South Carolina is under a winter weather warning this weekend. SCEMD will have a limited staff working this weekend. Major impact will be on transportation with minimum impact to communications. SCHEART will increase readiness level by providing statewide linking of both UHF and VHF repeaters this weekend. The SEOC radio room will not be staffed,…
As of 1000 hours this AM, the South Carolina Emergency Operations is at OpCon 1 due the impending arrival of winter storm Fern. The SEOC Radio Room is now open, and the SCHEART networks are linked state wide. Use of this network is restricted to emergency traffic only. If you are an emergency response volunteer,…
SCHEART repeaters will return to normal operation at 5:00 PM on Monday, January 26, 2026. Thanks to everyone who supported agencies during this event. Update 1/23/2026: The SCHEART VHF/UHF repeater system will be linked to the main conference bridge today at 6:00 PM with the following exceptions: Conway UHF (equipment issue), Wallace UHF (Low Country…
Due to the forecast path change of tropical depression 9, SCEMD has canceled their request for SCHEART repeater network use starting Monday. SCHEART repeaters will remain in normal operational mode Monday.