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NOAA Weather Radio

KIH61 · Omaha
162.400 MHz
covers Harrison, Mills, Pottawattamie · 991 W · NWS Omaha/Valley · site ↗ · ✓ Oct 2 · source ↗
KJY63 · Forest City
162.500 MHz
covers Cerro Gordo, Franklin, Hancock, Kossuth, Winnebago, Worth, Wright · 302 W · NWS Des Moines · site ↗ · ✓ Oct 2 · source ↗
KJY64 · Delaware
162.450 MHz
covers Buchanan, Clayton, Delaware, Dubuque, Fayette, Jones, Linn · 300 W · NWS Quad Cities · site ↗ · ✓ Oct 2 · source ↗
All 36 transmitters in Iowa → · share a location to see yours

Calling & standard channels

Ham 2 m simplex calling
146.520 MHz FM
National calling frequency. Make contact, then move off. · ✓ Sep 12
Ham 70 cm simplex calling
446.000 MHz FM
National UHF calling frequency. · ✓ Sep 12
Wilderness Protocol
146.520 · :00-:05 past the hour
Listen 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. · ✓ Sep 12
GMRS travel / emergency channel
Ch 20 · 462.675 MHz · PL 141.3
The GMRS travel-and-emergency convention: monitor Ch 20 with the 141.3 "travel tone" on the road. Ch 19 (462.650) is travel chatter. · ✓ Sep 12
FRS / GMRS family channel
Ch 1 · 462.5625 MHz
Where bubble-pack radios default. Agree on a channel and a fallback with your family before you need it. · ✓ Sep 12
Meshtastic default channel
LongFast · US 915 MHz
Off-grid text when everything else is down. Most public nodes carry LongFast; your local mesh may add a weather channel. · ✓ Sep 12
MeshCore public channel
Public · US 915 MHz
Room servers keep messages for you while your companion is off. Find your local room server on the map. · ✓ Sep 12

Reports go to the NWS, not to us

NWS Davenport (DVN)
weather.gov/dvn
NWS DVN · Forecast 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. · site ↗ · ✓ Sep 23 · source ↗
NWS Johnston (DMX)
weather.gov/dmx
NWS DMX · Forecast 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. · site ↗ · ✓ Sep 23 · source ↗
Life-safety emergency
911
Radio is never a substitute for 911 when someone is in danger. · ✓ Sep 12
mPING
app · mping.nssl.noaa.gov
Anyone can report precipitation type, hail, wind damage or flooding straight to NOAA - no training needed, anonymous. · site ↗ · ✓ Sep 12
Wireless Emergency Alerts
your phone · Settings → Notifications
Keep Tornado and Flash Flood WEA alerts on. ChatterBack emails are a supplement, not a replacement. · ✓ Sep 12

Your NWS

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Statusactiveheard recentlyunverifiedlisted, nobody's confirmed it yetintermittentcomes and goesofflinereported downBand2m70cm1.25m6m33cm23cm

GMRS repeaters

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No GMRS repeaters listed in Iowa yet. Know one? Add it - coordinates and a frequency are enough.

Ham repeaters

61 listed+ Add a repeater
OutputName · siteToneModesStatus
444.800+AB0VX Honey Creek
Honey Creek · AB0VX
97.4FMunverified
145.410−AB0VX Honey Creek
Honey Creek · AB0VX
97.4FMunverified
444.925+K0BVC Mondamin
Mondamin · K0BVC
136.5FMunverified
146.745−K0BVC Portsmouth
Portsmouth · K0BVC
136.5FMunverified
147.490−K0HTF Urbandale
Urbandale · K0HTF
100.0FMunverified
146.685−K0LVB Marion
Marion · K0LVB
-DMRunverified
446.100−K0WL Urbandale, IA
Urbandale, IA · K0WL
103.5FMunverified
442.250+KA0RDE Bedford
Bedford · KA0RDE
-DMRunverified
146.910−KC0AQS Muscatine
Muscatine · KC0AQS
192.8FMunverified
145.270−KD0MVJ Iowa City
Iowa City · KD0MVJ
192.8FMunverified
444.850+KE0BX Ottumwa
Ottumwa · KE0BX
-DMRunverified
443.625+KE0IHD Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant · KE0IHD
-DMRunverified
444.700+KG0CK Spencer
Spencer · KG0CK
-DMRunverified
146.820−KG0CK Spencer
Spencer · KG0CK
-DMRunverified
444.250+KI0EO Le Mars
Le Mars · KI0EO
110.9FMunverified
444.675+KI0EO Le Mars
Le Mars · KI0EO
110.9FMunverified
444.250+KI0EO Le Mars
Le Mars · KI0EO
-DMRunverified
444.400+KI0KO Sioux City
Sioux City · KI0KO
-DMRunverified
147.300−KK6RQ Clear Lake
Clear Lake · KK6RQ
-DMRunverified
441.988+N0CF Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls · N0CF
-DMRunverified
444.525+N0GIK Adel
Adel · N0GIK
-DMRunverified
444.725+N0INX Grimes
Grimes · N0INX
-DMRunverified
443.600+W0GQ Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids · W0GQ
-DMRunverified
443.500+W0KWM Des Moines
Des Moines · W0KWM
-DMRunverified
443.725+W0MG Waterloo
Waterloo · W0MG
-DMRunverified
433.650−W0OBH Urbandale
Urbandale · W0OBH
100.0FMunverified
443.950+W0OEL Fayette
Fayette · W0OEL
-DMRunverified
444.875+W0RAY Des Moines
Des Moines · W0RAY
-DMRunverified
446.875−W0TYG Minden
Minden · W0TYG
100FMunverified
147.300+W0VHQ Hull
Hull · W0VHQ
110.9FMunverified
443.900+W0VHQ Sanborn
Sanborn · W0VHQ
-FMunverified
145.310−W0VHQ Sheldon
Sheldon · W0VHQ
110.9YSF/FMunverified
443.975+WA0DX Ottumwa
Ottumwa · WA0DX
-DMRunverified
146.655−WA0TPN Reinbeck
Reinbeck · WA0TPN
136.5FMunverified
444.650+WB0QQK Magnolia
Magnolia · WB0QQK
-DMRunverified
146.565−WR0U Pella
Pella · WR0U
100FMunverified
446.875−AB0VX Honey Creek - Portable Node
Honey Creek - Portable Node · AB0VX
97.4FMoffline
444.125+AC0EC Muscatine
Muscatine · AC0EC
-DMRoffline
443.125−K0CSQ Creston
Creston · K0CSQ
-DMRoffline
443.775+K0GH Iowa City
Iowa City · K0GH
-DMRoffline
444.825+K0LVB Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids · K0LVB
-DMRoffline
147.270+K0LVB Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon · K0LVB
-DMRoffline
444.525+K0MIW Marshalltown
Marshalltown · K0MIW
-DMRoffline
147.510−K0WL Urbandale
Urbandale · K0WL
-FMoffline
442.600+KC0EEC Davenport
Davenport · KC0EEC
-DMRoffline
444.625+KI0EO Sioux City
Sioux City · KI0EO
-DMRoffline
443.575+KS0F Sioux City
Sioux City · KS0F
110.9FMoffline
444.700+N0BKB Greenfield
Greenfield · N0BKB
-DMRoffline
444.550+N0BKB Greenfield
Greenfield · N0BKB
-DMRoffline
927.087−N0CF Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls · N0CF
-DMRoffline
447.975−N0GR Minden
Minden · N0GR
-FMoffline
444.075+N0MRZ Wilton
Wilton · N0MRZ
-DMRoffline
444.150+NF0T Gilman
Gilman · NF0T
-FMoffline
442.000+NO3R Vinton
Vinton · NO3R
-DMRoffline
444.475+W0ALO Moravia
Moravia · W0ALO
-DMRoffline
444.900+W0ALO Waterloo
Waterloo · W0ALO
-DMRoffline
443.275+W0GEN Waterloo
Waterloo · W0GEN
-DMRoffline
443.875+W0RBK Grundy Center
Grundy Center · W0RBK
-DMRoffline
444.875+W0RBK Reinbeck
Reinbeck · W0RBK
-DMRoffline
443.975+W0YR Ames
Ames · W0YR
-DMRoffline
444.525+WB0VHB Mt. Pleasant
Mt. Pleasant · WB0VHB
-DMRoffline

Mesh nodes

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