2026 Field Day – Venezuela Emergency Frequencies Advisory – South Carolina Amateur Radio Emergency Services

The image below was created by the ARRL for 2026 Field Day given the current emergency response to the earthquake situation in Venezuela.

If you are participating in 2026 Field Day, and are operating HF, please keep this advisory in mind so the critical emergency channels are used for Venezuela Earthquake Emergency response traffic only.

Thanks for your cooperation and assistance.

PRIMARY NETS

Please Note: Statewide ARES VHF Net 2026 Hurricane Season schedule:

For the June through November 2026 Hurricane Season, the net will be convened at 20.00 (8:00 PM) US ET on the following dates:
June 7 and 21
July 5 and 19
August 2 and 16
September 6 and 20
October 4 and 18
November 8 and 22
These nets will use the combined Charleston Amateur Radio Society and Trident Amateur Radio Club Linked Systems. The linked systems are linked into the SCHEART Awendaw Hub and the SCHEART Reflector. Currently, if you are in the Columbia and Conway areas, you are encouraged to check in to the net by using the local SCHEART repeaters (Columbia 146.715 Tone 91.5, Conway 146.715 Tone162.2). Connect the repeater to the Reflector by entering: ” *0

Statewide ARES HF Net:

Held on Tuesdays 6:00pm (local) on 3.990 LSB

Statewide ARRL NTS Net:

Held every night at 7:00pm (local) on 3.915 LSB for more information please go to http://scssb.net/

Please click on Local ARES Nets above for a more complete list of the nets in South Carolina.