Robert Webster
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Sep 10
Statewide “Field Day” Exercise – Saturday 13th September 2025
The latest updates for the 13th September “Field Day” exercise materials have been completed. The central link below (thanks to Matt Catoe, SC ESF2) contains all the important information for this exercise. https://scesf2.readyop.com/fs/4crm/a106638a If you have any follow up questions related to Saturday’s exercise contact: Robert Webster – robert.webster@ares-sc.org OR Roger Mull – KD4JQJ@arrl.net
Sep 03
ARES Statewide Sunday Evening Net For The Remainder Of The 2025 Hurricane Season
The Statewide ARES Sunday Evening Net Schedule, for the remainder of the 2025 Hurricane Season has been confirmed. The net will convene on the following Sunday evenings at 20.00 US ET: 9/14/25, 9/28/25 10/12/25, 10/26/25 11/9/25, 11/23/25 Information regarding the non-hurricane season nets schedule and format (December 2025 through May 2026) will be available in …
Aug 04
Upcoming ARES / Amateur Radio Events In Region 4
The upcoming are August and September 2025 ARES / Amateur Radio events as presented on the 3 August SC ARES Statewide Net by John (KE4JRK) Event Date / Time Location Contact Event Page Florence ARC 8/9 West Florence Fire Scott (KG4HIE) Florence ARC …
Jul 31
SC ARES – Agreed Replacement For Ham Shack Hotline
Recently the SC ARES DEC (District Emergency Coordinator) Working Group met to discuss the topic of an SC ARES agreed replacement for the Ham Shack Hotline Voice Over IP (VOIP) service that will be decommissioned 31 August 2025. The team agreed that Hams Over IP (HOIP) will be the SC ARES VOIP preferred replacement for …
Jul 07
ARES Statewide Sunday Evening Net – Schedule Update
The ARES statewide Sunday evening net schedule for the remainder of July and August 2025 has been updated. The dates for our nets during these two months are: 20 July 3 August 17 August 31 August On these upcoming nets, in July and August, we will be adding information segments related to: -The latest hurricane …
Jul 02
SC ARES Tactical Plan 2025 Update Published
The SC ARES Tactical Plan V4_7F June 19th, 2025 has been published. Summary of changes: 1. Numerous formatting and grammar changes to improve document readability. 2. Greenville Tactical repeater changed from CTCSS to DCS and is noted in red text in Section 8 3. Appendix C: SC AUXCOMM is updated to reflect the 2024 change …
May 12
AUXCOMM USA WINLINK P2P PARTY – BEGINNING 13 May at 00.00 UTC
The AuxComm USA Winlink P2P Party will begin Tuesday 13 May at UTC 00:00 . This event will operate on frequency 14.119 (USB), using VARA HF. This is a 24 hours exercise. Tuesday’s exercise is a reschedule of the event that was cancelled on Tuesday 6 May due to poor propagation conditions. The final destination …
May 12
Bob Connell (KI4RAX) – Retiring From Statewide ARES / SCHEART Net Manager Role
Bob Connell (KI4RAX) has served as the Manager for the ARES VHF/UHF Sunday night net since July of 2023. Last week, Bob informed us that he will be stepping down from his net manager role at the end of June. We thank Bob for the time and effort he has contributed while managing this net …
