The SCHEART DMR system has carried a nationwide TAC310 net on Sunday nights since 2014. Around June 6, 2019, Brandmeister disabled static connections to DCI and the TAC310 talk group. The net control operator for TAC310 over the past few years has been using a Brandmeister connection via a hot spot since he didn’t have…
SCHEART will be offering Ham (Amateur) Radio classes in September. All classes will be running from September 16th through 20th. Some classes will not take the whole week, but will finish when all the material is covered. New hams will have to start out with the Technician course. All classes will be held at SCETV headquarters, 1041…
Due to the holiday, there will be no SCHEART Healthcare Net on Thursday, July 4, 2019. Normal net operations will resume on Thursday July 11th. Happy 4th of July to all operators.
The Union County Repeater K4USC has changed it’s frequency and PL tone due to radio frequency interference from a local business. The new output frequency is 146.835 MHz and the input frequency to the repeater is 146.235 MHz with a PL tone of 123.0 Hz.
SCHEART will support a statewide communication exercise on June 8, 2019. During the day, analog VHF/UHF and DMR UHF repeaters will be configured to support the exercise. While this exercise is targeted toward counties and healthcare facilities, ALL Amateur Operators are encouraged to participate. Around 0845 AM, SCHEART repeaters will be linked to support simultaneous…
A National Disaster Medical Service exercise will be conducted in Columbia on May 2-3 with several local hospitals and healthcare facilities participating. SCHEART has been requested to provide auxiliary communication support. Exercise and training activities will affect the Columbia 146.715 MHz and 441.725 MHz repeaters during the day. Net Control Operation will be conducted from…
The April 4, 2019 SCHEART Net covered some recommended tools you should have in your go kit. This post provides details of the training… Being deployed it’s sometimes necessary to fix our equipment. Coax and power cords can be easily damaged when we deploy outdoors or even to a shelter. In addition to radios, antennas,…
SCHEART will be offering Ham (Amateur) Radio classes in June. All classes will be running from June 10th through 14th. Some classes will not take the whole week, but will finish when all the material is covered. New hams will have to start out with the Technician course. All classes will be held at SCETV…
March 15, 2019: The Union County Repeater has developed a technical issue which will require it to be off the air until engineering can visit the site and implement repeaters. March 7, 2019: The Union County Amateur Radio Club has partnered with SCHEART to add a VHF repeater to the network in Union. The K4USC…
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/