San
Francisco Bay Area Weather Channels
Many Ham radios come pre-programmed with all the U.S. National Weather Service VHF weather broadcast stations. If they are not in your radio, you should definitely put them in (receive-only, of course).
As given on their web site, "NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards (NWR) is a nationwide network of radio
stations broadcasting continuous weather information directly from the
nearest National Weather Service office. NWR broadcasts official Weather
Service warnings, watches, forecasts and other hazard information 24
hours a day, 7 days a week."
The stations also broadcast FCC Emergency Alert System messages.
Below is a table of the stations in the greater San Francisco Bay Area. Below that is an area coverage map for station WNG655, located on Mt. Diablo. Similar maps for all stations are available on the web site.
For more information, see the following sites.
Call Sign
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Frequency
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Site Name
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Transmitter Name
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Power
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KHB49 |
165.400 MHz |
San Francisco |
Mt. Pise |
500 |
WWF67 |
165.400 MHz |
Grass Valley |
Wolf Mountain. |
100 |
WNG655 |
162.425 MHz |
Contra Costa County
|
Mt. Diablo |
100 |
WWF64 |
162.450 MHz |
Monterey Marine |
Mt. Umunhum |
100 |
WZ2504 |
162.475 MHz |
Sonoma County |
Sonoma County |
300 |
KDX54 |
162.500 MHz |
N. San Francisco Bay |
Big
Rock Ridge |
100 |
KEC49 |
162.550 MHz
|
Monterey
|
Mt. Umunhum |
330 |
KEC57
|
162.550 MHz
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Sacramento |
Fairplay |
330
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WXL88 |
162.550 MHz |
Redding |
South Fork Mtn. |
100 |
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161.650 MHz |
Marine VHF Ch 21B
(Not used for weather in U.S.)
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This frequency is often programmed into the weather band of many ham radios by the manufacturer.
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161.775 MHz |
Marine VHF Ch 83B
(Not used for weather in U.S.)
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This frequency is often programmed into the weather band of many ham radios by the manufacturer. |
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162.525 MHz |
Not used in SF Bay Area |
This frequency is often programmed into the weather band of many ham radios by the manufacturer. |
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163.275 MHz |
No longer in active use for
weather in U.S. |
This frequency is often programmed into the weather band of many ham radios by the manufacturer. |
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From: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/coverage/stations.php?State=CA
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