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Radio Frequencies Used By Isanti County Skywarn
Isanti Skywarn will use the following channel lineup:
 
Channel #1:  146.640-  146.2  Cambridge Repeater
Channel #2:  145.210-  114.8  Backup Repeater in Crown
Channel #3:  146.550   CSQ   Simplex Spotter-to-Spotter
Channel #4:  146.580   CSQ   Simplex Spotter-to-Spotter
 

Radio Frequencies Used By The NWS (MPX) & EOC's
Frequencies in red are the HUB frequencies monitored by the NWS in Chanhassen and
used to report directly to them.  Frequencies in white are local nets that report directly to
the HUB frequencies or are used by local Emergency Management agencies.
 
          146.700   127.3    Metro Skywarn (Minneapolis)
          147.210   100.0    Metro Skywarn South Metro (Burnsville)
          147.000   CSQ     Metro Skywarn West/Northwest Metro (Maple Plain)
               146.760   114.8   Metro Skywarn Backup (Golden Valley)
               146.925   107.2   Metro Skywarn Backup (Maplewood)
               146.670   114.8   Metro Skywarn Backup (Blaine)
               147.120              Metro Skywarn Backup (Maplewood)
          147.345     85.4    Becker
               146.790   CSQ    Alexandria
               147.105   85.4     Avon (Stearns County Skywarn)
               146.640   146.2   Cambridge (Isanti County Skywarn)
               147.015   100.0   Collegeville
               145.210   114.8   Crown (Isanti County Skywarn Backup)
               146.685   146.2   Darwin
               146.970   CSQ    Elk River (Sherburne County Skywarn)
               147.075     85.4   Foley
               147.375   146.2   Hutchinson         
               147.135   123.0   Little Falls
               147.240   146.2   Ogilvie
               145.270   CSQ    Paynesville
               145.470   CSQ    Princeton
               146.910   CSQ    Willmar
          147.240   136.5    Mankato
               146.790   100.0   Faribault (Rice County Skywarn)
               443.650    CSQ   Mankato (Mankato Skywarn)
               146.805   151.4   New Ulm
               147.105   100.0   Owatonna (Steele County Skywarn)
               145.490    CSQ   Owatonna (Steele County Skywarn Backup)
               147.135   100.0   St. Peter
               444.150   100.0   St. Peter
               146.940   141.3   Waseca (Waseca County EOC)
               146.715    CSQ   Waseca (Waseca County EOC Backup)
               155.775   136.5   Waseca County Emergency Management
          146.880   100.0   Albert Lea
          146.730   CSQ     Madison, MN
          146.865   151.4    Redwood Falls
          145.250   110.9    Baldwin, WI
               147.195   110.9   Balsam Lake, WI
               147.375   110.9   Chippewa Falls, WI
               146.910   110.9   Eau Claire, WI
               145.470   CSQ    Holcombe, WI
               145.130   110.9   Hudson, WI
               146.685   110.0   Menomonie, WI
               146.610   110.9   Menomonie, WI
               147.300   CSQ    Red Wing, MN
               146.715   110.9   Rice Lake, WI
               147.330   110.9   Roberts, WI         
                                             
     Northwest MN Skywarn Frequencies (FGF)
              146.060     CSQ   Barnesville
              145.450     CSQ   Bemidji
              146.730     CSQ   Bemidji
              147.120     CSQ   Crookston
              146.820     CSQ   Detroit Lakes
              146.640     CSQ   Fergus Falls
              444.200     CSQ   Fergus Falls
              146.700     CSQ   Fisher
              145.470     CSQ   Karlstad
              147.270     CSQ   Lengby
              146.760     CSQ   Northome
              147.300     CSQ   Park Rapids
              146.850     CSQ   Thief River Falls
              147.330     CSQ   Wadena
              147.390     CSQ   Walker
              147.090     CSQ   Wannaska/Warroad/Williams
 
     Northeast MN Skywarn Frequencies (DLH)
       Unknown if these are used by any Skywarn groups, but here are some repeaters in & near NE MN
              146.805    156.7   Aitkin
              145.130     CSQ   Brainerd
              147.030     CSQ   Brainerd
              147.225     CSQ   Brainerd
              146.670     CSQ   Cloquet
              145.150     CSQ   Duluth
              145.310    110.9   Duluth
              146.940     CSQ   Duluth
              147.180     CSQ   Duluth
              147.375     CSQ   Duluth
              147.240     CSQ   Ely
              146.730    100.0   Grand Marais
              146.895    100.0   Grand Marais
              147.360    114.8   Grand Marais
              147.180    103.5   Hermantown
              146.790     CSQ   Hibbing
              147.120     CSQ   Hibbing
              146.610     CSQ   International Falls
              146.970     CSQ   International Falls
              147.285     CSQ   Proctor
              147.330    151.4   Proctor
              147.090     CSQ   Silver Bay
              147.195     CSQ   Silver Bay
              147.270    114.8   Two Harbors
              145.370     CSQ   Virginia
              147.060    103.5   Virginia
              147.390     CSQ   Walker
              147.315     CSQ   Ashland, WI (Ashland Co.)
              146.610     CSQ   Bayfield, WI (Bayfield Co.)
              147.255     CSQ   Hayward, WI (Sawyer Co.)
              147.000     CSQ   Park Falls, WI (Price Co.)
              147.045    110.9   Shell Lake, WI (Washburn Co.)
              146.625    110.9   Siren, WI (Burnett Co.)
              145.490     CSQ   Solon Springs, WI (Douglas Co.)
              146.760     CSQ   Superior, WI (Douglas Co.)
 
     Southeast MN Skywarn Frequencies (ARX)
              146.730    100.0   Austin (Mower County Skywarn)
              145.470               Austin
              147.255    100.0   Rochester (Olmsted County Emergency Mgmt)
              146.820    100.0   Rochester
              155.760               Olmsted County Emergency Mgmt
              147.015    110.9   Spring Valley
              146.745    136.5   Wabasha County
              146.640     CSQ   Winona
              147.150     CSQ   Winona
              145.390    131.8   Black River Falls, WI
              146.910    110.9   Eau Claire, WI
              147.000    131.8   Galesville, WI
              146.970     CSQ   La Crosse, WI
              147.090     CSQ   La Crosse, WI
              147.360     CSQ   Mt. Sterling, WI
              146.910    131.8   Richland County, WI
              146.805    131.8   Tomah, WI
              145.170    131.8   Viroqua, WI
 
     Southwest MN Amateur Radio Frequencies (FSD)
       Unknown if these are used by any Skywarn groups, but here are some repeaters in & near SW MN
              147.030     CSQ   Beaver Creek
              146.640     CSQ   Fairmont
              147.195     CSQ   Marshall
              146.790    141.3   Slayton
              449.675    136.5   Tyler
              145.110    146.2   Verdi
              147.255    141.3   Windom
              146.670    136.5   Worthington
              146.940    146.2   Brookings, SD
              147.090     CSQ   Huron, SD
              440.175    131.8   Madison, SD
              146.640    146.2   Mitchell, SD
              146.895    146.2   Sioux Falls, SD
              147.375    146.2   Vermillion, SD
              146.850    146.2   Watertown, SD
              146.850    146.2   Yankton, SD
 
     Other Frequencies Used By Spotters & Chasers
               146.460              Simplex
               146.520              Simplex (National Calling Frequency)
               146.535              Simplex
               146.550              Simplex
     Other 2 meter simplex frequencies:
               146.400,  146.415,  146.430,  146.445,  146.475,  146.490,  146.505,
               146.565,  146.580,  146.595,  147.405,  147.420,  147.435,  147.450,
               147.465,  147.480,  147.495,  147.510,  147.525,  147.540,  147.555,
               147.570,  147.585
 
     NWS Weather Radio Frequencies (also called All Hazards Radio)
               162.550              Channel 1
               162.400              Channel 2
               162.475              Channel 3
               162.425              Channel 4
               162.450              Channel 5
               162.500              Channel 6
               162.525              Channel 7

Site last updated: Friday, May 24, 2013