Pickens CERT is saddened to learn of the passing of one of our original members who graduated from the very first basic CERT class given by Pickens CERT. Mr. Richard ‘Rich’ Tillotson passed away on April 21, 2019. He was a HAM radio operator, WA4SSJ, and was heavily involved in the amateur radio community around…
When Pickens CERT acquired a used trailer to haul equipment in, one of the major issues with it was poor quality tires. Thanks to the wonderful people at Pit Stop Auto in Pickens across from Arby’s, who donated two brand new trailer tires, Pickens CERT now has a trailer that can be pulled on the…
This morning, April 23rd, 2019, the Pickens CERT coordinator, Doc Hines, was featured on the “Around Pickens” podcast. Go listen in to hear more about CERT and what we do. A very special thanks to Jack who made this all possible. Jack is the owner of the Burgess & Taylor General Store in Pickens, SC.…
Even though we are now 3 months into 2019 and moving right along, it’s time for some maintenance events on the website. Older posts have been moved to the “Archive” located under the “Our Blogs” menu heading on the top navigation bar. We won’t delete these postings as they are relevant… just not on the…
I’ve had several members, and others, ask why they should bother going through with radio training and even going as far as to become a licensed Amateur, or Ham, operator. The articles below describe a good reason why. Even though Hams wouldn’t have used the Maritime Mobile Service, you never know when you, as a…