South Carolina Health Emergency Radio Team
KD4JQJ On Friday and Saturday June 9th and 10, members of ARES/SCHEART will be supporting a DHEC evacuation survey in the Myrtle Beach and Georgetown area. To facilitate communication, the Conway VHF/UHF and Murrells Inlet VHF repeaters will be linked from on Friday from 2:00 PM until 4:40 PM. On Saturday the Conway VHF/UHF and Murrells … Read more
Tom Fletcher, N2RZ, announced the formation of a charitable organization, SCHEART Inc., which will provide supplementary funding for the SCHEART VHF, UHF and DMR systems in South Carolina. Any funding or contributions will be used to enhance the amateur radio networks that are vital to emergency response in South Carolina. A three member board, with … Read more
As of 5/3/2017, work is occurring on the WPDE tower at Dillon, SC. The DMR repeater along with other repeaters on the tower platform will be off until the work is completed.
On May 9th, there will be a National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) exercise conducted in the Columbia area. Simulated causalities will arrive at the Columbia airport during the day and be sent to area hospitals to test surge capabilities. Approximately 160 people will be dispatched to 13 area hospitals. Amateur Radio will provide back up … Read more
Another DMR repeater will be connecting to the SCHEART DMR C-bridge in the next few weeks. The Glassy Mountain (near Pickens, SC) DMR repeater is operating in local only mode pending completion of a network connection to the mountain. The Clemson, SC DMR repeater is now connected to the network and provides improved local area … Read more
