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…
The Sumter Downtown DMR repeater located at Prisma Toumey hospital has been decommissioned and removed from the facility at the request of the local coordinator. The repeater equipment will be maintained as part of the system spare equipment. SCHEART would like to thank Prisma Toumey for supporting the repeater operation since 2014.
SCHEART would like to give a big thanks to members of the Cherokee County Guardians for driving several 100 miles and spending many hours fox hunting the signal interfering with our Spartanburg VHF repeater. The continuous 24/7 transmit started March 14 and was linked to a defective radio. The Fox hunt crew actually changed out…
The Spartanburg VHF repeater is out of service due to an equipment failure. A trouble ticket has been submitted and engineering advised. The Spartanburg UHF repeater is operating normally and should be used while repairs are being implemented on the VHF repeater. The UHF repeater will be linked for weekend travel.
SCEMD has requested SCHEART support the 2024 “All Shook Up” State Full Scale Exercise . This requires SCHEART repeaters to be linked from 0830 to 1700 on March 12 and 13th. These two days directly support state and county agencies along with communication units and AUXCOMM member training. Then on March 16 from 0830 until…
SCEMD requested the SCHEART VHF repeaters be linked starting at 11:00 AM on Friday, January 12th and remain linked until the normal weekend link starts at 0500 PM. K4EMD will be monitoring the SCHEART network for damage reports or other significant information that needs to be relayed to the State Warning Point..
SCEMD has requested the SCHEART VHF repeaters be linked from 0800 AM until 0900 PM on January 9, 2024 in support of possible severe weather impacting the state.
At users request, the SCHEART VHF repeaters (except Union) will be linked between Christmas and New Years to support those traveling across the state. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Update 12/24/2023: The Union VHF repeater is experiencing interference and linking has been disabled until engineering can check on it.
The State is conducting an audit of its facilities to ensure license agreements are in place for all radio communication equipment. Clubs and individuals who have amateur radio equipment on state towers or buildings can expect to be contacted about setting up a license if one is not already in place.
UPDATE 12/8/23: The status of the SCHEART DMR repeaters is available again under the digital tab. The issue created by new security measures has been fixed. Due to recent network security changes, the DMR repeater connection status page is currently unavailable. Efforts to restore communication are ongoing. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause…