Repeater CSV Builder

Build an ICOM-5100 or CHIRP CSV with scored repeater data to help quickly ascertain what repeaters are more likely to have folks on them.

Minimum Score

This is the default threshold. Each checked state can override it below.

Radio Output

Choose the CSV layout you want to generate.

Filename Suffix

Filename length is limited to 7 characters. EX: OR-WA for ORegon + WAshington

CHIRP Name Length

Defaults to 12. You'll want to set this to your radio channel name length if possible.

Need help with this export format? Read the ICOM-5100 support guide

States

AL Alabama

278 rpt ready to export

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AK Alaska

70 rpt ready to export

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AZ Arizona

244 rpt ready to export

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AR Arkansas

223 rpt ready to export

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CA California

1137 rpt ready to export

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CO Colorado

266 rpt ready to export

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CT Connecticut

104 rpt ready to export

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DE Delaware

26 rpt ready to export

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DC District of Columbia

6 rpt ready to export

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FL Florida

619 rpt ready to export

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GA Georgia

301 rpt ready to export

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HI Hawaii

94 rpt ready to export

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ID Idaho

151 rpt ready to export

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IL Illinois

314 rpt ready to export

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IN Indiana

264 rpt ready to export

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IA Iowa

175 rpt ready to export

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KS Kansas

154 rpt ready to export

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KY Kentucky

203 rpt ready to export

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LA Louisiana

140 rpt ready to export

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ME Maine

89 rpt ready to export

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MD Maryland

117 rpt ready to export

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MA Massachusetts

130 rpt ready to export

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MI Michigan

312 rpt ready to export

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MN Minnesota

259 rpt ready to export

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MS Mississippi

112 rpt ready to export

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MO Missouri

266 rpt ready to export

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MT Montana

108 rpt ready to export

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NE Nebraska

138 rpt ready to export

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NV Nevada

208 rpt ready to export

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NH New Hampshire

97 rpt ready to export

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NJ New Jersey

198 rpt ready to export

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NM New Mexico

220 rpt ready to export

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NY New York

472 rpt ready to export

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NC North Carolina

332 rpt ready to export

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ND North Dakota

45 rpt ready to export

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OH Ohio

499 rpt ready to export

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OK Oklahoma

168 rpt ready to export

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OR Oregon

342 rpt ready to export

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PA Pennsylvania

398 rpt ready to export

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RI Rhode Island

36 rpt ready to export

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SC South Carolina

227 rpt ready to export

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SD South Dakota

51 rpt ready to export

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TN Tennessee

349 rpt ready to export

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TX Texas

1114 rpt ready to export

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UT Utah

212 rpt ready to export

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VT Vermont

40 rpt ready to export

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VA Virginia

273 rpt ready to export

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WA Washington

402 rpt ready to export

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WV West Virginia

158 rpt ready to export

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WI Wisconsin

248 rpt ready to export

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WY Wyoming

81 rpt ready to export

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Scoring Explained

Higher scores usually mean a repeater looks more useful, more active, more connected, or more likely to be worth trying first.
Scores add up from several signals, including regular nets, linked services like AllStar, EchoLink, or IRLP, linked repeater systems, broader stated coverage, wide-area operation, and public-service affiliations like ARES, RACES, or SKYWARN.
Coverage can matter a lot. A repeater with strong stated mobile or regional coverage can score well even if it has few other flags.
Repeaters that are more isolated from nearby sites can also receive a bonus, since they may be more valuable in sparse coverage areas.
Use a higher Score >= value when you want a tighter list of higher-confidence repeaters. Use a lower threshold when you want a broader list or are traveling through thinner coverage areas.
You can set a different minimum score for each state to keep dense states selective while leaving sparse states more inclusive.
Data comes from RepeaterBook, so a lower score does not always mean a repeater is bad. It may simply have less detail available.
If a file grows too large for the radio, the builder automatically raises score thresholds until the export fits.

Examples

A repeater with broad stated coverage and several weekly nets can score well even if it has no linked-service flags.
A repeater with AllStar or EchoLink, linked repeaters, and public-service affiliations will usually rise quickly because multiple useful signals stack together.
A repeater with only one small clue, like a single net or a minimal description, may stay lower even if it is still perfectly usable on the air.
An isolated repeater in a sparse area can pick up bonus value because it may fill a coverage gap that nearby sites do not.

CHIRP Comments

The CHIRP export puts score context and the repeater URL into the Comment field so users can review and triage memories before copying them into a radio image.
The current format is ST/SLCWN | https://tinyurl.com/....
This comment is mainly for review inside CHIRP. Many radios will not preserve it after you copy memories into a device image.

ICOM Display Badge

On the ICOM-5100, the Sub Name field uses a compact badge in the form ST/SLCWN to display the repeater score and relevant details that likely matter to you.
ST is the state abbreviation. Example: OR/ means Oregon.
S is the repeater score shown as a single digit. Decimal scores are floored, and anything above 9 is shown as 9.
L means the repeater is linked or part of a linked repeater system.
C is the connectivity slot: A for AllStar, E for EchoLink, B for both, and - for neither.
W means the repeater looks wide-area, either because RepeaterBook marks it that way or because the stated coverage is strong enough to qualify.
N means the repeater has at least 2 nets. A single net does not light that flag.
A dash like - means that flag is not present for that repeater.

Examples

OR/7LEWN is a repeater in Oregon with score 7 that is linked, has EchoLink, qualifies as wide-area, and has at least two nets.
OR/4-BW- is a repeater in Oregon with score 4 that has both AllStar and EchoLink and qualifies as wide-area, but it is not marked linked and does not have enough nets to light the N flag.
WA/4L-W- is a repeater in Washington with score 4 that is linked and wide-area, but has neither AllStar nor EchoLink, and does not have enough nets to light the N flag.
WA/1---- is a repeater in Washington with score 1 and none of the tracked badge flags present.