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Wallace UHF Analog Repeater Out of Service

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The Wallace UHF (Charleston) Analog Repeater was taken out of service on April 3, 2018 for refurbishment.  Engineering will endeavor to return the unit to operation with IRLP linking as quick as possible.  A post will be made to this site when it is back on the air.  

2018 ARES/RACES Auxiliary Communications Tactical Plan is available

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An updated edition of the South Carolina ARES/RACES Auxiliary Communications Tactical Guide is available on the ARES Website.  The new edition provides updated information on the SCHEART repeater network.  You may download a copy of the guide from the ARES-SC.ORG website at the following link: http://ares-sc.org/ Suggestions or changes to the guide may be submitted … Read more

Dillon Repeater rejoins the network

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The Dillon UHF DMR repeater was reconnected to the SCHEART network over the weekend.  A lightning strike severely damaged the infrastructure on the WPDE tower which caused an extended network outage.  Repairs included extensive grounding upgrades and new fiber optic data lines to the tower platform.   Many thanks to the WPDE Engineering staff for all … Read more

Emergency Mode Operations Training at SCEMD

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The link below contains a power point presentation developed for the February 17, 2018 South Carolina Emergency Management Division Training Event. The Power Point presentation provides an overview of SCHEART network operations and maybe used by AUXCOMM and ARES members for training purpose. SCHEART Emergency Operation Feb 17 2018 rev b

Edgefield Repeater on the network

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The Edgefield VHF repeater (146.850 MHz, negative offset, 91.5 Hz tone) has an operational SCHEART network connection.  It’s node number is 38.