Repeater Scoring App icon Repeater Scoring APP & CSV Generator

This app utilizes RepeaterBook to derive a repeater score to help indicate whether a repeater is likely to be utilized. Users can specify minimum scores when exporting a CSV to help filter out low utilization repeaters. We're not saying these repeaters should go away, just if you are traveling to a new region they are possibly of low use to you. Want everything for a state or province? Set the score to 0 and now you have all of that region's repeaters with some information about them. The app then builds an ICOM-5100 or CHIRP importable CSV with scored repeater data to help quickly ascertain which repeaters are likely to be used, along with providing some useful context and links back to the RepeaterBook listing. This app is only meant to supplement RepeaterBook, hence every row links back to RepeaterBook.

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

Choose the CSV layout you want to generate.

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

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

States / Provinces

United States
Canada

Frequently Asked Questions

This section is here to answer common questions, explain tradeoffs, and address the usual objections before you spend time building a CSV.

I'm with ARES/RACES/WHATEVER, why would I want to get rid of repeaters?!?

You can take this list, set the scores to 0, import everything, and now you simply have that much more information in front of you. If you're serious about your emergency capabilities and not just cos-playing emergency operator, the more information you have at your fingertips without having to resort to online tools, the more capable an operator you are.

Why not just import every repeater?

You absolutely can. Set the minimum score to 0 and the app will include everything available for the selected states or provinces. The scoring system is meant to help travelers and operators prioritize what to try first, not decide that lower-scored repeaters should disappear. On some radios, like the ICOM-5100, including everything can overload nearby repeater search results with low-score repeaters and make stronger, broader-coverage, or busier distant repeaters harder to spot. You will need to find what works best for you.

Does a low score mean a repeater is bad?

No. A lower score often means there is less detail available, fewer listed nets, or fewer obvious activity signals in the source data. Some perfectly good repeaters may score lower simply because their listings are sparse or not regularly updated.

What does the score actually try to measure?

The score is a practical ranking heuristic. It looks at signals like listed nets, linked services, linked systems, coverage claims, public-service affiliations, and a few other indicators that may suggest a repeater is active, useful, or worth trying first when you are in unfamiliar territory.

Why do some wide-area repeaters still not rank especially high?

Coverage is only one input. A repeater can claim broad coverage and still land in the middle of the pack if it has few other activity signals. That is intentional. The goal is to reduce cases where a very large coverage claim alone overwhelms everything else.

Why is the app focused on analog repeaters right now?

At the moment the public builder is intentionally scoped to analog repeater exports. That keeps the scoring and radio CSV generation more predictable while the workflow matures. Digital support can be layered in later, but the current focus is helping people quickly build practical FM travel lists.

Is this meant to replace RepeaterBook?

No. This app is meant to supplement RepeaterBook, not replace it. Every generated row links back to the underlying RepeaterBook listing so you can review the source details, sanity-check the score, and make your own decisions.