SCHEART will support a statewide communication exercise on June 8, 2019. During the day, analog VHF/UHF and DMR UHF repeaters will be configured to support the exercise. While this exercise is targeted toward counties and healthcare facilities, ALL Amateur Operators are encouraged to participate. Around 0845 AM, SCHEART repeaters will be linked to support simultaneous…
A National Disaster Medical Service exercise will be conducted in Columbia on May 2-3 with several local hospitals and healthcare facilities participating. SCHEART has been requested to provide auxiliary communication support. Exercise and training activities will affect the Columbia 146.715 MHz and 441.725 MHz repeaters during the day. Net Control Operation will be conducted from…
March 15, 2019: The Union County Repeater has developed a technical issue which will require it to be off the air until engineering can visit the site and implement repeaters. March 7, 2019: The Union County Amateur Radio Club has partnered with SCHEART to add a VHF repeater to the network in Union. The K4USC…
The 2019 edition of the South Carolina ARES/RACES Tactical Communications Guide is available for download from the ARES-SC.ORG website. http://ares-sc.org/
ARES Area 3 will be conducting an exercise on Saturday, January 19, 2019 starting at 1000 and running until 1200 local time. The Columbia VHF repeater will be removed from the normal statewide VHF link during this period. You may obtain additional information about their exercise by contacting the Area 3 DEC, W4ESD or any…
We would like to thank all those who donated time and money to support the SCHEART network in 2018. As a result, SCHEART made an impact across our state and region. If you enjoy using the SCHEART repeater network, please consider donating to SCHEART. Your donation will help fund system enhancements, future upgrades, and is…
The DMR repeater system provides amateur radio operators access to a commercial level radio network whose operation is based on talk groups rather than just frequency channels. Talk groups are unique digital identifiers that help route conversations through the network and into the user’s radio. DMR repeaters support two simultaneous voice/data conversations on a single…
January 16th at 0700 There will be an Amateur Radio Testing Session at the Goose Creek Masonic Lodge, 145 St James Ave, Goose Creek, SC 29445. Please contact Will Rochester, Operations Coordinator, Berkeley County Emergency Preparedness at 843-826-8031 for further information.
Due to the Thanksgiving Holiday, there will be no SCHEART Healthcare Net on Thursday, November 22, 2018.
The Sumter Amateur Radio Association is hosting a ham radio theory class for the Technician Class license starting in January. Classes will be on Thursday nights from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM in the private dining room at Palmetto Health Tuomey Hospital. The course will run from January 24th to March 28th with testing on…