SCHEART Network Status

A configuration change in the ETV network on Saturday resulted in several repeaters not reacquiring a connection.  This has primarily affected the DMR network.   ETV Engineering is working on the problem and should have it correctly shortly.  The following DMR repeaters are affected: Beech Island, Bluffton, Clemson, Greenville, Hilton Head, Murrells Inlet, Pickens, and … Read more

SCHEART-ARES Exercise November 15, 2017 Details

On Wednesday, November 15, 2017, South Carolina will be conducting its annual Full Scale Exercise (FSE) in conjunction with a national GridX drill.  South Carolina will be the first state to participate in GridX which represents an attack on the national power grid from unknown actors.  Wide scale and long duration power outages will disrupt … Read more

No SCHEART Healthcare Net for November 23, 2017

Due to the Thanksgiving Holiday on Thursday Novembrer 23rd, there will be no SCHEART Healthcare Training Net.   The SCHEART Net Control Operator Team wishes everyone a safe and very Happy Thanksgiving!

Pickens DMR Upate 10/3/2017

The Pickens DMR repeater is connected to the SCHEART / PRN network as of 10/3/2017.  While the Pickens DMR repeater has been operating for months, there have been difficulties providing an Internet connection to the mountain.  Thanks to the efforts of Mandell Rigdon, WR4XM, and several the upstate hams,  a RF link was installed to … Read more

Greenville SCHEART update 9/15/2017

On Monday September 18th, SCETV Engineering will be starting work at Paris Mountain (Greenville) transmitter site as initial preparation of the tower for frequency repacking.  Under frequency repacking of television channels, the SCETV transmitters are being changed  along with antennas.  The SCHEART analog antennas are located at the top of an old TV antenna which … Read more