kBrews Weather Spotting Frequency List
Eastern Illinois

  Eastern Illinois
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    LOCATION            FREQ    DUP   NOTES
    Leonore             147.120  +    PL 127.3 LaSalle Co.
    LaSalle Co.         145.290  +    PL 103.5
    Yorkville           147.375  +    PL 103.5 Kendall Co.
    Morris              147.270  +    Grundy Co.
    Bolingbrook         147.330  +    Will Co. SKYWARN
    Joliet              146.820  -    PL 107.2 Will Co. (backup)
    Joliet              444.550  +    PL 114.8 Will Co. EMA
    Plainfield          146.715  -    PL 107.2 Will Co.
    Pontiac             147.390  +    PL 127.3 Livingston Co.
    Kankakee            146.940  -
    Lincoln             147.345  +    NWS Lincoln monitored
  * Canton              147.285  +    Fulton County RACES
 **                     147.555  packet 16-county distribution point for text
					of watches/warning messages
    Metamora            147.270  +    Woodford County
    Tremont	        146.910  -    Tazewell County
 ** Wasco (Kane Co.)    145.470  -    Weather Net
                        146.580  147.66 Backup to 145.470
    Mt Carmel           146.94   -
    Carmi               147.30   +
 
 Miscellaneous Public Safety Systems
      32-County Weather Net	45.560	Net Control is NWS Lincoln
	Counties are those in the Lincoln County Warning Area
      Fulton County (Canton)    39.900  Countywide weather info.
                               154.130  Countywide Fire Dept Spotters 
      Peoria County            154.295  Countywide WX Repeater
      Champaign County         155.040  County ESDA
      Tazewell Co. (Tremont)   155.820  County ESDA
      Tazewell Co. (Tremont)   155.070  Countywide spotters
                               155.820  backup for 155.070
      
      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.
 AM Radio
     WMBD, Peoria, 1470 kHz
 
 NOAA Weather Radio
    162.400   Springfield, Plano
    162.425   Marion
    162.450   Odell, Newton
    162.475   Oregon/Rockford, Peoria
    162.500   Crystal Lake, Watseka
    162.525   Paris
    162.550   Rock Island/Moline, Champaign, Chicago
 
 Sources:  
   Jesse Risley, K9JLR, risleyj AT mcusd185 DOT org (02/2008)
   Kevin Hulina, KB9JWG, kb9jwg@comcast.net (05/2004)
   Bob Cockream, AB9EE, ab9ee@arrl.net (06/2003)
   Kenn Martin, W9MR, kmw9mr@shawneelink.net (05/2003)
   Matt, N9NPP, n9npp@n9npp.com (02/2001)
   Troy Christensen, KB9WAU, KB9WAU@aol.com (02/2001)
   Michael Christman, mdxman@ntslink.net (05/2000)
   Jerome C. Berryman, kermit140@juno.com (04/1998)

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Rev: 4 May 2004
Compilation © 2004 Keith Brewster, n0iaw