November section report
Greetings & Merry Christmas to all our Palmetto State Amateur Radio operators and ARRL Members.
Roanoke Division Town Hall on Monday, December 30th, from 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST. Our guest speaker will be Director of Emergency Management for the ARRL, Josh Johnston, KE5MHV. Follow this link to set a notification/reminder to watch the Town Hall live, or the recording after the event. YouTube Link
As we prepare to start a new year in just a couple weeks, I saw a post on the Blue Ridge Amateur Radio Club’s facebook page that I think is a great challenge. However, I have modified it slightly.
Challenge going into the new year-- Lets light up the local repeaters, make a commitment to throw out your call on at least one repeater every week in 2025!
There are many times on my daily commute that all the repeaters are silent. However, almost everytime I throw out my callsign someone comes back to me and we have great QSO. Earlier this year I started getting on the SC Heart repeaters during the holidays and weekends when they are linked and I have had great QSO’s with old and new hams. There are a lot of active new KQ4 hams on the bands, which is great, but they need someone to talk to. The Fleettalk (W4FTK) repeater system recently added a UHF repeater on Paris Mountain adding a large footprint in Greenville County.
Links to the referenced repeater networks:
W4FTK https://w4ftk.home.blog/
SC Heart https://scheart.us/
Net Control Opportunitys
The SCHEART Training Net is in need of additional Hams who would act as Net Control Stations (NCS) for the Thursday 0900 SCHEART Training net. Doing it once a month, or even less would be of great help.
The Preamble would be provided. You would not have to collect the email check-ins or do the training topics, unless you have one.
Please contact Kent, KQ4KK, KQ4KKHam@Gmail.com if you have any questions or are interested.
The SC ARES Net - Statewide (VHF & UHF) is also in need of Net Control Stations (NCS) for the Sunday Night at 2000 net.
Please contact Bob, KI4RAX, riveyconnell@gmail.com if you have any questions or are interested.
Is coming up January 25th & 26th. There are currently 5 clubs in South Carolina that have already signed up to host a WFD Station. Please get out and visit these stations, or there is still time for your club to plan and activate for WFD. This is a great opportunity to test your prepardness in less than ideal weather conditions. While I don’t expect there to be snow, it is normally a cold weather event for most of SC. Please see the list below of clubs currently signed up to activate:
Carolina QSO Party Weekend
South Carolina February 22nd / North Carolina February 23rd
This is a great event like Winter Field Day to get outside and operate as an individual or a group. More people are starting to setup at a park and work SCQP while also being able to count the contacts as a POTA Activation. I have set up at Baker Creek State Park (US-2884) in McCormick County for the past 2 years, and I was at Belfast WMA (US-9219) in Laurens County 3 years ago. You can also activate your home station as everyone is trying to make contact with as many counties as possible. There are several counties with only 1 or 0 HAMs active for the SCQP. It would be great to have all 46 counties active for the 2025 SCQP.
UPCOMING Hamfests
GARSFest 2025 by the Greenwood Amateur Radio Society
Saturday, January 11, 2025 0900 - 1400
New Location! St. Mark United Methodist Church - Rivers Street Campus
1633 Rivers St, Greenwood, SC
Friday, March 7, 2025 1500 - 1900
Saturday, March 8, 2025 0830 - 1600
Cabarrus Arena & Events Center - Gold Hall
4551 Old Airport Rd, Concord, NC
Saturday, April 5, 2025 0800-1200
340 East Columbia Ave, Batesburg-Leesville, SC
Net Report
| Net | Check Ins (winlink) | Traffic | Sessions | Reported By |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ears Aynor Repeater | 73 | 0 | 5 | KD2OJQ |
| Blue Ridge 2 Meter Net | 1244 | 41 | 34 | W4DJW |
| Cherokee Amateur Radio Emergency Services | 74 | 2 | 53 | N6WWG |
| Carolinas Net | 382 | 137 | 60 | AA4MP |
| Carolinas Slow Net | 155 | 24 | 30 | KI4KZS |
| CARC Sunday Net | 114 | 21 | 4 | N4PRF |
| Central SC CARC VHF Simplex Net | 10 | 0 | 1 | KN4KRZ |
| Florence Amateur Radio Club | 55 | 7 | 4 | WB6GUC |
| Grand Strand ARC 2m Net | 185 | 15 | 15 | N4AJK |
| Grand Strand ARC 1.25m Net | 24 | 3 | 3 | N4AJK |
| Grand Strand ARC 70 cm Net | 67 | 9 | 9 | N4AJK |
| Greater Pee Dee 2m Net | 1004 | 69 | 30 | KK4KSZ |
| Horry Co. ARES Simplex Net | 11 | 1 | 1 | WB4FTU |
| Kershaw ARC 2m Net | 76 | 8 | 8 | KK4RUI |
| Lancaster County ARC 2m Net | 16 | 0 | 4 | N4WMB |
| Lori’s Ham Radio Club | 27 | 5 | 4 | N4SLC |
| PALS Net | 825 | 37 | 30 | KK4MQN |
| Ridge ARC VHF Net | 112 | 16 | 14 | KD4HDR |
| Ridge ARC HF Net | 5 | 0 | 1 | KD4HDR |
| SC Heart Training Net | 136 (2) | 0 | 3 | KQ4KK |
| SC Statewide ARES HF Net | 83 (43) | 8 | 4 | KN4KRZ |
| SC Midlands ARES Training Net | 28 (6) | 9 | 2 | KO4WAA |
| SCSSB Net | 1138 | 107 | 30 | KG4RUE |
| SC ARES VHF/UHF Net | 282 | 1 | 4 | KI4RAX |
| SC Winlink Tuesday Net | 172 (172) | 172 | 5 | KN4KRZ |
| Sumter County EmComm Net | 52 | 11 | 4 | KK4HFG |
| Trident Amateur Radio Club | 64 (2) | 8 | 4 | K4TCP |
| YCARS | 860 | 1 | 43 | K4TTM |
Station Activity and PSHR Reports
| Station | Sent | Received | Delivered | Originated | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS4P | 53 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 91 |
WS4P Digital Relay Station
| Received | Sent | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | 3 | 9 |
Public Service Honor Roll
| Station | Cat1 | Cat2 | Cat3 | Cat4 | Cat5 | Cat6 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS4P | 40 | 40 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 110 |
| K4NWX | 15 | 40 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 85 |
K4NWX Winlink Net Check-ins
Total Check-ins: 12
K4NWX Station Report
Out: 13 In: 25 Originated: 6
K4NWX Digital Station Report
In: 32 Out: 18 Total: 50
ARRL SC Section Cabinet
| Position | Name | Call Sign | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Section Manager | Matthew Crook | W1MRC | W1MRC@arrl.org |
| Section Emergency Coordinator | Robert Webster | WR8RW | WR8RW@arrl.net |
| Assistant Section Manager | John Gendron | NJ4Z | NJ4Z@arrl.org |
| Assistant Section Manager - Skywarn | Billy Irwin | K9OH | K9OH@arrl.net |
| Assistant Section Manager | Stephen Anderjack | KO4AFL | KO4AFL@Gmail.com |
| Assistant Section Manager | Scott Putnam | KG9V | KG9V@Ycars.org |
| Public Info Coordinator | Gordon Mooneyhan | W4EGM | W4EGM@Outlook.com |
| Affiliated Club Coordinator | Carl Bosard | W4IXI | W4IXI@arrl.net |
| Section Traffic Manager | Dean French | N4AJK | N4AJK@arrl.net |
| Section Youth Coordinator | Michael Grimsley | KF4W | KF4W@arrl.net |
| Technical Coordinator | Brad Humphries | AE4VJ | AE4VJ@arrl.net |
