.475 MHz · KZZ61 · Whitesvillecovers Perry, Spencer · 300 W · NWS Paducah
• 162.425 MHz · KZZ81 · Lockportcovers Lake · 1000 W · NWS Chicago
• 162.450 MHz · WNG689 · Hebroncovers Jasper, La Porte, Lake, Newton, Porter, Pulaski, Starke · 300 W · NWS Chicago
• 162.500 MHz · WWG72 · Georgiacovers Brown, Daviess, Dubois, Greene, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe, Orange · 1000 W · NWS Indianapolis
• 162.525 MHz · WWG73 · Seymourcovers Bartholomew, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson, Ripley, Scott, Shelby · 1000 W · NWS Indianapolis
• 162.425 MHz · WWG83 · Edwardsportcovers Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Greene, Knox, Pike, Sullivan · 1000 W · NWS Indianapolis
• 162.475 MHz · WXJ46 · Daytoncovers Fayette, Union, Wayne · 1000 W · NWS Wilmington
• 162.400 MHz · WXJ57 · South Bendcovers Elkhart, Kosciusko, La Porte, Marshall, St. Joseph, Starke · 1000 W · NWS Northern Indiana
• 162.550 MHz · WXJ58 · Fort Waynecovers Adams, Allen, Blackford, De Kalb, Grant, Huntington, Jay, Kosciusko, Noble, Wabash, Wells, Whitley · 1000 W · NWS Northern Indiana
• 162.400 MHz · WXK72 · Putnamvillecovers Clay, Fountain, Hendricks (ALL), Montgomery, Morgan (ALL), Owen, Parke, Putnam, Vermillion, Vigo · 1000 W · NWS Indianapolis
• 162.475 MHz · WXK74 · Monticello/Lafayettecovers Benton, Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Fulton, Howard, Jasper, Miami, Newton, Pulaski, Tippecanoe, Warren, White · 1000 W · NWS Indianapolis
• 162.450 MHz · WXM78 · Bloomingtoncovers Brown, Greene, Monroe, Morgan, Owen · 300 W · NWS Indianapolis
• 162.450 MHz · WXM98 · Marioncovers Blackford, Delaware (NORTH WEST AND CENTER), Grant, Howard (EAST AND CENTER), Huntington (SOUTH AND CENTER), Madison (NORTH AND CENTER), Miami (SOUTHEAST AND CENTER), Tipton (NORTHEAST), Wabash (SOUTH AND CENTER), Wel… · 100 W · NWS Northern Indiana · ⚠ Out Of Service

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

• Indiana IoT MeshCore room_server15 E
• IN.JOH.WHITELAND 1 MeshCore repeater26 SSE

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 Indianapolis (IND) weather.gov/ind · 317-856-0664Forecast office for 39 counties in Indiana. Spotter training, storm reports and the office's own SKYWARN page live here. Office: 6900 West Hanna Avenue Indianapolis IN 46241-9526.
• NWS Syracuse (IWX) weather.gov/iwx · 574-834-1104Forecast office for 37 counties in Indiana, Ohio and Michigan. Spotter training, storm reports and the office's own SKYWARN page live here. Office: 7506 E 850 N Syracuse IN 46567.
• 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.