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==Iowa Scanning Laws==
 
==Iowa Scanning Laws==
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There are no laws restricting the use of scanners in Iowa aside from the rules and regulations previously set by the Federal Communications Commission.
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==Important Notes==
 
==Important Notes==
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Iowa travel maps are provided free of charge at Interstate rest-areas and primary welcome centers.
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==Interstates==
 
==Interstates==
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===I-29===
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*I-29 runs along the Western edge of Iowa once it enters Iowa from [[Nebraska(US)|Nebraska]].  I-29 Exits Iowa to [[Missouri(US)|Missouri]]
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Interstates are patrolled by the Iowa State Patrol (A division of the [[Department_of_Public_Safety_(IA)|Department of Public Safety]]) and the local authorities.
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===Interstate 29===
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*I-29 runs along the Western edge of Iowa once it enters Iowa from [[Union County (SD)|Union County]], [[South Dakota (US)|South Dakota]].  I-29 Exits Iowa to [[Atchison County (MO)|Atchison County]], [[Missouri (US)|Missouri]].
 
*I-29 travels through the following counties of Iowa in North to South order:
 
*I-29 travels through the following counties of Iowa in North to South order:
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**[[Woodbury County (IA)|Woodbury County]]
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**[[Monona County (IA)|Monona County]]
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*[[Fremont County (IA)|Fremont County]]
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**[[Harrison County (IA)|Harrison County]]
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**{{DB|ct|820|Fremont County DB Entry}}
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**[[Pottawattamie County (IA)|Pottawattamie County]]
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**All Public Safety uses analog VHF.
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**[[Mills County (IA)|Mills County]]
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*[[Mills County (IA)|Mills County]]
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**[[Fremont County (IA)|Fremont County]]
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**{{DB|ct|849|Mills County DB Entry}}
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===I-35===
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**All Public Safety uses analog VHF.
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*I-35 travels through the following counties of Iowa in North to South order:
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*[[Pottawattamie County (IA)|Pottawattamie County]]
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**[[Worth County (IA)|Worth County]]
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**{{DB|ct|862|Pottawattamie County DB Entry}}
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**[[Cerro Gordo County (IA)|Cerro Gordo County]]
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**All Public Safety uses [[Omaha Regional Interoperability Network (ORION)]].  Some analog VHF assets remain for paging.
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**[[Franklin County (IA)|Franklin County]]
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*[[Harrison County (IA)|Harrison County]]
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**[[Wright County (IA)|Wright County]]
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**{{DB|ct|827|Harrison County DB Entry}}
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**[[Hamilton County (IA)|Hamilton County]]
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**All Public Safety uses analog VHF.
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**[[Story County (IA)|Story County]]
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*[[Monona County (IA)|Monona County]]
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**[[Polk County (IA)|Polk County]]
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**{{DB|ct|851|Monona County DB Entry}}
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**[[Madison County (IA)|Madison County]]
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**Most Public Safety uses analog VHF with the exception of Onawa and UTE Ambulance, who use analog UHF.
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**[[Clarke County (IA)|Clarke County]]
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*[[Woodbury County (IA)|Woodbury County]]
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**[[Decatur County (IA)|Decatur County]]
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**{{DB|ct|881|Woodbury County DB Entry}}
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===I-80===
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**Sioux City Police & Fire, Sergeant Bluff Police and the Sheriffs Office use [[Siouxland Tri-State Area Radio Communications (STARCOMM)]].
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**The remainder of Public Safety users are on analog VHF.
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===Interstate 35===
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I-35 enters Iowa from [[Harrison County (MO)|Harrison County]], [[Missouri (US)|Missouri]]
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*[[Decatur County (IA)|Decatur County]]
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**{{DB|ct|811|Decatur County DB Entry}}
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**All Public Safety uses analog VHF.
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*[[Clarke County (IA)|Clarke County]]
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**{{DB|ct|804|Clarke County DB Entry}}
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**All Public Safety uses analog VHF.
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*[[Madison County (IA)|Madison County]]
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**{{DB|ct|845|Madison County DB Entry}}
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**All Public Safety uses analog VHF.
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*[[Polk County (IA)|Polk County]]
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**{{DB|ct|861|Polk County DB Entry}}
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**County Fire and West Des Moines Fire & EMS use analog VHF.
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**Ankeny Fire & Des Moines Police & Fire use analog UHF.
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**[[Westcom]] is used by Clive, Urbandale & West Des Moines Public Safety.
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**Multiple Law Enforcement agencies and some EMS users use [[RACOM Network]].
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*[[Story County (IA)|Story County]]
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**{{DB|ct|869|Story County DB Entry}}
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**County Fire & Law Enforcement use [[Story County]].
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**Ames Public Safety uses [[Electronic Engineering SMR]].
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*[[Hamilton County (IA)|Hamilton County]]
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**{{DB|ct|824|Hamilton County DB Entry}}
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**All Public Safety uses analog VHF.
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*[[Wright County (IA)|Wright County]]
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**{{DB|ct|883|Wright County DB Entry}}
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**All Public Safety uses analog VHF.
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*[[Franklin County (IA)|Franklin County]]
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**{{DB|ct|819|Franklin County DB Entry}}
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**All Public Safety uses analog VHF.
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*[[Cerro Gordo County (IA)|Cerro Gordo County]]
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**{{DB|ct|801|Cerro Gordo County DB Entry}}
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**All Public Safety uses [[Electronic Engineering (Mason City)|Electronic Engineering]] with the exception of Clear Lake, who remain on analog VHF.
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*[[Worth County (IA)|Worth County]]
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**{{DB|ct|882|Worth County DB Entry}}
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**All Public Safety uses analog VHF.
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I-35 Leaves Iowa for [[Freeborn County (MN)|Freeborn County]], [[Minnesota (US)|Minnesota]]
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===Interstate 80===
 
*I-80 travels through the following counties of Iowa in West to East order:
 
*I-80 travels through the following counties of Iowa in West to East order:
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**[[Pottawattamie County (IA)|Pottawattamie County]]
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*[[Pottawattamie County (IA)|Pottawattamie County]]
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**[[Shelby County (IA)|Shelby County]]
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**{{DB|ct|862|Pottawattamie County DB Entry}}
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**[[Audobon County (IA)|Audobon County]]
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**All Public Safety uses [[Omaha Regional Interoperability Network (ORION)]].  Some analog VHF assets remain for paging.
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**[[Cass County (IA)| County]]
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*[[Shelby County (IA)|Shelby County]]
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**[[Guthrie County (IA)|Guthrie County]]
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**{{DB|ct|867|Shelby County DB Entry}}
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**[[Adair County (IA)|Adair County]]
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**All Public Safety uses analog VHF.
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**[[Madison County (IA)|Madison County]]
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*[[Audubon County (IA)|Audubon County]]
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**[[Dallas County (IA)|Dallas County]]
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**{{DB|ct|789|Audubon County DB Entry}}
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**[[Polk County (IA)|Polk County]]
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**All Public Safety uses analog VHF.
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**[[Jasper County (IA)|Jasper County]]
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*[[Cass County (IA)|Cass County]]
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**[[Poweshiek County (IA)|Poweshiek County]]
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**{{DB|ct|799|Cass County DB Entry}}
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**[[Iowa County (IA)|Iowa County]]
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**All Public Safety uses analog VHF.
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**[[Johnson County (IA)|Johnson County]]
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*[[Guthrie County (IA)|Guthrie County]]
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**[[Cedar County (IA)|Cedar County]]
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**{{DB|ct|823|Guthrie County DB Entry}}
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**[[Scott County (IA)|Scott County]]
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**All Public Safety uses analog VHF except Stuart, who uses analog UHF with Cross Band Repeaters to VHF.
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===I-380===
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*[[Adair County (IA)|Adair County]]
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*I-380 travels through the following counties in West to East order:
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**{{DB|ct|785|Adair County DB Entry}}
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**[[Black Hawk County (IA)|Black Hawk County]]
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**All Public Safety uses analog VHF.
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**[[Buchanan County (IA)|Buchanan County]]
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*[[Madison County (IA)|Madison County]]
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**[[Benton County (IA)|Benton County]]
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**{{DB|ct|845|Madison County DB Entry}}
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**[[Linn County (IA)|Linn County]]
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**All Public Safety uses analog VHF.
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**[[Johnson County (IA)|Johnson County]]
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*[[Dallas County (IA)|Dallas County]]
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==Major Highways==
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**{{DB|ct|809|Dallas County DB Entry}}
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**All Public Safety uses analog VHF.
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*[[Polk County (IA)|Polk County]]
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**{{DB|ct|861|Polk County DB Entry}}
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**County Fire and West Des Moines Fire & EMS use analog VHF.
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**Ankeny Fire & Des Moines Police & Fire use analog UHF.
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**[[Westcom]] is used by Clive, Urbandale & West Des Moines Public Safety.
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**Multiple Law Enforcement agencies and some EMS users use [[RACOM Network]].
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*[[Jasper County (IA)|Jasper County]]
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**{{DB|ct|834|Jasper County DB Entry}}
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**All Public Safety uses analog VHF.
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*[[Poweshiek County (IA)|Poweshiek County]]
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**{{DB|ct|863|Powshiek County DB Entry}}
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**All Public Safety uses analog VHF.
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*[[Iowa County (IA)|Iowa County]]
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**{{DB|ct|832|Iowa County DB Entry}}
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**All Public Safety uses analog VHF.
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*[[Johnson County (IA)|Johnson County]]
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**{{DB|ct|836|Johnson County DB Entry}}
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**All Public Safety uses [Johnson County Public Safety (Project 25) System]].  Some analog VHF assets remain for paging.
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**University of Iowa Air Care uses analog UHF and [[RACOM Network]].
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*[[Cedar County (IA)|Cedar County]]
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**{{DB|ct|800|Cedar County DB Entry}}
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**All Public Safety uses analog VHF.
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*[[Scott County (IA)|Scott County]]
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**{{DB|ct|866|Scott County DB Entry}}
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**All Public Safety uses [[RACOM Network]] with the exception of rural Fire departments who remain on analog VHF.
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===Interstate 380===
  
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==Major Cities / Metropolitan Areas==
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*[[Black Hawk County (IA)|Black Hawk County]]
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===Des Moines Metro Area===
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**{{DB|ct|791|Black Hawk County DB Entry}}
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*Public Safety Communications in Des Moine are primarily analog UHF, Much of the Rural Fire operations are Analog VHF.  West Des Moines uses a 800 MHz Motroola Type II system, [[Westcom|Westcom]].  Polk County uses [[RACOM - IL, WI, MN, NE, SD, IA|RACOM]]. Dallas, Madison and Warren Counties use analog VHF.  Guthrie County uses a mix of Analog VHF and UHF
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**All Public Safety uses [[RACOM Network]] with analog VHF assets remaining for paging.
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*The Des Moines metro area is located in the following counties:
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*[[Buchanan County (IA)|Buchanan County]]
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[[Polk County (IA)|Polk County]]
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**{{DB|ct|794|Buchanan County DB Entry}}
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[[Dallas County (IA)|Dallas County]]
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**All Public Safety uses analog VHF. Multiple talkgroups are crosspatched on [[RACOM Network]]
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[[Warren County (IA)|Warren County]]
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*[[Benton County (IA)|Benton County]]
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[[Madison County (IA)|Madison County]]
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**{{DB|ct|790|Benton County DB Entry}}
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[[Guthrie County (IA)|Guthrie County]]
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**All Public Safety uses analog VHF.
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===Cedar Rapids===
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*[[Linn County (IA)|Linn County]]
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*Cedar Rapids is located in the following counties:
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**{{DB|ct|841|Linn County DB Entry}}
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[[Linn County (IA)|Linn County]]
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**Most Public Safety uses analog VHF.
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===Quad Cities Metro Area (Davenport)===
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**Marion Police use analog UHF.
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*The Quad Cities are located in the following counties:
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**Cedar Rapids maintains it's own trunked system, [[Cedar Rapids]].
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[[Scott County (IA)|Scott County]]
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*[[Johnson County (IA)|Johnson County]]
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===Sioux City Metro Area===
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**{{DB|ct|836|Johnson County DB Entry}}
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*The Sioux Falls metro area is located in the following counties:
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**All Public Safety uses [Johnson County Public Safety (Project 25) System]].  Some analog VHF assets remain for paging.
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The Sioux City metro area is considered to be in Iowa, [[South Dakota(US)|South Dakota]] and [[Nebraska(US)|Nebraska]].
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**University of Iowa Air Care uses analog UHF and [[RACOM Network]].
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[[Plymouth County (IA)|Plymouth County]]
 
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[[Woodbury County (IA)|Woodbury County]]
 
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[[Dakota County (NE)|Dakota County, NE]]
 
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[[Union County (SD)|Union County, SD]]
 
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[[Dixon County (NE)|Dixon County, NE]]
 
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===Iowa City===
 
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[[Johnson County (IA)|Johnson County]]
 
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===Cedar Falls/Waterloo===
 
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[[Black Hawk County (IA)|Black Hawk County]]
 
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===Omaha/Council Bluffs Metro Area===
 
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*Public Safety Communications occur primarily on Analog VHF on the Iowa portion fo this metro Area, but Omaha operates an 800 MHz P25 Trunked System, [[Omaha Regional Interoperability Network (ORION)|ORION]] (Omaha Regional Interoperability Network). Pottawattamie County Sheriffs Office and Council Bluffs Police have their own TG's on [[RACOM - IL, WI, MN, NE, SD, IA|RACOM]]
 
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[[Pottawattamie County (IA)|Pottawattamie County]]
 
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[[Harrison County (IA)|Harrison County]]
 
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[[Mills County (IA)|Mills County]]
 
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[[Cass County (NE)|Cass County, NE]]
 
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[[Douglas County (NE)|Douglas County, NE]]
 
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[[Sarpy County (NE)|Sarpy County, NE]]
 
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[[Saunders County (NE)|Saunders County, NE]]
 
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[[Washington County (NN)|Washington County, NE]]
 
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===Dubuque===
 
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[[Dubuque County (IA)|Dubuque County]]
 
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===Ames===
 
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[[Story County (IA)|Story County]]
 
  
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Return to [[Iowa(US)|Iowa Collaboration Article]]
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Return to [[Iowa (US)|Iowa]]
  
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[[Category:Iowa Travel Scanning]]
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[[Category: Travel Scanning]]
 

Latest revision as of 00:30, 17 July 2018

Iowa Scanning Laws

There are no laws restricting the use of scanners in Iowa aside from the rules and regulations previously set by the Federal Communications Commission.

Important Notes

Iowa travel maps are provided free of charge at Interstate rest-areas and primary welcome centers.

Interstates

Interstates are patrolled by the Iowa State Patrol (A division of the Department of Public Safety) and the local authorities.

Interstate 29

Interstate 35

I-35 enters Iowa from Harrison County, Missouri

I-35 Leaves Iowa for Freeborn County, Minnesota

Interstate 80

Interstate 380

Return to Iowa

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