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SC HEART, ETV and the Columbia ARC will conduct FCC Amateur Radio Operator License Classes on February 11 and 12, 2012 at the SC ETV Telecommunications Center, 1040 George Rogers Blvd., Columbia, SC. http://www.scetv.org/index.php/facility_rental/directions_to_etv/ The classes available are for the technician, general or extra class amateur radio operator licenses. The cost of the classes will be $5.00 for registration, $20.00 for the course book and be sure to bring $15.00 cash on Sunday for testing. Registration will start on Saturday at 7:30 AM and class will begin at 8:30 AM and continue until 5:00 PM. Sunday classes will be from 8:00AM until 5:00PM.

This is a great opportunity to get started in “Ham Radio” or upgrade your license. The October, 2011 classes were attended by 81 students and 85% of them received a technician license or upgraded to a higher class license. Go to www.w4cae.org to see the photo’s of the October class.

Preregistration for the weekend classes is done online through Bill Dease, WD1AV, at the USC Center for Public Health Preparedness. SC Healthcare Emergency Amateur Radio Team is an initiative of USC CPHP. http://www.sph.sc.edu/acphp/scheart/licensing-schedule.htm If you are a State Agency, Healthcare or associated employee, check for additional information on technician license classes that are conducted by USC CPHP.

Join the VHF – UHF Statewide South Carolina ARES Net at 8PM Sunday Night. All amateurs are welcome to check into the net. To allow time for announcements, check-ins and training topic please check in using – Call Sign, Name, Location, and if you have Announcements or Traffic. 

Area 4-Net Control- January

Area 5-Net Control- February

 www.scserv.gov  check out the web site and register as a volunteer . As a licensed amateur radio operator your profession is listed as amateur radio.  Thanks for taking the time to register. 

Remember to continue to review of Bart’s Basics from N3GQ, Senior Emergency and Continuity Manager, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, FCC. Ten Tips to Make You a Better Communicator.

Reminder: Is your generator fueled and ready to run? Does the 12v backup battery in the shack still have acid in it? Are the batteries charged for your handheld radio? Do you have a lighter plug for the handheld with dead batteries?  Or do you have a  AA pack with fresh AA batteries to use ?

 ICS 100. The course is available at  http://training.fema.gov/IS/NIMS.asp   This is the introduction to the Incident Command System. To be fully trained take ICS 100 and 700 then 200 and 800 on line. ICS 300 and ICS 400 are taught in a classroom setting as is Communications Leadership. Brian Fletcher with MUSC is now certified to teach ICS 300, 400 and ComL. Send requests for class information to Charlie Miller, AE4UX (ae4ux@arrl.net) Remember, we respond to an emergency only as well as we have been trained. Part of the training is to know how the system works. 

January 2011 Total 323 Check-ins 5 Nets February 2011 Total 223 Check-ins 4 Nets

March 2011 Total 280 Check-ins 4 Nets     April 2011 Total 228 Check-ins 4 Nets

May 2011 Total 247 Check-ins 5 Nets          June 2011 Total 166 Check-ins 4 Nets

July 2011 Total 205 Check-ins 5 Nets         August 2011 Total 218 Check-ins 4 Nets

September 2011 Total 211 Check-ins 4 Nets  October 2011 Total 278 Check-ins 5 Nets

November 2011 Total 240 Check-ins 4 Nets December 2011 Total 211 Check-ins 4 Nets

January 1, 2012 61 Check-ins

Thanks to everyone who takes the time to check into the net!!! 73,  John, W3KH, Net Manager

Join the SC Regional Skywarn Net, 1st and 3rd Tuesday nights at 9 PM local. The net orginates from Charleston and is sponsored by the National Weather Service in Charleston.

Welcome to the QCWA Saturday Morning 9 AM net.  The net meets on the VHF – UHF Linked Repeaters of the SC HEART system. This is a rag chew net and open to all amateurs. You don’t have to be a member to check-in. For more info e-mail John, W3KH at w3kh@arrl.net  Net sponsored by the Palmetto Chapter 89 of the QCWA.