Hurricane Dorian Ops Plan
September 6, 2019 @ 1310 At 1315 the SCHEART network is returned to normal amateur operations. Thanks to all the amateur who assisted healthcare facilities and local agencies during this emergency. Also, thanks to all the amateurs who participated in the SKYWARN net and those who volunteered to be on stand by for deployment. September…
Testing throughout the state.
I would like to make this the “Go to” site for testing in the state of SC. If any clubs are having testing sessions throughout the state, I’ll be happy to list their testing session on SCHEART website. Just send your information to [email protected]. Thanks. Stan, N3LU
Proper Use of the SC Call Talk Group on DMR
The SC Call Talk Group is designed to allow stations using SCHEART DMR repeaters to make an initial contact and then move their conversation to either a Local Talk Group (if you are on the same repeater) or to PRN Chat 1 or Chat 2 talk group. While short conversations on SC Call are acceptable,…
DMR TAC310 Net Suspension
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…
September Ham Radio training.
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…
No SCHEART NET July 4, 2019
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.
Union Repeater Frequency Change
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.
June 8 2019 Statewide Exercise
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…
NDMS Exercise May 2-3
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…