Announcements:
• The Paris Mountain VHF repeater is back on the air. The Rock Hill and Caesar’s Head VHF repeaters will be back on the air after completion of the coordination process.
• I enjoyed seeing some of you at the Upstate Hamfest on Saturday. The highlight of the day was seeing Frits, W4NTO, received an award for lifetime of service to amateur radio.
• SET preparations are moving along.
• The April training schedule was very busy. Things are expected to slow down a bit in May.
• This is the season for Public service events. The Cure de Cure was Saturday at Little Mountain and the Aiken to Ride was Sunday in Aiken. Both were 100 mile bike rides.
• Hamvention in Dayton starts on Friday May 18, 2012. We are not having a display or Forum this year.
• Check our web site often for the latest information on ARES activities.
• http://www.ares-sc.org.
• Our net will meet again on Monday May 21, 2012 at 6:00 pm local time. Net frequency is
either 3990 or 3993.5 kHz.

• Three SCHEART VHF Repeaters were taken out of service on Friday due to coordination problems.  They are the Paris Mountain, Caesars Head, and the Rock Hill machines.  Please check the SCHEART.US web site for information updates.
• Working on a response to the FCC request for information on use of amateur radio communications in disasters.
• Meeting tomorrow evening with Southeast ARES Leadership to work on this year’s SET.
• Busy training schedule this month.  RRT Radio Familiarization tomorrow in Columbia.  Hospital Familiarization in Chester on Tuesday the 24^th.  RRT Radio Familiarization on May 2^nd in Aiken.
• Does anyone else have anything for the net.
• The South Carolina ARES web-site URL is www.ares-sc.org.  You can use the site for information on the South Carolina ARES program.
• The net will meet again on, Monday, May 7, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. local time.  Net Frequency is either 3990 or 3993.5 kHz.