Live events, like hamfests, meetings and get-togethers. Not including training or testing.
SCHEART will be offering Ham (Amateur) Radio classes in June of 2024. This is for Technician, General and Extra. All classes will be running from June 10th through 14th from 6pm to 9pm. Some classes will not take the whole week but will finish when all the material is covered. These classes run concurrently. You can only…
SCHEART participated in a day long program at South University in Columbia on November 2, 2023. Students were introduced to Amateur Radio and how SCHEART supports healthcare facilities during emergencies. Responder elements from Richland and Lexington County along with DHEC, Red Cross, and Salvation Army participated in the event. Steven Nixon is shown below setting…
On Monday, May 22 at 8:20 PM local time, a memorial net will be conducted on the SCHEART repeater system in honor of Marc Tarplee, N4UFP. Marc has been ARRL Section Manager for South Carolina since 2010 and has been a big champion of Amateur Radio and the SCHEART program. Unfortunately, we lost Marc on…
The SCHEART Healthcare net scheduled for Thursday, November 24, 2022 is canceled due to the Thanksgiving Holiday. Normal nets will resume on the following Thursday. SCHEART wishes everyone a safe and Happy Thanksgiving
The food drive is for canned goods and non perishables with an emphasis on Thanksgiving dinner. All proceeds will be given to Christian Charities here in Sumter. Donations should be brought to the October SARA meeting, or make other arrangements with George KK4F, President of the Sumter Amateur Radio Association. Things that Christian Charities looks…
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 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…
Announcing COOP & SKYWARN Open House Day Saturday April 22, 2017 Our Cooperative Weather Observers & SKYWARN Ham Radio Spotters are critically important to the National Weather Service’s mission: “Protection of life and property, and enhancement of the national economy” We’d like to say thank you to our volunteers for the priceless work you do.…