Medical Reserve Corps
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MRC Volunteers
I would like to extend a heartfelt word of thanks to all of the MRC (Medical Reserve Corps) volunteers who are working behind the scenes so that DHEC and the nurses and medical staffs can do what they are doing to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. DHEC and medical personell are fighting tirelessly to belay the…
June 2020 Amateur Radio testing and training.
SCHEART will be offering Ham (Amateur) Radio classes in June. All classes will be running from June 15th through 19th. Some classes will not take the whole week, but will finish when all the material is covered. UPDATE: Due to the Corona virus, we’ve decided to present the classes by video conference using Zoom videoconferencing…
Amateur Radio Testing
I’ve had multiple emails about the status of this Saturday’s (3/21/2020) testing session. As of now it is still on at ETV’s headquarters, 1041 George Roger’s Boulevard. Testing starting at 08:55. If something should change, it will be reported here immediately. Stay tuned…
MARCH 12 EXERCISE
SCHEART network will support the Statewide Full Scale Exercise- Phoenix Dawn on March 12. The analog network will be linked around 8:00 and in uses until mid afternoon. The DMR network will be in emergency mode. The system will return back to normal operations before 0500 PM
UPDATE:March training and testing
UPDATE: Due to the Corona virus, we’ve decided to present the classes by video conference using Zoom videoconferencing (http://zoom.us ) If you didn’t have the time to attend in person, now is your chance. Email me at midlandsve@gmail.com. I’ll forward your email to your instructor and they will send you an invitation to the video…
Getting Involved with the SCHEART Program
There are multiple options for getting involved with the SCHEART program. 1) Become involved in your local hospital or healthcare facility. In this roll you will become part of the facilities Radio Response Team (RRT) and support radio traffic at the facility. You will participate in the weekly Healthcare nets in support of the facility.…
Be Careful On The Air
I just heard some hams talking on our repeater here in Sumter while it was linked to every other VHF repeater in the state. They were talking about an upcoming trip out west that one of them was about to make…including flight times, when they would be leaving the house, and when they would return…
Network Status
Due to equipment failure at Charleston-Wallace, the VHF will be operating in stand-alone mode unit a replacement IRLP box is installed. The Charleston-Awendaw UHF network connection has a separate issue which is being investigated. The Dillon VHF and DMR repeaters are operating in a stand alone mode and can not be checked until repairs are…
No Healthcare Net on Thanksgiving Day
There will be no SCHEART Healthcare Net on Thursday, November 28. May everyone have a safe and Happy Thanksgiving.