Recently the South West Iowa Amateur Radio Association decided to link their repeaters to the the 443.400+ t151.4 repeater in Grimes.  This allows access to a number of repeaters in Southwest Iowa including Afton, Menlo, Creston, Prescott, Greenfield, Bedford, Osceola and Lenox.  There is a net every Sunday evening at 8:30 pm. and all are welcomed to check in.   This is a great network of repeaters and a real plus for the National Weather Service and their mission during severe weather.  The hope is that this linking will increase the number of severe weather reports from Southwest Iowa.  We’ve also been told that the Newton repeater 442.300+ t151.4 is again linked to Grimes.

Location              Freq.                     PL

Grimes             443.400+               151.4

Afton                442.400+               151.4

Menlo               147.045+               114.8

Creston             146.790-               136.5

Prescott             145.510-              127.3

Greenfield         444.700+             173.8

Bedford              443.700+             136.5

Osceola               147.21                  136.5

Lenox                 146.88                  136.5

Clarinda              146.97                 136.5