Date: August 12
Location: West Florence Fire Station Annex 3379 Pineneedles Rd.
Florence SC
Hours: 8AM -12 Noon
Sponsor: Florence Amateur Radio Club
For more information visit www.w4ulh.net

Date: April 15, 2023
Location: Open lot next to Shealy’s BarBQue – 340 East Columbia Ave. Leesville, SC
Hours: 8:00 AM until
Sponsor: Ridge Amateur Radio Club
For more information visit www.W4RRC.org

Columbia Amateur Radio Club Swapfest
Date: May 13, 2023
Location: SC Military Museum, 1 National Guard Road, Columbia, SC (across from Williams-Brice Stadium)
Hours: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Sponsor: Columbia Amateur Radio Club
For more information, check www.w4cae.org

Gaffney Hamfest
Date: October 21, 2023
Location: 204 West Oneal St. Gaffney, SC
Hours: 7:00 AM-3:00 PM
Sponsor: Carolina Amateur Radio Emergency Services (CARES)
Talk-In: 145.430(-) Tone 162.2
Admission: 5.00
VE Testing: No
For more information contact Jim Fagan, KI4MJK, c/o CARES PO Box 8006 Gaffney, SC 29340, (864) 490-6369 or KI4MJK@gmail.com

Rock Hill Hamfest
Date: October 7, 2023
Location: TBD
Hours: TBD
Sponsor: York County Amateur Radio Society (YCARS)
Talk-In: 147.030(-) Tone 88.5
Admission: TBD
VE Testing: TBD
Website: www.ycars.org
Additional details will be added as they become available. For more information contact John Gendron, NJ4Z, NJ4Z@yahoo.com

SOUTH CAROLINA SECTION EMERGENCY COORDINATORS                            

County         Name                                   Call Sign               E-mail Address
Anderson     Anson Hawkins               KN4UPY         kn4upy@gmail.com
Beaufort      Jim Campbell             KB9LX            KB9LX@arrl.net
Berkeley        Linda Selleck                  KJ4EVV           kj4evv@gmail.com
Calhoun        Robert Bogan                  AE3RB            rbogan.sc@gmail.com
Charleston   Rick Valentine            N8BKN           n8bkn@arrl.net
Cherokee     Randell Phillips              N4JRP             jrphillips69@gmail.com
Chesterfield  Andy Jasiewicz              KD2LQA          jaswcz559@gmail.com
Clarendon     Preston Tobias                W4GSR           cueball910@gmail.com
Darlington   Lloyd Mitchell              KO4L              imitchell@gmail.com
Dorchester    Beverly Boyd                   W3BRB    Beverly.boyd30@gmail.com
Edgefield      Donald  Zupon                W3MIF           W3MIF@YAHOO.COM
Florence       David Milligan              N4URR            1proinv@gmail.com
Georgetown John Costa                    W1OJ              km4kym@gmail.com
Greenville      Robert  Webster             WR8RW    robert.webster@ares-sc.org
Horry              Henry Harrison              AC2LB            ac2lb@outlook.com
Kershaw        Jim Lathan                   W4JLP            jim.lathan@gmail.com
Lee                 David McGlothlin           W4EPD           fcems25@yahoo.com
Marion          Jim Dedonis                KD4VH          jdedonis@gmail.com
Marlboro     Scott Thompson            KG4HIE   scothompson@bellsouth.net
Oconee         Doug     Patterson            N4AHO                 drpatt@gmail.com
Pickens         Mandell Rigdon                 WR4XM                864-878-7980
Richland       Steve    Nixon                    KC4UAL      Radio.KC4UAL@gmail.com
Saluda          Dewey  Willis                    W4DEW                w4dew@arrl.net
Spartanburg Pokey   Burnett                KK4UCE                kk4uce@hotmail.com
Sumter           John Hartwick                KC5RDA johnhartwick911@yahoo.com
York                Daniel Boyer                   WD2DW   Danielboyer1940@gmail.com

SOUTH CAROLINA SECTION  District Emergency Coordinators Serving Counties Lacking an EC  

County                 DEC Name                           Call Sign               E-mail Address

Abbeville    Mike Oakley             N9GSX               omjoakley@aol.com
Aiken                     Eddie King               N4HEK             n4hek@arrl.net
Allendale             Eddie King                 N4HEK             n4hek@arrl.net
Bamberg              Eddie King                 N4HEK            n4hek@arrl.net
Barnwell              Eddie King                 N4HEK             n4hek@arrl.net
Chester                Bob Grudzein             KE7LJ               ke7lj@yahoo.com
Colleton               Eddie King                  N4HEK            n4hek@arrl.net
Dillon                    Donald Bryant          KB4RRC          kb4rrc@yahoo.com
Fairfield                Earl Dean                 W4ESD           earlsc@sc.rr.com
Greenwood        Mike Oakley              N9GSX              omjoakley@aol.com
Hampton             Eddie King                N4HEK             n4hek@arrl.net
Jasper                   Eddie King                N4HEK             n4hek@arrl.net
Lancaster             Bob Grudzein          KE7LJ               ke7lj@yahoo.com
Laurens                Bob Grudzein          KE7LJ               ke7lj@yahoo.com
Lexington            Earl Dean                  W4ESD            earlsc@sc.rr.com
McCormick         Mike Oakley             N9GSX             omjoakley@aol.com
Newberry            Earl Dean                  W4ESD            earlsc@sc.rr.com
Orangeburg        Steve Sweetman       K6TAZ             k6taz@yahoo.com
Union                    Bob Grudzein           KE7LJ              ke7lj@yahoo.com
Williamsburg      Steve Sweetman      K6TAZ             k6taz@yahoo.com

TWO-BAND DESIGNS

                                     TWO-BAND DESIGNS
Bands Radiator    Ladder Line      Lower Resonance     Upper Resonance
            Length (ft)  Length (ft)        Freq (MHz)  SWR    Freq (MHz)  SWR       
                                  VF = 0.9
75/40    144.83          89.50               3.87                1.8       7.25                1.6
30/17       54.75         36.17              10.12               1.8     18.12                1.3
20/17       77.67         76.17              14.13               1.7     18.11                1.6
20/15       51.00         50.67              14.17               1.1     21.27                1.2
20/12       68.00         46.67              14.15               1.7     24.92                1.5
17/12       28.58         46.67              18.11               1.6     24.95                1.5
17/10       33.33         62.50              18.08               1.8     28.42                1.8
15/10     102.00         70.50              21.25               1.0     28.32                1.3
10/6         16.50          33.42             28.40               1.4    50.10                 1.3


THREE-BAND DESIGNS
Bands     Radiator Ladder Line      First Res       Second Res.    Third Res.
                 Length           Length           Freq  SWR Freq   SWR      Freq SWR
                   (ft)             (ft, VF=0.9)      (MHz)             (MHz)            (MHz)
40/20/10   93.17              40.67              7.08   1.1         14.08   1.3      28.57   1.5
40/17/10   78.00              51.50              7.09   1.7         18.11   1.7      28.60   1.1
40/15/10   61.00              68.50              7.07   1.0         21.11   1.1      29.41   1.3
20/15/10   44.75              51.67            14.30   1.3         21.26   1.0      28.21   1.3
20/10/6     45.83              19.63            14.25   1.1         28.40   1.0      50.20   1.3