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The same applies to the Council details (`irc`, and locations marked IRC) on the club rows above.","source":"https://flexweb.ircinc.org/search.html"},"nets":[{"name":"Tippecanoe County ARES Monday Night Training Net","scope":"Local","county":"Tippecanoe","countySlug":"tippecanoe","day":"Monday","time":"8:00 PM","freq":"145.370 MHz (PL 131.8)","mode":"FM","source":"Tippecanoe County ARES radio nets page","sourceUrl":"https://w9tca.com/radio-nets-2/","transcribedFrom":"state/indiana/counties/tippecanoe.json","note":"The group states there is no net when Christmas or New Year's Day falls on a Monday, nor on Memorial Day or Labor Day."},{"name":"West Central Indiana Amateur Radio Sunday Night Net","scope":"Local","county":"Tippecanoe","countySlug":"tippecanoe","day":"Sunday","time":"8:00 PM ET (1st & 3rd Sundays)","freq":"WC9IN linked system: 444.725 MHz (+5, PL 173.8) West Lafayette, 444.825 MHz (+5, PL 173.8) Fowler, 443.675 MHz (+5, PL 88.5) Attica; AllStar node 626480, EchoLink WC9IN-R","mode":"FM","source":"West Central Indiana Amateur Radio: repeaters page (system, tones, node) and nets page (schedule)","sourceUrl":"https://www.wc9in.net/repeaters","club":"West Central Indiana Amateur Radio (WC9IN)"},{"name":"Absolute Tech Net (West Central Indiana link-up)","scope":"Local","county":"Tippecanoe","countySlug":"tippecanoe","day":"Tuesday","time":"7:00-9:00 PM ET","freq":"WC9IN linked system: 444.725 MHz (+5, PL 173.8) West Lafayette, 444.825 MHz (+5, PL 173.8) Fowler, 443.675 MHz (+5, PL 88.5) Attica; AllStar node 626480, EchoLink WC9IN-R","mode":"FM","source":"West Central Indiana Amateur Radio: nets page (schedule) and repeaters page (system, tones, node)","sourceUrl":"https://www.wc9in.net/nets","note":"Not a West Central Indiana net -- the club says it links its system up to the national Absolute Tech net, a technology and amateur radio discussion net, for these two hours. The net itself publishes its upcoming topics at absolutetech.org. The club's nets page names no repeater for the link-up, so the frequencies here are its full-time linked system as its repeaters page lists them."},{"name":"Indiana ARES District 4 Net","scope":"Local","county":"Tippecanoe","countySlug":"tippecanoe","day":"Monday","time":"8:30 PM ET (3rd Monday of the month)","freq":"WC9IN linked system: 444.725 MHz (+5, PL 173.8) West Lafayette, 444.825 MHz (+5, PL 173.8) Fowler, 443.675 MHz (+5, PL 88.5) Attica; AllStar node 626480, EchoLink WC9IN-R","mode":"FM","source":"West Central Indiana Amateur Radio: nets page (schedule and purpose) and repeaters page (system, tones, node)","sourceUrl":"https://www.wc9in.net/nets","note":"For ARES members, licensed EMA personnel and amateur operators in Indiana District 4 -- Benton, Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Fountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Warren and White counties -- to test equipment, confirm readiness and stay in contact. Filed under Tippecanoe because that is where the system's West Lafayette hub is, not because the net is a Tippecanoe net. The club's nets page names no repeater for it, so the frequencies here are its full-time linked system as its repeaters page lists them."},{"name":"Lafayette Simplex Net","scope":"Local","county":"Tippecanoe","countySlug":"tippecanoe","day":"Monday","time":"8:30 PM ET","freq":"146.52 MHz simplex","mode":"FM","source":"Blue River Valley ARS area net list","sourceUrl":"https://brvars.com/area-radio-nets/"},{"name":"Tippecanoe County SKYWARN Net","scope":"Local","county":"Tippecanoe","countySlug":"tippecanoe","day":"When severe weather threatens","time":"","freq":"147.135 MHz (PL 131.8)","mode":"FM","source":"Central Indiana Skywarn county repeater map","sourceUrl":"http://www.w9nws.org/repeater_map","note":"Read off the Central Indiana Skywarn county repeater map, an image linked from the NWS Indianapolis spotter page; re-check it by eye."}],"emergency":{"county":"Tippecanoe","district":"4","idhsDistrict":"4","nws":"IND","ema":{"website":"https://www.tippecanoe.in.gov/454/Emergency-Management-Agency-TEMA","recordUpdated":"2024-11-26"},"ec":{"status":"reporting","issue":"2026-06"}},"hamfests":[],"examSessions":[{"id":"6acd9baa8faba87472f77d16","date":"2026-11-04","city":"Lafayette","state":"IN","zip":"47901","lat":40.42,"lon":-86.89,"county":"Tippecanoe","countySlug":"tippecanoe","venue":"511 Ferry Street","vec":"LAUREL","fee":"","preregRequired":false,"full":false,"seats":0,"online":false,"notes":"Pre-registration is required. Registration for this exam session will close at 8:00pm EST on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. If you have questions, please contact the Tippecanoe County VE Team at tippecanoeveteam@gmail.com","url":"https://hamstudy.org/sessions/6acd9baa8faba80312f77d0c/1","time":"7:00-9:00pm EST","host":"Tippecanoe County VE Team"},{"id":"6ae17075205a8409566dd852","date":"2026-11-11","city":"West Lafayette","state":"IN","zip":"47906","lat":40.48,"lon":-86.99,"county":"Tippecanoe","countySlug":"tippecanoe","venue":"640 Oval Dr","vec":"W5YI","fee":"14","preregRequired":false,"full":false,"seats":24,"online":false,"notes":"# Pre-registration STRONGLY encouraged ## TLDR - Exam time: 7:45PM, doors open 7:30PM. - Exam location: Stanley Coulter Hall (SC) 189. - Fee payment: Cash or card. (No fees for under 25 or Purdue affiliated individuals.) - Calculator: Bring your own (encouraged) or use ours. - Computers: Bring your own if you don't have a ITaP login. - Photo ID: required. ## Fees W5YI waives all exam fees and reimburses the $35 FCC fee for examinees under 25 years of age. W9YB (Purdue ARC) waves all fees and reimburses the $35 FCC fee for all current Purdue students, staff, and faculty members. If you are not in either of these groups, the examination fee is $7.00; W9YB does not keep any of this fee. For fee-free testing, consider testing with the [Tippecanoe County VE Team](https://www.tcvet.info/). ## ID W5YI _requires_ that all applicants present photo ID. Acceptable forms are: - US driver's license - US or foreign passport - PUID If you are under 25 years of age, please bring a photo ID with your date of birth on it. ## Testing Resources - Scratch paper and pencils will be provided to all applicants. - You may bring your own calculator, as long as its memory and programming can be fully cleared. If you do not have a calculator, one will be provided for you. - Examples of approved calculators: - TI30XII-s - Casio _fx_-115es - Cleared [ME approved](https://engineering.purdue.edu/ME/Undergraduate/calculatorPolicy) calculators - Slide rules with no reference materials on them - 4-function calculators - Cleared graphing calcualtors","url":"https://hamstudy.org/sessions/6ae17075205a84bf876dd848/1","time":"7:35-9:35pm EST","host":"Purdue ARC VE team"}],"neighbors":[{"name":"Benton","slug":"benton"},{"name":"Carroll","slug":"carroll"},{"name":"Clinton","slug":"clinton"},{"name":"Fountain","slug":"fountain"},{"name":"Montgomery","slug":"montgomery"},{"name":"Warren","slug":"warren"},{"name":"White","slug":"white"}],"centroid":[40.3886,-86.895],"nws":{"countyZone":"INC157","cwa":"IND","forecastZone":"INZ029","radarStation":"KIND","timeZone":"America/Indiana/Indianapolis","office":{"address":"6900 West Hanna Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46241-9526","email":"nws.indianapolis@noaa.gov","id":"IND","name":"National Weather Service Indianapolis, IN","phone":"317-856-0664","url":"https://www.weather.gov/ind"}},"terms":"Ours unless an entry says otherwise. Use it freely; see https://indianahamradio.com/data/index.json for per-dataset provenance. The Indiana Repeater Council is the source of its coordination details on the repeater rows (`irc`, and locations marked IRC) and of the `coordinated` list: credit the Council and link to its directory, https://flexweb.ircinc.org/search.html."}