2019 ARES/RACES Tactical Guide Available
The 2019 edition of the South Carolina ARES/RACES Tactical Communications Guide is available for download from the ARES-SC.ORG website. http://ares-sc.org/
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March 2019 Ham Radio Training and testing.
SCHEART will be offering Ham (Amateur) Radio classes in March. All classes will be running from March 11th through 15th. New hams will have to start out with the Technician course. All classes will be held at SCETV headquarters, 1041 George Rogers Blvd. Columbia, SC. from 6:00pm to 9:00pm. All classes are free. If you…
January 2019 Training and Testing Information
January 16th at 0700 There will be an Amateur Radio Testing Session at the Goose Creek Masonic Lodge, 145 St James Ave, Goose Creek, SC 29445. Please contact Will Rochester, Operations Coordinator, Berkeley County Emergency Preparedness at 843-826-8031 for further information.
Sumter Ham Class- January 2019
The Sumter Amateur Radio Association is hosting a ham radio theory class for the Technician Class license starting in January. Classes will be on Thursday nights from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM in the private dining room at Palmetto Health Tuomey Hospital. The course will run from January 24th to March 28th with testing on…
Emergency Mode Operations Training at SCEMD
The link below contains a power point presentation developed for the February 17, 2018 South Carolina Emergency Management Division Training Event. The Power Point presentation provides an overview of SCHEART network operations and maybe used by AUXCOMM and ARES members for training purpose. SCHEART Emergency Operation Feb 17 2018 rev b
March 2017 classes.
There will be a set of classes scheduled in March at SCETV. The Technician class will be running March 13th through 17th from 6-10 pm. General and Extra will be held on March 15th through 17th from 6-10 pm. A testing session will be held on March 18th starting at 8:50. Bring a photo ID,…
SC HEART Net and SC Statewide ARES Net Preambles
SCHEART Healthcare Emergency Net Preamble MARCH 1, 2013 Good Morning/Evening, welcome to the SCHEART Healthcare Emergency Training Net. This is a directed Net. In an actual healthcare event, a net could be activated to provide redundant communications for hospitals and other ESF-8 health and medical agencies. Acting as your net control operator today is Name.…
Ten Tips to Make You a Better Communicator
1. Ensure your transceiver is working. 2. Ensure your microphone is located where it won’t be keyed accidentally. 3. Ensure you are tuned to the proper frequency. 4. Don’t “ker-chunk” the repeater. 5. Ensure you know how to set the CTCSS (PL tone) without the manual. 6. Pause a second before speaking. 7. Communicate Clearly.…