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…
The Charleston VHF repeater 146.760 MHz will be operating in a stand alone mode in support of a bike ride on Saturday from 0600 until 1800.
As of October 25th the Columbia VHF repeater has been repaired and linking re-established. System back to normal. As of October 15th the Columbia UHF repeater linking has been fixed. The VHF repeater is still operating in local mode without linking and will not be repaired until the week of October 21st. As of…
SCETV is hosting a Community Engagement Fair at their Columbia facility on Saturday, October 26 from 9am – 1pm. The event is called “Meet the Helpers” and is intended to increase community awareness of emergency preparedness and public safety providers with an eye toward work force development and recruitment. SCHEART will participate in this event…
On Monday October 21st at 9:13 AM, SCETV Engineering repaired the equipment in Columbia that inhibited the SCHEART linking capability on Sunday. Statewide linking is back to normal operation. However, the Columbia VHF repeater linking is still out pending work at the site which is planned for this week. On Sunday October 20th, the SCHEART…
The review of the June 8, 2019 statewide communications exercise has been released by South Carolina Emergency Management. On behalf of DHEC and area healthcare facilities, we would like to thank everyone who participated in the exercise. The report is available for you to review by clicking the link below: SCEMD 2019 CommEX AAR_IP 20190702
September 6, 2019 @ 1310 At 1315 the SCHEART network is returned to normal amateur operations. Thanks to all the amateur who assisted healthcare facilities and local agencies during this emergency. Also, thanks to all the amateurs who participated in the SKYWARN net and those who volunteered to be on stand by for deployment. September…
The SC Call Talk Group is designed to allow stations using SCHEART DMR repeaters to make an initial contact and then move their conversation to either a Local Talk Group (if you are on the same repeater) or to PRN Chat 1 or Chat 2 talk group. While short conversations on SC Call are acceptable,…
The SCHEART DMR system has carried a nationwide TAC310 net on Sunday nights since 2014. Around June 6, 2019, Brandmeister disabled static connections to DCI and the TAC310 talk group. The net control operator for TAC310 over the past few years has been using a Brandmeister connection via a hot spot since he didn’t have…
Due to the holiday, there will be no SCHEART Healthcare Net on Thursday, July 4, 2019. Normal net operations will resume on Thursday July 11th. Happy 4th of July to all operators.