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Network Status for 3/30/23

UPDATE:  A network firmware update was pushed this morning which affected Wallace, Orangeburg and Whitehall IRLP boxes.  Units are currently hug and will not reconnect to the network. Engineering is working to restore connectivity. A network issue affected the following sites which are offline this morning (3/30/23): Charleston Wallace VHF/UHF and Orangeburg VHF/UHF repeaters.  Greenville…

System Update

The upgrade of the statewide microwave network continues to affect the SCHEART repeater system.  Work at all sites should be completed by November and normal connectivity restored.  Additionally, localized storms have affected several partner repeater’s connections this week.  Users can determine SCHEART repeater status at https://scheart.us/  under Analog tab-> IRLP status or under Digital-> DMR…

Columbia VHF Link Down

As of October 25th the Columbia VHF repeater has been repaired and linking re-established.  System back to normal.   As of October 15th the Columbia UHF repeater linking has been fixed.  The VHF repeater is still operating in local mode without linking and will not be repaired until the week of October 21st. As of…

SCHEART Link Returned to Service

On Monday October 21st at 9:13 AM,  SCETV Engineering repaired the equipment in Columbia that inhibited  the SCHEART linking capability on Sunday.  Statewide linking is back to normal operation.  However, the Columbia VHF repeater linking is still out pending work at the site which is planned for this week. On Sunday October 20th, the SCHEART…

SCHEART Network Update

The SCHEART Network Manager has requested I post this update. Over the past few weeks, the SCHEART network along with other amateur repeaters in the state have experienced frequent malicious interference from a rogue station.   This has resulted in adverse impacts to the weekly training nets and periods where authorized communications on the repeaters…