A reminder that tomorrow at 10:45am, there will be a net on 147.135 , and on GMRS Local for the Monthly Siren Test. You’re continued assistance on the observation of the operation of a Sirens in Tippecanoe County is greatly appreciated.

This event has been talked about since January 2023, on the nets, and at the meetings.

EVENT INFORMATION

Jun 3, 2023 Saturday 8:30 AM [Amateur Radio Operators can be there starting at 9am. Run Walk starts at 9:30am Activity should be done by 10:45am..]WHERE In-Person: Franciscan Health Lafayette East Hospital*
1701 S. Creasy Lane
Lafayette, IN 47905

Page and registration form is now online. No current link on start page to go directly to the form.

Go to: https://w9tca.com/2023-franciscan-5k-walk-run/

The 2023 NWS SKYWARN Spotter Training calendar has been posted with the dates and locations for 2023 training across the state of Indiana. The calendar, dates and times may change. Tippecanoe ARES calendar has the dates and locations as well. Link to NWS Indianapolis: https://www.weather.gov/ind/spotter.

For Tippecanoe County:

Skywarn Spotter Training – Tippecanoe County

When: Wed, February 22, 6:30pm – 8:30pm

Where: Tippecanoe County Health Department Basement Conference Room – 1950 S 18th St, Lafayette, IN 47905 (map)

Interested in sending Snowfall measurements?

Visit: https://www.weather.gov/crh/stormreports?sid=ind

Here you can find the criteria for reporting different weather events and links to report them.

Snow Info

• How much snow fell (to nearest tenth of an inch if possible), e.g. 3.5″.
• What period of time did the snow fall? (e.g. 1 hour 15 minutes.)
• Was the snowfall measurement estimated or measured?

Fellow TCARES members and Ham radio operators.

During (U.S.A.) three day weekend, (Memorial Day, Labor Day, and a few others that fall on a Monday) TCARES will not hold it’s usual ON Air Monday night net. Please look at our calendar.

You can now subscribe to TCARES Announcements from the about page. At the bottom of the page there is a box to put your email address in. You then need to open your email and verify that you want to receive announcements by Email. Then anytime a new announcement is made here you will get an email letting you know!

Just added a new Google Form for siren assignments. To sign-up to verify the operation of a particular siren, go to the Siren Testing page. There you will find a form and a list of sirens. Enter your Email address, your name, and your callsign then pick from the list of sirens.

We now have our new website online! Thank you so much for visiting our site. In the near future we will be adding more content and information to this site, so please check back often!