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Michigan
44.3467, -84.6172 · grid EN74qi
within 40 mi · printed Oct 15, 2026
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Ham repeaters6 nearest

OutputOffToneCallDist
444.6500+-KC8KGZ19 E
145.1300−107.2N8AHZ22 NNW
146.7000−103.5N9KOP31 ENE
444.8250+-W8CT39 W
147.1600+103.5W8IRA39 W
146.9800−-K8CAD40 W

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 · KEC63 · Detroitcovers Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, Washtenaw, Wayne · 1000 W · NWS Detroit/Pontiac
  • 162.550 MHz · KIG66 · Marquettecovers Alger (W 1/2), Baraga (E 1/2), Delta, Dickinson (N 1/2), Iron, Marquette, Menominee, Schoolcraft · 1000 W · NWS Marquette
  • 162.550 MHz · KIG74 · Sault Ste Mariecovers Chippewa, Mackinac (E 1/2) · 1000 W · NWS Gaylord
  • 162.550 MHz · KIG83 · Alpenacovers Alcona, Alpena, Montmorency, Oscoda, Presque Isle · 800 W · NWS Gaylord
  • 162.400 MHz · KIH22 · Traverse Citycovers Antrim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Leelanau, Manistee, Missaukee, Wexford · 300 W · NWS Gaylord
  • 162.475 MHz · KIH29 · Flintcovers Bay, Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Livingston, Midland, Oakland, Saginaw, Shiawassee, Tuscola · 1000 W · NWS Detroit/Pontiac
  • 162.500 MHz · KJY62 · Michigan Citycovers Berrien · 1000 W · NWS Northern Indiana
  • 162.475 MHz · KJY76 · Crystal Fallscovers Iron · 1000 W · NWS Marquette
  • 162.450 MHz · KXI33 · West Branchcovers Arenac, Gladwin, Iosco, Ogemaw, Roscommon · 1000 W · NWS Gaylord
  • 162.425 MHz · KXI94 · Angolacovers Branch, Hillsdale, St. Joseph · 1000 W · NWS Northern Indiana
  • 162.525 MHz · KZZ33 · Mount Pleasantcovers Clare, Gratiot, Isabella, Mecosta, Midland, Montcalm, Osceola · 1000 W · NWS Grand Rapids
  • 162.500 MHz · KZZ35 · Escanabacovers Delta, Dickinson, Menominee · 1000 W · NWS Marquette
  • 162.525 MHz · KZZ78 · Ashlandcovers Gogebic · 1000 W · NWS Duluth
  • 162.400 MHz · WNG553 · Wausaukeecovers Menominee · 1000 W · NWS Green Bay
  • 162.475 MHz · WNG572 · Petoskeycovers Cheboygan, Emmet · 300 W · NWS Gaylord
  • 162.450 MHz · WNG576 · Newberrycovers Alger, Chippewa, Luce, Mackinac · 300 W · NWS Marquette
  • 162.450 MHz · WNG582 · Sanduskycovers Huron, Lapeer, Sanilac, St. Clair, Tuscola · 300 W · NWS Detroit/Pontiac
  • 162.450 MHz · WNG647 · Adrian / Petersburgcovers Hillsdale, Jackson, Lenawee, Monroe, Washtenaw · 300 W · NWS Detroit/Pontiac
  • 162.425 MHz · WNG672 · Wolf Lakecovers Lake, Manistee, Mason, Mecosta, Newaygo, Oceana, Osceola, Wexford · 1000 W · NWS Grand Rapids
  • 162.550 MHz · WNG683 · Mareniscocovers Gogebic, Ontonagon (S C AND W) · 300 W · NWS Marquette
  • 162.525 MHz · WNG684 · Manistiquecovers Alger, Schoolcraft · 300 W · NWS Marquette
  • 162.525 MHz · WNG701 · Bad Axecovers Alcona, Arenac, Huron, Iosco, Sanilac, Tuscola · 100 W · NWS Detroit/Pontiac
  • 162.475 MHz · WWF34 · Plainwellcovers Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Kalamazoo, St. Joseph, Van Buren · 300 W · NWS Grand Rapids
  • 162.475 MHz · WWF36 · Hesperiacovers Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana · 300 W · NWS Grand Rapids
  • 162.500 MHz · WWF70 · Gaylordcovers Crawford, Otsego · 100 W · NWS Gaylord
  • 162.400 MHz · WXJ57 · South Bendcovers Berrien, Cass, St. Joseph · 1000 W · NWS Northern Indiana
  • 162.400 MHz · WXK73 · Houghtoncovers Baraga, Gogebic, Houghton, Keweenaw, Ontonagon · 1000 W · NWS Marquette
  • 162.400 MHz · WXK81 · Onondagacovers Branch, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Hillsdale, Ingham, Jackson, Livingston, Shiawassee · 1000 W · NWS Grand Rapids
  • 162.500 MHz · WXL51 · Toledocovers Lenawee, Monroe · 300 W · NWS Cleveland
  • 162.425 MHz · WXN69 · Sister Baycovers Menominee · 1000 W · NWS Green Bay
  • 162.425 MHz · WXN99 · West Olivecovers Allegan, Muskegon, Ottawa · 300 W · NWS Grand Rapids
  • 162.500 MHz · WZ2513 · Copper Harborcovers Keweenaw · 300 W · NWS Marquette
  • 162.475 MHz · WZ2514 · Munisingcovers Alger · 100 W · NWS Marquette
  • 162.425 MHz · WZ2515 · Grand Maraiscovers Alger · 100 W · NWS Marquette
  • 162.550 MHz · WZ2560 · Cannonsburgcovers Allegan, Barry, Ionia, Kent, Montcalm, Ottawa · 1000 W · NWS Grand Rapids

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

  • Clare County 80D Meshtastic ROUTERLONG_FAST22 SSW
  • Sterling.R MeshCore repeater37 ESE
  • W8CMN-EDENVILLE MeshCore repeater40 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 Gaylord (APX) weather.gov/apx · 989-731-3384Forecast office for 25 counties in Michigan. Spotter training, storm reports and the office's own SKYWARN page live here. Office: 8800 Passenheim Road Gaylord MI 49735-9454.
  • NWS Grand Rapids (GRR) weather.gov/grr · 616-949-0643Forecast office for 23 counties in Michigan. Spotter training, storm reports and the office's own SKYWARN page live here. Office: 4899 Tim Dougherty Drive SE Grand Rapids MI 49512-4034.
  • NWS Negaunee (MQT) weather.gov/mqt · 906-475-5212Forecast office for 13 counties in Michigan. Spotter training, storm reports and the office's own SKYWARN page live here. Office: 112 Airpark Drive South Negaunee MI 49866.
  • NWS White Lake (DTX) weather.gov/dtx · 248-620-9804Forecast office for 17 counties in Michigan. Spotter training, storm reports and the office's own SKYWARN page live here. Office: 9200 White Lake Road White Lake MI 48386.
  • 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.