[ILHam] Chicago 220 MHz Repeater List From WB9YBM

[Michael Moreth]

220 MHz Repeaters Heard in the Chicago Metropolitan Area

Freq.	Callsign		Location		Notes / Others Heard

223.76	(Nothing Heard)
223.78	WA6TMJ	Hanover Park	IRLP; 40’; & Dayton, OH.
223.80	(Nothing Heard)
223.82	W9OFR		Joliet
223.84 	K9SA		(NW ‘burbs)

223.86	(Nothing Heard)
223.88	(no local)			W9AXD Rockford 40W 90’
223.90	(no local)			WA4COY Fon Du Lac, WI.
223.92	(?)		Elgin		closed; PL; intermittent duty
223.94	(Nothing Heard)

223.96	WB9UAR	(undetermined)
223.98	KA9ZRU	(undetermined)
224.00	(Nothing Heard)
224.02	W9TMC	Chicago		(&?/openings)
224.04	K9AMJ		Rockford	PL; & Parker City, IN.

224.06	(Nothing Heard)
224.08	(Nothing Heard)
224.10	WA9ORC	Chicago		(“CFMC North”)
224.12	KB9KRI	NW Indiana	131.4 PL
224.14	W9CCU		Coll. of DuPage	& KZ9O, Green Bay, WI.

224.16	K9SAD		Brookfield	PL; & Madison, WI. on 123.0 PL
224.18	(?)		Hazelcrest	(“CFMC South”); & WA9CQO, Germantown, WI.
224.20	W9NPD		Naperville	PL
224.22	K9NB		Bloomingdale	PL; &?/openings
224.24	KA9REN	Des Plaines	PL; 35W on water tower

224.26	(Nothing Heard)
224.28	(Nothing Heard)
224.30	(no local)			W8YKS, Niles, MI. & N9BUL, Beloit, WI.
224.32	??9RC		(undetermined)
224.34	(Nothing Heard)

224.36	WB9QXJ	Naperville	PL
224.38	WB9WNK	Schaumburg	L 145.27; & Ann Arbor, MI.
224.40	(Nothing Heard)
224.42	N2BJ		(undetermined)
224.44	(no local)			WB8VOJ, Grand Rapids, MI.

224.46 	(no local)			WA9JLN, St. John, IN. 10W 85’ & N9CNS in…?
224.48	(Nothing Heard)
224.50	WA9ZZU	Itasca		KA9ZLQ, Plymouth, IN.
224.52	(no local)			WA8TCL, Valor, IN. & KA9JCP, West Allis, WI.
224.54	W9BAR		Bolingbrook	Also Paw Paw, MI.; Manitowoc, WI. & IA.

224.56	K9ER		Schaumburg	low audio, loud buzz
224.58	(Nothing Heard)
224.60	(Nothing Heard)			(possible DX—traces heard 21 Sept. ’05)
224.62	(Nothing Heard)

Freq.	Callsign		Location		Notes / Others Heard

224.64	N9XP		Aurora area	PL (occasionally)
224.66	WB9YBM	Schaumburg	QRP; & Poynette, WI.
224.68	W9DUP		SW Chicago	temporarily off (?); L 145.250
224.70	KB9VNV	Crystal Lake	PL 100 Hz; L 52.91
224.72	(Nothing Heard)

224.74	K9QPJ		(undetermined)	also Kendall, MI. & Sherreville, IN.
224.76	(Nothing Heard)
224.78	KB9II		Park Ridge	40W, 13 floors up
224.80	K9RI		Kenosha, WI.
224.82	KB9BER	(undetermined)

224.84	(Nothing Heard)			Glenwood, MI. & KB6WJ (location unknown)
224.86	W9SRO		Chicago		PL; IRLP; L 147.15
224.88	(Nothing Heard)
224.90	(no local)			Cuttahey, WI. & KA9QPN, Goshen, IN.
224.92	(no local)			N9ARQ, Indianapolis, IN & WA9ICE in…?

224.94	N2BJ		Orland Park	& Plymouth, WI.
224.96 	(no local)			WA9KLV, Lafayette, IN.
224.98	WB9AET	Schiller Park	&?/openings


Notes:

1.	All locations are Illinois unless otherwise noted.
2.	Channel spacing standard remains at 20 KHz.
3.	Standard PL for the band (110.9 Hz, or 2Z) used unless otherwise noted.
4.	The Chicago Metropolitan area extends to a 100-mile radius from the 
center of the city (State Street & Madison Avenue).
5.	Repeaters listed have been confirmed as best we can (i.e. as propagation 
allows) to be on the air—we are not parroting someone else’s list.
6.	New issues of this list issued as warranted (i.e. as enough changes 
occur), and not on a regular schedule.
7.	Please pass updates to WB9YBM at JUNO.COM.
8.	This list is for everyone’s use, so please pass it along.
9.	Make sure you’ve got a current copy! This list was updated 30 December 
2005.