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Silent Key- K2KYJ
I am sad to announce that SCHEART lost a senior leader. Gary Lennert, K2KJY, became a silent key on November 27, 2025. Gary joined SCHEART in 2010 and became a driving force to enhance the analog repeater network and build out the DMR system. He accepted the responsibility of coordinating deployable assets and frequently went…
Thanksgiving Healthcare Net Canceled
There will be no SCHEART Healthcare net on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 27th. Best wishes to all SCHEART volunteers for a safe and Happy Thanksgiving.
SCHEART Audio Test Request
SCETV is requesting operators test audio of the SCHEART repeaters and report any issues after last weekend’s uncorrelated audio problem. If you receive unintelligible audio on any repeater, please submit a Trouble Report on the SCHEART.US webpage or email [email protected]. Be sure to note what repeater you are using and what problems you are experiencing…
SCHEART system wide issue
11/09/2025 Update: SCHEART has resumed normal operations. Linking and conference systems are operational. SCHEART is currently experiencing a system wide issue and repeater linking to the conference bridge is not working. It is affecting both the main and backup bridges. SCETV Engineering is working on the issue and hopes to have it resolved soon. Links…
December 2025 Amateur Radio Training and Testing.
SCHEART will be offering Ham (Amateur) Radio classes in September of 2025. This is for Technician, General and Extra. All classes will be running from December 8th through December 12th. from 6pm to 9pm. Some classes will not take the whole week but will finish when all the material is covered. These classes run concurrently. You can only…
Some Changes to the Site
You may have noticed some minor changes to the SCHEART.US site recently. This is due to a change in hosting from ITCnet, our friend, Thom Ashton W4THA, who has hosted the site since its inception in 2010. Thom is retiring so we have moved to Bluehost. Thom and Shaun Bennett did a great job of…
Free General License Class
A free, weekly, live, Amateur Radio General Class Licensing course on Zoom will begin on Thursday, October 30, and will run through Thursday, January 8 (9 sessions with no class on Thanksgiving or Christmas). The three-hour sessions will start at 6:30 PM Eastern Time. Class is sponsored by the Amateur Radio Club of the…
Remembering John Crockett W3KH
John Crockett, W3KH, was the visionary leader that spearheaded the SCHEART Program. John served as the lead system design engineer and had primary responsibility for establishing the SCHEART repeater network. We lost John on October 12, 2016 after a courageous cancer fight. On this anniversary of his passing, we would like to remind everyone of…
Tropical Depression 9 UPDATE!
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.