History and Nature in Lowcountry South Carolina - Charleston Overnight Road Trip Radio Report; 24/25 March 2024

On Sunday and Monday, I took an overnight road trip to Moncks Corner and Charleston, South Carolina to visit some of the area's historic sites. On Sunday I visited the Biggin Church Ruins and Old Santee Canal Park near Moncks Corner and visited Boone Hall Plantation on Monday before returning to Savannah. I didn't plan it this way because I planned this trip before I read the book, but I just finished reading John W. Gordon's South Carolina and The American Revolution: A Battlefield History before the trip, so Sunday's portion of the trip gave me the opportunity to walk the ground of some of the skirmishes and battles I read about around Biggin Church and at Fort Fairlawn.

Of course, I took the radios along and listened to MilCom/Aviation, FedCom, Public Safety, Marine VHF, and Railroad communications during the trip. As usual, there was no shortage of something to listen to in the Charleston area. VHF and UHF Amateur Radio was more active on Sunday than on Monday (the SCHearts linked repeater network was linked together for the weekend) and I've included a list of repeaters that I heard active during the trip.

Coastal Georgia Military Monitoring Recap; February 2024

February was a continuation of what has been a remarkable first two months of 2024 for military monitoring in Coastal Georgia. Two more units visited the Combat Readiness Training Center/Air Dominance Center (CRTC/ADC) at Savannah-Hilton Head IAP; I can't remember ever having units visit back-to-back-to-back-to-back like we've had in January and February. The 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade at Hunter AAF is back up to speed after recently returning from a deployment to Europe and the skies over Savannah are once again filled with CH-47s, UH-60s, HH-60s, and AH-64s. It's also worth mentioning that there were several good VHF/UHF band openings toward Charleston to the north and Jacksonville to the south late the month. It all certainly made for fun listening.