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PHRC or MRC?

A reminder to stations checking in on the Thursday Morning Healthcare nets not to use the terms DHEC or PHRC.  In July, South Carolina recently Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) and healthcare functions now operate  under Department of Public Health (DPH).  Along with that split, the term Public Health Reserve Corps (PHRC) was…

Update on SCHEART INC. Donations

SCHEART, Inc. Is a 501(c3) non-profit charity, formed for the purpose of enhancing and expanding the SCHEART radio networks. Our mission is to provide financial support for the expansion and enhancement of the SCHEART statewide emergency communications system in South Carolina, and to encourage amateur radio emergency communications. These networks have a primary mission of…

Update to SCHEART.US

Today, July 1, 2024, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) became two separate agencies. The two new agencies will be the South Carolina Department of Environmental Services (SCDES) and South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH). SCHEART will be supported by DPH. The SCHEART.US website has been updated to reflect this…

Remembering John Crockett W3KH

John Crockett, W3KH, was the visionary leader that spearheaded the SCHEART Program.  John served as the lead system design engineer and had primary responsibility for establishing the SCHEART repeater network.  We lost John on October 12, 2016 after a courageous cancer fight.  On this anniversary of his passing, we would like to remind everyone of…

John Crockett Memorial Fund

The ETV Endowment established the John Crockett Engineering Internship in 2016 to honor John’s outstanding service to SCETV and the state of South Carolina.  Interns work in ETV’s engineering department in Columbia.  Donations to the fund may be made online at etvendowment.org or mailed to: ETV Endowment of South Carolina John Crockett Engineering Internship 401…

SCHEART Merchandise

The SCHEART web store is open.   Go to http://scheart.qbstores.com to order merchandise with the official SCHEART logo.  When you go to the website and create an account, you will receive discounts via your email address of 25% to 40% off merchandise during the year.   A small portion of your purchase will go toward improvements…