** Saturday’s testing location has changed. **
We’ve had to move the testing location to the Masonic Lodge at 1310 Dutch Fork Rd. Irmo, SC 29063. Please email midlandsve@gmail.com for questions.
K4USC repeater in Union
Update 9/10/2023: The Union 146.835 MHz repeater has rejoined the SCHEART network. The146.835 MHz Union repeater operating under the K4USC call sign is currently unavailable for use until the Union County Amateur Radio Club updates the FCC with accurate trustee information. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Idalia Communication Plan
8/31/2023 @ 1410, The SCHEART network is returning to normal operation. SCEMD requests the SCHEART repeater network to be configured for emergency support operation starting on Wednesday, August 30th and remain ready to support auxiliary communication traffic until Thursday August 31. The exact time the system will return to normal will be determined by…
September training and testing.
SCHEART will be offering Ham (Amateur) Radio classes in September of 2023. This is for Technician, General and Extra. All classes will be running from September 18th to September 22nd 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…
New DMR repeater near Landrum SC
A new DMR repeater has joined the SCHEART network. The N4JBM DMR repeater is located West of Landrum, SC and will provide enhanced coverage east of Greenville, and west of Rock Hill. The repeater output frequency is 440.7125 MHz and the input is 445.7125 MHz with a color code of 1.
Awendaw Repeater Site Problem
Update 5/31/2023 afternoon. SCHEART VHF/UHF and DMR have resumed normal operations. The SCHEART VHF/UHF and DMR repeaters at Awendaw are back on the air with full coverage. The VHF repeater is connected to the statewide network. Statewide connectivity for the UHF and DMR repeaters should happen shortly. UPDATE 5/26/2023: SCETV tower crew is wrapping up…
Memorial Net for N4UFP
On Monday, May 22 at 8:20 PM local time, a memorial net will be conducted on the SCHEART repeater system in honor of Marc Tarplee, N4UFP. Marc has been ARRL Section Manager for South Carolina since 2010 and has been a big champion of Amateur Radio and the SCHEART program. Unfortunately, we lost Marc on…
May/June testing and training.
SCHEART will be offering Ham (Amateur) Radio classes in March of 2023. This is for Technician, General and Extra. All classes will be running from May 29th to June 2nd. 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…
Network Status for 3/30/23
UPDATE: A network firmware update was pushed this morning which affected Wallace, Orangeburg and Whitehall IRLP boxes. Units are currently hug and will not reconnect to the network. Engineering is working to restore connectivity. A network issue affected the following sites which are offline this morning (3/30/23): Charleston Wallace VHF/UHF and Orangeburg VHF/UHF repeaters. Greenville…
SCHEART Ops plan for 2023 FSE
The 2023 state Full Scale Exercise (FSE) will occur on March 8th and 9th with a communication exercise on March 11. The SCHEART repeater network will be configured to support the exercise as follows. The DMR network will go into emergency operational mode shortly after noon on March 8 and remain until 1600 Local on…