Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) (Illinois)

Last Updated: October 7, 2023, 6:19 am

Please see the WIKI for much more information on the IDNR

Frequencies

Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR)

Statewide

VHF may still be used locally by admin/maintenance workers, if at all.  Please advise of usage in your area.

STARCOM21 Statewide Illinois
Project 25 Phase II
Main Communications system for INDR Police (Conservation).
FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
151.280KA2864 RM IDNR South Central/Southern Parks (varying tones) FMN Public Works
151.280KA2864 M CSQ IDNR Statewide Maintenance/Forestry (Statewide) FMN Public Works
151.250KA2864 RM IDNR Southern Southern Areas FMN Public Works
151.445KA2864 RM IDNR Northern Northern Areas FMN Public Works
154.7025KA2864 M IDNR Portables Portables FMN Law Dispatch
171.425KA2864 M IL DNR MX 1 LE VRS - mobile extenders (Old) FMN Law Dispatch
172.275WPIW484 M IL DNR MX 2 LE VRS - mobile extenders (Old) FMN Law Dispatch

Region 1 - Northwest IL

Region 1 - Northwest IL
FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
151.280WNBT953 RM DNR Donnelly Donnelly State Wildlife Area (De Pue-LaSalle) FMN Public Works
151.280WNCD303 RM DNR GrnRivr1 Green River Conservation Area (Harmon-LaSalle) FMN Public Works
151.445WNCD303 RM DNR GrnRivr2 Green River Conservation Area (Harmon-LaSalle) FMN Public Works
151.280KTN320 RM DNR HenCanP1 Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park (Sheffield-LaSalle) FMN Public Works
151.445KTN320 RM DNR HenCanP2 Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park (Sheffield-LaSalle) FMN Public Works
151.445WNBT953 RM DNR HenCanP3 Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park (Sheffield-LaSalle) FMN Public Works
151.250KNHM657 RM DNR LkArgyle Lake Argyle State Park (Colchester-McDonough) FMN Public Works
Starved Rock State Park (Utica)
STARCOM21 Statewide Illinois
Project 25 Phase II
DNR law enforcement units are on StarCom using Dist 17 Disp A (9019) for dispatch and DNR District 6 (1278) for car-to-car. They also pop up on other Dist 17 channels (Disp B, Car-to-Car, Detail A, etc) as necessary for details or operations. The non-law enforcement DNR units are on 151.2800 (usually 123.0 PL)
FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
151.280KNJA349 RM 123.0 PL Illini Base Illini Base FMN Public Works
464.125WPRW752 RM 91.5 PL Starved Rock Starved Rock Lodge and Conference Center: Housekeeping (Utica) FMN Public Works
Wildlife Prairie State Park
FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
463.5125WRWA714 RM 179.9 PL WildlfPrPark Wildlife Prairie State Park [Ch 1] FMN Public Works

Region 2 - Northeast IL

Illinois Beach State Park (Zion)
FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
151.445KNIF491 RM 110.9 PL I Beach SP Ops Operations FMN Public Works
Iroquois County Conservation Center

Hunting area; see the Wiki for Actual Conservation Officer Radio Channel Plan

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
151.280WNBW206 BM 123.0 PL DNR MissPal Park Mississippi Palisades State Park FMN Public Works

Region 3 - East Central IL

Region 3 - East Central IL
FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
151.280KZZ652 RM 110.9 PL DNR MoraineV Moraine View State Park (Leroy-McLean) FMN Public Works
151.280WNGC783 RM 110.9 PL DNR ClntnLak Clinton Lake (DeWitt) FMN Public Works
151.280WPNV264 RM 110.9 PL DNR FoxRidge Fox Ridge State Park (Charleston-Coles) FMN Public Works
Jasper County
FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
151.445WPBR810 RM DNR MandM Nwtn IDNR Mines and Minerals (Newton) FMN Public Works
151.250KNCH712 RM DNR NwtnLak1 Newton Lake Consvervation Area (Jasper) FMN Public Works
151.280KNCH712 RM DNR NwtnLak2 Newton Lake Consvervation Area (Jasper) FMN Public Works
151.445KNCH712 RM DNR NwtnLak3 Newton Lake Consvervation Area (Jasper) FMN Public Works
151.250KXG847 RM DNR SamParr1 Sam Parr State Park (West Liberty/Newton-Jasper) FMN Public Works
151.280WNBM810 RM DNR SamParr3 Sam Parr State Park (West Liberty/Newton-Jasper) FMN Public Works
151.445KXG847 RM DNR SamParr2 Sam Parr State Park (West Liberty/Newton-Jasper) FMN Public Works
Shelby County
FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
151.250KRA275 B DNR EglCrk 1 Eagle Creek State Park (Findlay-Shelby) FMN Public Works
151.280KRA275 RM DNR EglCrk 2 Eagle Creek State Park (Findlay-Shelby) FMN Public Works
151.445KRA275 RM DNR EglCrk 3 Eagle Creek State Park (Findlay-Shelby) FMN Public Works
151.280KSP291 RM DNR HdnSpr1 Hidden Springs State Park (Strasburg-Shelby) FMN Public Works
151.445KSP291 RM DNR HdnSpr3 Hidden Springs State Park (Strasburg-Shelby) FMN Public Works
151.250KWS464 RM DNR WlfCrk1 Wolf Creek State Park (Windsor-Shelby) FMN Public Works
151.280KWS464 RM DNR WlfCrk2 Wolf Creek State Park (Windsor-Shelby) FMN Public Works
151.445KWS464 RM DNR WlfCrk3 Wolf Creek State Park (Windsor-Shelby) FMN Public Works

Region 4 - West Central IL

Madison/Jersey/Macoupin/Greene County Area
FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
151.280 RM 151.4 PL DNR RF 1514A Madison County (110.9 in) (Grafton?) FMN Public Works
151.280KSO618 RM 151.4 PL DNR Grafton "Rosedale", Pleasant Hill, Calhoun Point, Royal Lake - Jersey County (210.7 in)(Grafton) FMN Public Works
151.280WNCD442 RM 151.4 PL DNR R4 1514B Madison County (186.2 in) FMN Public Works
151.280 RM 146.2 PL DNR R4 1462C 44-83,44-72 (146.2 in) FMN Public Works
151.280 RM 146.2 PL DNR R4 1462A unknown location (127.3 in) FMN Public Works
151.280 RM 146.2 PL DNR R4 1462B unknown location (141.3 in) FMN Public Works
151.280 RM CSQ DNR R4 CSQ unknown location (151.4 in) FMN Public Works
151.280 RM 110.9 PL DNR R4 110.9 unknown location (186.2 in) FMN Public Works
151.280 RM 186.2 PL DNR R4 186.2 unknown location (141.3 in) FMN Public Works
151.280WPOY641 RM DNR NewAthen New Athens FMN Public Works
151.280WQI376 RM 151.4 PL DNR BeavrDam Beaver Dam State Park (Carlinville) (146.2 in) FMN Public Works
151.280WNCD442 RM DNR HrshLake Horseshoe Lake State Park (Fairmont City) FMN Public Works
151.280WQFR939 RM DNR Sparta World Shooting and Recreation Complex (Sparta-Randolph) FMN Public Works
151.280WNCD440 RM DNR FrnkHltn Frank Holten State Park (E St. Louis) FMN Public Works
151.280 M 210.7 PL DNR R4 u2u Region 4 - Direct/Unit-to-Unit FMN Public Works
Sangamon County (Springfield) Area
FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
151.445WNZB550 RM DNR StateCap Conservation (State Capitol) FMN Public Works
151.280 RM 151.4 PL DNR Chatham Sangamon County (Chatham) FMN Public Works
151.280WQAA268 BM CSQ DNR JimEdgar Jim Edgar State Park (Chandlerville/Cass) [in use 5/15] FMN Public Works

Region 5 - Southern IL

Region 5 - Southern IL
FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
151.250WPKP524 RM DNR CacheRv1 Cache River (Belknap) FMN Public Works
151.280WPKP524 B DNR CacheRv2 Cache River (Belknap) FMN Public Works
151.445WPKP524 RM DNR CacheRv2 Cache River (Belknap) FMN Public Works
151.250KLP836 RM DNR FrnClyf1 Ferne Clyffe State Park - Forestry HQ (Vienna) FMN Public Works
151.280KLP836 RM DNR FrnClyf2 Ferne Clyff State Park (Goreville) FMN Public Works
151.445KLP836 RM DNR FrnClyf3 Ferne Clyff State Park (Goreville) FMN Public Works
151.280WNCQ252 RM 146.2 PL DNR Hrrsburg Conservation Repeater (Carrier Mills/Harrisburg area) (151.4 in) FMN Public Works
151.445 M CSQ DNR R5 u2u Unit-to-unit traffic (may have been R) at I-24 & I-57 FMN Public Works
151.280WPPF210 RM DNR TnnlHll1 Tunnel Hill (Vienna) FMN Public Works
151.445WPPF210 RM DNR TnnlHll3 Tunnel Hill (Vienna) FMN Public Works

Region 6 - Lake Michigan

Lake Michigan