kBrews Weather Spotting Frequency List
Northeast Illinois

  Northeast Illinois
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    LOCATION            FREQ    DUP   NOTES
    Rockford            147.195  +    PL 114.8 Winnebago Co. SKYWARN
    Belvidere           147.375  +    PL 100.0 Boone Co.
    Woodstock           146.835  -    PL 91.5 Mc Henry Co.
    McHenry             145.410  +    Mc Henry Co. (backup)
    Libertyville        147.180  +    PL 127.3 Lake Co.
   
    Ogle Co.            147.045  +
    Malta               146.730  -    PL 100.0 De Kalb Co.
    Kane Co.            145.470  +    Pl 103.5
    Elgin               146.790  -    PL 107.2 Kane Co.
    Wheaton             145.390  +    PL 107.2 Du Page Co.
    Naperville          443.050  +    PL 114.8 Naperville EMA (Du Page Co.)
			147.510       Simplex, backup
    Maine Township      147.090  +    PL 107.2 Cook Co.
 ** Chicago             146.670  -    PL 107.2 Cook Co. 
                        145.350  -    PL 107.2 CEEARS
			147.060       Wx RTTY and emergency voice
    Tri-Town            146.805  -    PL 107.2 Cook Co.
    Schaumburg          145.230  +    PL 107.2 Cook Co.
 ** Romeoville NWS      146.760  -    PL 107.2 Net Coord NE Illinois
    Lee Co.             146.970  -    PL 82.5
    
 Miscellaneous Public Safety Systems
    Winnebago Co. (Rockford) 155.115  County ESDA (and animal control)
      
    Illinois Statewide Systems:
      155.025 Emergency Services Mutual Aid Radio Network (ESMARN)
      155.055 Illinois Radio Emergency Access Channel (IREACH)
       45.440 Statewide ESDA Net
       42.500 Illinois State Police statewide car-to-car.  District
               offices transmit weather info/watches/warnings here.
 
 NOAA Weather Radio
    162.400   Springfield, Plano
    162.425   Lockport, Marion
    162.450   Odell, Newton
    162.475   Oregon/Rockford, Peoria
    162.500   Crystal Lake, Crescent City, Watseka
    162.525   Dixon, Paris, Kankakee
    162.550   DeKalb, Champaign, Chicago
 
 Sources:  
   Michael Christman, mdxman@ntslink.net (05/00)
   Troy Christensen, KB9WAU, KB9WAU@aol.com (02/01)
   Matt, N9NPP, n9npp@n9npp.com (02/01)
   Kenn Martin, W9MR, kmw9mr@shawneelink.net (05/03)
   Bob Cockream, AB9EE, ab9ee@arrl.net (06/03)
  

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Rev: 03 Feb 2006
Compilation © 2006 Keith Brewster, n0iaw