Update 5/31/2023 afternoon. SCHEART VHF/UHF and DMR have resumed normal operations. The SCHEART VHF/UHF and DMR repeaters at Awendaw are back on the air with full coverage. The VHF repeater is connected to the statewide network. Statewide connectivity for the UHF and DMR repeaters should happen shortly. UPDATE 5/26/2023: SCETV tower crew is wrapping up…
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…
Update: Repeater returned to service on 8/23/2022 August 18, 2022. The Pickens DMR repeater is off the air due to an internal failure. The repeater is being sent to Motorola for warranty repairs. Motorola could not provide an estimated repair time for this SCHEART partner repeater.
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…
Posted at 9:27 PM on 6/23/2022. Repeaters at Little Mountain and Spartanburg are back on line. Work is still under way at Rock Hill Posted at 7:45 PM on 6/23/2022: An unexpected failure at Rock Hill is affecting network connectivity for repeaters at Rock Hill, Spartanburg and Little Mountain. The multi-location failure is due to…
The Barnwell VHF repeater experienced an issue with the power amplifier on the morning of April 14, 2022. The repeater is on the air with reduced power output until Engineering can resolve the issue with the power amplifier. SCHEART support ticket number 288 has been opened on the issue.
UPDATE @ 7:47 PM. Engineering reverted to the old software and PRN TG has been restored. DMR PRN Talk Group is down The PRN multi-state talk group is currently down as result of a C-bridge software update. SC Call and CHAT 1/2 multiple repeater talk groups appear to be working normally. We are receiving in-bound…
The KR4CHS DSTAR repeater located at Awendaw South Carolina is off the air. While not part of the SCHEART statewide network, the repeater is supported by SCETV and is used by amateurs in the Charleston Area. N7GZT reports the repeater antenna has failed and will be off the air until it can be repaired. SCETV…
Barnwell Analog and Digital repeaters have returned to service As of June 11 at 8:30 AM, the Barnwell Analog and Digital repeaters are down due to a lighting strike at the facility. SCETV is onsite working the issues and hope to be able to restore operation shortly.
The Pickens DMR repeater is back on the SCHEART network after installing a new network connection to the site. It is anticipated the new connection will be more reliable. A big thanks to the crew at Pickens!