Remembering John Crockett W3KH

John Crockett, W3KH, was the visionary leader that spearheaded the SCHEART Program.  John served as the lead system design engineer and had primary responsibility for establishing the SCHEART repeater network.  We lost John on October 12, 2016 after a courageous cancer fight.  On this anniversary of his passing, we would like to remind everyone of…

PHRC or MRC?

A reminder to stations checking in on the Thursday Morning Healthcare nets not to use the terms DHEC or PHRC.  In July, South Carolina recently Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) and healthcare functions now operate  under Department of Public Health (DPH).  Along with that split, the term Public Health Reserve Corps (PHRC) was…

Tropical Storm Debby Support

UPDATE: August 10, 2024: SCHEART has returned to normal operations. UPDATE: August 9, 2024: The SCHEART system has been reconfigured for the duration of TS Debby. Until the SCHEART network relinks for the weekend, only the following repeaters will be linked; Columbia VHF, Florence VHF, Conway VHF, Sumter VHF, Murrells Inlet VHF, Awendaw VHF, White…

Update on SCHEART INC. Donations

SCHEART, Inc. Is a 501(c3) non-profit charity, formed for the purpose of enhancing and expanding the SCHEART radio networks. Our mission is to provide financial support for the expansion and enhancement of the SCHEART statewide emergency communications system in South Carolina, and to encourage amateur radio emergency communications. These networks have a primary mission of…

September 2024 Testing and Training.

SCHEART will be offering Ham (Amateur) Radio classes in September of 2024. This is for Technician, General and Extra. All classes will be running from September 23rd through 27th from 6pm to 9pm. Some classes will not take the whole week but will finish when all the material is covered. These classes run concurrently. You can only…

Update to SCHEART.US

Today, July 1, 2024, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) became two separate agencies. The two new agencies will be the South Carolina Department of Environmental Services (SCDES) and South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH). SCHEART will be supported by DPH. The SCHEART.US website has been updated to reflect this…