{"id":27483,"date":"2025-12-08T07:15:51","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T12:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scheart.us\/staging\/9284\/?page_id=27483"},"modified":"2025-12-08T08:31:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T13:31:46","slug":"donate-to-scheart","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scheart.us\/staging\/9284\/donate-to-scheart\/","title":{"rendered":"Donate to SCHEART"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/scheart.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DonGrap-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scheart.us\/staging\/9284\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DonGrap-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/scheart.us\/staging\/9284\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DonGrap-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/scheart.us\/staging\/9284\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DonGrap-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/scheart.us\/staging\/9284\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DonGrap.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">For more than a decade, the SCHEART network has been a critical communications lifeline for amateur radio operators across South Carolina. From the mountains to the coast, our statewide analog and DMR systems give hams a reliable way to stay connected\u2014every day, and especially when it matters most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>But SCHEART doesn\u2019t just support everyday QSOs.<\/strong><br>We play a vital role in <strong>South Carolina\u2019s emergency communications infrastructure<\/strong>, providing the repeater and linking systems relied upon by SCEMD, hospitals, public safety partners, and volunteer radio operators during disasters, severe weather, and statewide emergencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">When hurricanes threaten, when statewide coordination is needed, when hospitals activate their emergency plans\u2014<strong>SCHEART is the network they turn to<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Your Support Matters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Maintaining a statewide, professionally engineered communications system is expensive. SCHEART Inc., the nonprofit behind the system, relies on <em>donations from amateur radio operators like you<\/em> to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Upgrade and maintain DMR and analog repeaters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Improve statewide linking and coverage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Support deployable emergency communications assets<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Ensure the network is ready every hurricane season<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Keep SCHEART free and accessible for every licensed amateur in South Carolina<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Your contribution directly supports the reliability of the system you use\u2014and the emergency network South Carolina depends on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SCHEART Is Built for You\u2026 and Built BY You<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">If you\u2019ve ever checked into a statewide net, used a SCHEART repeater while traveling, relied on the network during storms, or simply enjoyed clear, dependable communication, you\u2019ve experienced the value of this system firsthand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">SCHEART isn\u2019t a commercial network.<br>SCHEART isn\u2019t funded by a large corporation.<br><strong>SCHEART is a community resource\u2014kept alive by the same operators who use it.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Make a Donation Today<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Your tax-deductible gift helps ensure that SCHEART continues to serve the amateur radio community and stands ready for South Carolina\u2019s next emergency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Every dollar strengthens the network. Every dollar protects our state. Every dollar matters.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">&#x1f449; <em>Please consider making a donation to SCHEART Inc. today.<\/em> SCHEART Inc. is a 501(c)3 organization. Contributions may be tax deductible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<center>\n\n<form action=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr\" method=\"post\" style=\"font-weight: normal;\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t<input name=\"cmd\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"_s-xclick\" \/><br \/>\n\t<input name=\"hosted_button_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"G4WXPQ2MZYMX2\" \/>\n\t<input alt=\"PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!\" border=\"0\" name=\"submit\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/btn\/btn_donateCC_LG.gif\" type=\"image\" \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/scr\/pixel.gif\" width=\"1\" \/>\n<\/form>\n<\/center>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For more than a decade, the SCHEART network has been a critical communications lifeline for amateur radio operators across South Carolina. From the mountains to the coast, our statewide analog and DMR systems give hams a reliable way to stay connected\u2014every day, and especially when it matters most. But SCHEART doesn\u2019t just support everyday QSOs.We &#8230; <a title=\"Donate to SCHEART\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/scheart.us\/staging\/9284\/donate-to-scheart\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Donate to SCHEART\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-27483","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scheart.us\/staging\/9284\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27483","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scheart.us\/staging\/9284\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scheart.us\/staging\/9284\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scheart.us\/staging\/9284\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scheart.us\/staging\/9284\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27483"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/scheart.us\/staging\/9284\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27483\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27491,"href":"https:\/\/scheart.us\/staging\/9284\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27483\/revisions\/27491"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scheart.us\/staging\/9284\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}