Tippecanoe County ARES / W9TCA

06/03/2026

06/03/2026

TEMA Siren Test this Saturday. Net to start at 10:45am. From NWS (Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.)

Reminder also Franciscan 5K walk / Run

05/21/2026

Reminder that today at 7pm, 5/21/2026, TCARES will have it's monthly meeting at Franciscan Hospital on Creasy Lane, Cancer Center in their Community Room. We will have a representative of the NICU 5K walk / Run, we will continue with ICS forms, Winlink and Packet Radio, Field Day and a few other items.

At the end of 2025, TCARES announced that we were having everyone register for 2026. We only had applications for a few hams. Some were dropped because of move, and some where updated with new email, phones or address. We issued ID cards for those that did send or filled out the ARES paperwork. There are hams in Tippecanoe County that state that they are with TCARES, but we don't have their application. Anything prior to this year, either were not given to us, or we never received paperwork. If you want to be part of TCARES, please fill out you're new application.

02/17/2026

District 4 ARES Net tonight on the WC9IN Linked repeater system at 8:30 pm

12/31/2025

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Starting this Thursday at 8 PM Eastern, we will be connecting to the IDHS Auxcomm statewide net. Similar to our monthly District 4 Net, the goal is to get all counties in Indiana to check in. This net is primarily held on the W9FBZ 147.210 repeater in Indianapolis and will reoccur every Thursday and runs for about 30 minutes.

Huge thank you to N9ALD for helping arrange this!

More information:
https://events.in.gov/event/radio_net_check

12/17/2025

TCARES meeting tomorrow at 7pm Franciscan Hospital Cancer Center meeting room first floor (Lafayette Indiana)

Send a message to learn more

12/06/2025

NO siren test todqy

11/27/2025

Winter Storm Watch issued November 27 at 1:38PM EST until November 30 at 1:00PM EST by NWS Indianapolis IN

Carroll; Warren; Tippecanoe; Clinton; Howard; Fountain; Montgomery; Boone; Tipton; Hamilton; Madison; Delaware; Randolph; Vermillion; Parke; Putnam; Hendricks; Marion; Hancock; Henry; Vigo; Clay

* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 3 and
7 inches possible.

* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, and west
central Indiana.

* WHEN...From late Friday night through Sunday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...There remains uncertainty as to snow totals,
especially across the I-70 corridor where temperatures will hover
near freezing.

Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.

11/17/2025

Reminder, tonight we will be holding the 1st Indiana ARES check in net for District 4 at 20:30 and will reoccur on the third Monday of every month.

The purpose of this net is to provide a monthly opportunity for ARES members, licensed EMA personnel, and amateur radio operators within Indiana District 4 to test equipment, confirm readiness, and maintain contact for emergency communications and coordination.

The goal is to get as many check-ins as possible from as many counties in District 4 and outside areas, spread the word and feel free to share with your local club or organization!

Below is the list of our linked repeaters, Echolink (WC9IN-R) and the DMR bridge will be open as well.

Indiana Section ARES
Tippecanoe County ARES / W9TCA
WB9ARC Amateur Radio Repeaters
W9SMJ Amateur Radio Repeaters
ARRL - Indiana Section