West Lafayette GMRS

05/31/2026

Mark your calendars!

The WC9IN and West Lafayette GMRS Summer Cookout will be held Saturday, July 25th from 1 PM to 10 PM at Prophetstown State Park in West Lafayette, IN. We’re excited to be working with the Tippecanoe Amateur Radio Association and Midwest GMRS for this year’s event.

More updates will be shared as we get closer to the event. The sign-up sheet will be available on our website later this week.

05/08/2026

01/29/2026

The vote is in and thank you to all who participated!

Official frequency change and new tone. Target date is February 8th and we will announce a programming party here very soon.

01/12/2026

The mission of the West Central Indiana Amateur Radio Network is to support and promote amateur radio and GMRS by providing reliable, wide-area communications coverage while fostering a welcoming and supportive environment for operators of all experience levels. We are committed to emergency prepare...

12/22/2025

Tonight will be the final Monday night ARES training net for the year and as we announced, we will not be continuing it in 2026.

Join us tonight at 19:00 local time on the West Lafayette 550 repeater:

NCS: Michelle WRJA601
ANCS: Seth WRQZ654

All are welcome to check in.

12/08/2025

Monday December 8th Net Schedule:
7 PM Monday Night ARES Training Net
West Lafayette 550 GMRS Repeater

NCS: Brandon WRKW242
ANCS: Michelle WRJA601

All are welcome to check in!

There will be a few announcements to share tonight so be sure to tune in.

10/27/2025

Monday October 27th Net Schedule:
7 PM Monday Night ARES Training Net
West Lafayette 550 GMRS Repeater
NCS: Chell WRJA601
ANCS: Brandon WRKW242

All are welcome to check in!

10/13/2025

Monday October 13th Net Schedule:
7 PM Monday Night ARES Training Net
West Lafayette 550 GMRS Repeater
NCS: Seth WRQZ654
ANCS: Chell WRJA601

All are welcome to check in!

08/16/2025

The Wabash River Ride is Saturday August 23rd. WC9IN will be assisting TARA this year with radio comms. If you are interested in helping out, send an email to [email protected]

The WB9ARC 443.675 repeater will be separated from the network and linked to the 147.135 repeater in West Lafayette during the event.

Primary repeaters:
WI9RES 147.135 West Lafayette
WB9ARC 443.675 Attica

Backup Repeaters
WI9RES 145.370 Rossville
WB9ARC 145.190 Attica
WC9IN 444.825 Fowler

GMRS
West Lafayette 550 Repeater