2020 Tactical Guide
The 2020 edition of the South Carolina ARES/RACES Tactical Communications Guide is available for download from the ARES website at: http://ares-sc.org/
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SCHEART Merchandise
Based on many user requests, the SCHEART web store is now open. Go to http://scheart.qbstores.com to order merchandise with the official SCHEART logo. A small portion of your purchase will go toward improvements to the SCHEART repeater network.
Getting Involved with the SCHEART Program
There are multiple options for getting involved with the SCHEART program. 1) Become involved in your local hospital or healthcare facility. In this roll you will become part of the facilities Radio Response Team (RRT) and support radio traffic at the facility. You will participate in the weekly Healthcare nets in support of the facility.…
Healthcare Net for March 12, 2020
The March 12 SCHEART Healthcare Net will occur during the state’s Full Scale Exercise (Phoenix Dawn). This exercise is being supported by the FEMA National Exercise Division (NED). All healthcare facilities are encouraged to check into the SCHEART Net normally but in order to receive credit for participating in this exercise, all participants must register…
History of SCHEART DMR
Occasionally a group of people come together and create something for others to enjoy. It doesn’t happen often, but when it does the results can be very rewarding. This is the story of the SCHEART DMR network and the many people who made it happen. It is based on stories from the creators and attempts…
PRN Weekend Maintenance
Administrators for the NC PRN system have scheduled switch maintenance this weekend. During this maintenance period, access to external talk groups will be impacted. SCHEART DMR accesses TAC1, TAC310, and Brandmeister via the NC PRN network. During maintenance these talk groups will be unavailable. Other talk groups should not be impacted. All maintenance activities will…
Insight Into Emergency Communication- KN4SWB
My fellow professional communicators! Lend me your ears (or your eyes in this case)! I hope all is well with you and you are getting ready for some good family time as we bring in Christmas and the New Year. I wanted to share a few thoughts with you about some emerging technologies you might…
Network Status
Due to equipment failure at Charleston-Wallace, the VHF will be operating in stand-alone mode unit a replacement IRLP box is installed. The Charleston-Awendaw UHF network connection has a separate issue which is being investigated. The Dillon VHF and DMR repeaters are operating in a stand alone mode and can not be checked until repairs are…
No Healthcare Net on Thanksgiving Day
There will be no SCHEART Healthcare Net on Thursday, November 28. May everyone have a safe and Happy Thanksgiving.
Whitehall/ Charleston South normal operation
November 5, 2019 @ 1330 The repeaters are back to normal operation after being relocated. It was necessary to move the equipment inorder to accommodate a the new TV transmitter. Thanks to the efforts of SCETV staff and volunteers, the outage time was reduced to 5 hours. November 1, 2019 SCETV Engineering will be preforming…