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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.
 
Iowa travel maps are provided free of charge at Interstate rest-areas and primary welcome centers.
  
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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.
 
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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===I-29===
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===Interstate 29===
 
*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 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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**[[Harrison County (IA)|Harrison County]]
 
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**[[Pottawattamie County (IA)|Pottawattamie County]]
 
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**[[Mills County (IA)|Mills County]]
 
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**[[Fremont County (IA)|Fremont County]]
 
  
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===I-35===
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*[[Fremont County (IA)|Fremont County]]
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*I-35 travels through the following counties of Iowa in North to South order:
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**{{DB|ct|820|Fremont County DB Entry}}
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**[[Worth County (IA)|Worth County]]
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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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*[[Mills County (IA)|Mills County]]
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**[[Franklin County (IA)|Franklin County]]
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**{{DB|ct|849|Mills County DB Entry}}
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**[[Wright County (IA)|Wright County]]
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**All Public Safety uses analog VHF.
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**[[Hamilton County (IA)|Hamilton County]]
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*[[Pottawattamie County (IA)|Pottawattamie County]]
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**[[Story County (IA)|Story County]]
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**{{DB|ct|862|Pottawattamie County DB Entry}}
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**[[Polk County (IA)|Polk 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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**[[Madison County (IA)|Madison County]]
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*[[Harrison County (IA)|Harrison County]]
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**[[Clarke County (IA)|Clarke County]]
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**{{DB|ct|827|Harrison County DB Entry}}
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**[[Decatur County (IA)|Decatur County]]
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**All Public Safety uses analog VHF.
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===I-80===
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*[[Monona County (IA)|Monona County]]
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*I-80 travels through the following counties of Iowa in West to East order:
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**{{DB|ct|851|Monona County DB Entry}}
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**[[Pottawattamie County (IA)|Pottawattamie 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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**[[Shelby County (IA)|Shelby County]]
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*[[Woodbury County (IA)|Woodbury County]]
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**[[Audubon County (IA)|Audubon County]]
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**{{DB|ct|881|Woodbury County DB Entry}}
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**[[Cass County (IA)|Cass County]]
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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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**[[Guthrie County (IA)|Guthrie County]]
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**The remainder of Public Safety users are on analog VHF.
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**[[Adair County (IA)|Adair County]]
 
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**[[Madison County (IA)|Madison County]]
 
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**[[Dallas County (IA)|Dallas County]]
 
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**[[Polk County (IA)|Polk County]]
 
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**[[Jasper County (IA)|Jasper County]]
 
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**[[Powesheik County (IA)|Powesheik County]]
 
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**[[Iowa County (IA)|Iowa County]]
 
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**[[Johnson County (IA)|Johnson County]]
 
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**[[Cedar County (IA)|Cedar County]]
 
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**[[Scott County (IA)|Scott County]]
 
  
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===I-380===
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===Interstate 35===
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*I-380 travels through the following counties in West to East order:
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I-35 enters Iowa from [[Harrison County (MO)|Harrison County]], [[Missouri (US)|Missouri]]
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**[[Black Hawk County (IA)|Black Hawk County]]
 
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**[[Buchanan County (IA)|Buchanan County]]
 
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**[[Benton County (IA)|Benton County]]
 
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**[[Linn County (IA)|Linn County]]
 
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**[[Johnson County (IA)|Johnson County]]
 
  
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==Major Highways==
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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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==Major Cities / Metropolitan Areas==
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I-35 Leaves Iowa for [[Freeborn County (MN)|Freeborn County]], [[Minnesota (US)|Minnesota]]
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===Des Moines Metro Area===
 
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*The Des Moines metro area is located in the following counties:
 
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**[[Polk County (IA)|Polk County]]
 
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**[[Dallas County (IA)|Dallas County]]
 
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**[[Warren County (IA)|Warren County]]
 
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**[[Madison County (IA)|Madison County]]
 
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**[[Guthrie County (IA)|Guthrie County]]
 
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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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===Cedar Rapids===
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===Interstate 80===
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*The Cedar Rapids metro area is located in the following counties:
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*I-80 travels through the following counties of Iowa in West to East order:
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**[[Linn County (IA)|Linn County]]
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*[[Pottawattamie County (IA)|Pottawattamie County]]
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**[[Benton County (IA)|Benton County]]
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**{{DB|ct|862|Pottawattamie County DB Entry}}
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**[[Jones County (IA)|Jones 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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*Public Safety Communications in Jones, Rural Linn and Benton Counties are Analog VHF.  The city of Cedar Rapids maintains an 800 MHz Motorola Type II system, with public safety utilizing P25.
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*[[Shelby County (IA)|Shelby County]]
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**{{DB|ct|867|Shelby County DB Entry}}
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===Quad Cities Metro Area (Davenport)===
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**All Public Safety uses analog VHF.
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*The Quad Cities are located in the following counties in both Iowa and [[Illinois(US)|Illinois]]:
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*[[Audubon County (IA)|Audubon County]]
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**[[Scott County (IA)|Scott County]]
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**{{DB|ct|789|Audubon County DB Entry}}
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**[[Henry County (IL)|Henry County, IL]]
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**All Public Safety uses analog VHF.
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**[[Mercer County (IL)|Mercer County, IL]]
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*[[Cass County (IA)|Cass County]]
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**[[Rock Island County (IL)|Rock Island County, IL]]
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**{{DB|ct|799|Cass County DB Entry}}
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*Although analog VHF and UHF systems are maintained in Scott County for the purpose of fire paging, Public Safety communications occur on [[RACOM - IL, WI, MN, NE, SD, IA|RACOM]].  
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**All Public Safety uses analog VHF.
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*[[Guthrie County (IA)|Guthrie County]]
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===Sioux City Metro Area===
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**{{DB|ct|823|Guthrie County DB Entry}}
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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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**All Public Safety uses analog VHF except Stuart, who uses analog UHF with Cross Band Repeaters to VHF.
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*The Sioux Falls metro area is located in the following counties:
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*[[Adair County (IA)|Adair County]]
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**[[Plymouth County (IA)|Plymouth County]]
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**{{DB|ct|785|Adair County DB Entry}}
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**[[Woodbury County (IA)|Woodbury County]]
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**All Public Safety uses analog VHF.
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**[[Dakota County (NE)|Dakota County, NE]]
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*[[Madison County (IA)|Madison County]]
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**[[Union County (SD)|Union County, SD]]
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**{{DB|ct|845|Madison County DB Entry}}
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**[[Dixon County (NE)|Dixon County, NE]]
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**All Public Safety uses analog VHF.
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*Public Safety communications occur on the regional 800MHz P25 trunked system, [[Siouxland Tri-State Radio Communications (STARCOMM)|STARCOMM]].
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*[[Dallas County (IA)|Dallas County]]
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**{{DB|ct|809|Dallas County DB Entry}}
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===Iowa City===
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**All Public Safety uses analog VHF.
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*Iowa City is in the Following counties:
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*[[Polk County (IA)|Polk County]]
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**[[Johnson County (IA)|Johnson County]]
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**{{DB|ct|861|Polk County DB Entry}}
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*Iowa City maintains its own 800 MHz Motorola Type II system, [[Iowa City|Iowa City TRS]]. Johnson County conducts its operations on analog VHF, but an 800 MHz P25 system is being developed, [[Johnson County IA|Johnson County TRS]].
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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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===Cedar Falls/Waterloo Metro Area===
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**[[Westcom]] is used by Clive, Urbandale & West Des Moines Public Safety.
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*The Cedar Falls/Waterloo metro area is located in the following county:
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**Multiple Law Enforcement agencies and some EMS users use [[RACOM Network]].
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**[[Black Hawk County (IA)|Black Hawk County]]
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*[[Jasper County (IA)|Jasper County]]
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*Black Hawk County public safety agencies are on [[RACOM - IL, WI, MN, NE, SD, IA|RACOM]].
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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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===Omaha/Council Bluffs Metro Area===
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===Interstate 380===
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*The Omaha/Council Bluffs metro area is located in the following counties:
 
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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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*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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===Dubuque===
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*[[Black Hawk County (IA)|Black Hawk County]]
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*Dubuque is in the following counties:
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**{{DB|ct|791|Black Hawk County DB Entry}}
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**[[Dubuque County (IA)|Dubuque County]]
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**All Public Safety uses [[RACOM Network]] with analog VHF assets remaining for paging.
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*Public Safety communications are on [[RACOM - IL, WI, MN, NE, SD, IA|RACOM]].
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*[[Buchanan County (IA)|Buchanan County]]
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===Ames===
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**{{DB|ct|794|Buchanan County DB Entry}}
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*Ames is in the following counties:
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**All Public Safety uses analog VHF.  Multiple talkgroups are crosspatched on [[RACOM Network]]
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**[[Story County (IA)|Story County]]
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*[[Benton County (IA)|Benton County]]
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*Story County uses [[Story County|Story County TRS]], an 800 MHz Motorola Type IIi Hybrid system for its primary communications, it also uses the system the the city of Ames uses, [[Electronic Engineering SMR|Electronic Engineering SMR]], an 800 MHz Motorola Type II system.  The city of Ames also uses the [[Iowa State University|Iowa State University TRS]], an 800 MHz Motorola Type II system for some of its additional communications.
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**{{DB|ct|790|Benton County DB Entry}}
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**All Public Safety uses analog VHF.
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*[[Linn County (IA)|Linn County]]
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**{{DB|ct|841|Linn County DB Entry}}
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**Most Public Safety uses analog VHF.
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**Marion Police use analog UHF.
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**Cedar Rapids maintains it's own trunked system, [[Cedar Rapids]].
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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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Return to [[Iowa(US)|Iowa Collaboration Article]]
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Return to [[Iowa (US)|Iowa]]
  
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[[Category: Midwest Region]]
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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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