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Sumter Ham Class- January 2019

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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 … Read more

Hurricane Michael Operational Plan

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October 11, 2018 @ 4:30 PM At 4:30 PM the SCHEART system is returned to normal operational status.  Hurricane Michael produced strong winds, heavy rains and some isolated flooding.  Thanks to all amateur operators who checked in on the Healthcare net and  to those who provided reports to the SEOC during the event. October 10, … Read more

Palmetto Scene Ham Radio Segment

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SCETV produced a segment on Amateur Radio which first aired on September 20, 2018.  It is available for on-line viewing at https://video.scetv.org/video/teacher-recruitment-ham-radio-active-shooter-training-m7oeem/ The segment covering Amateur Radio starts at 13:50 into the full episode.  You may recognize some of people in the video. SCHEART would like to thank ETV for helping to educate the public … Read more

Hurricane Florence- SCHEART System Information

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September 21, 2018 @ 11:00 AM The water from Florence continues its progress toward the ocean creating new records.  While it is expected the crest will occur over the weekend, ARES/RACES support activity is winding up today.  The SCHEART network returns to normal operational mode at 5:00 PM today. Thanks to all the amateur operators … Read more