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In 1968, the San Diego Amateur FM Radio Relay Association (SDAFMRRA) was
formed. By 1972 the association had grown to more than 100 members
and its name was changed to the San Diego Repeater Association (SANDRA).
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Terms of Service
Club Documents and Forms
SANDRA photos on Flickr
The San Diego
Repeater Association is a 501 (c)(4) nonprofit organization.
SANDRA does not warranty access nor make uptime guarantees to any
user; member or non-member. All membership dues are regarded as
nonrefundable donations.
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We Are the San Diego Repeater
Association
In The Beginning
The founders of SANDRA first organized as a group
of VHF enthusiasts in the early 1960's. This first small group
called themselves the
"VHF Club". As repeaters became more popular and the VHF Club grew, it
was time for a new name. The VHF Club renamed itself to the "San Diego Amateur FM Radio Relay Association" (SDAFMRRA).
A few years later the SDAFMRRA evolved into SANDRA.
Working Towards the
Future
It was a very young SANDRA that foresaw the explosive growth
of repeater use across Southern California. In the early 1970's,
SANDRA worked with Los Angeles
VHF enthusiasts on a repeater band plan to help foster cooperation between the fast growing forest of
southland repeaters and
repeater groups. It was during this early period that the SANDRA 2-meter repeater on Mt. Otay was
accredited by the San Diego County Sheriff’s
Office to provide emergency communications for the San Diego County
Humane Society.
SANDRA Today
Today, SANDRA maintains
11 repeaters at 6 different sites, providing
crystal clear coverage across San Diego and Imperial Counties and into Orange and Los Angeles Counties. The repeaters are frequented by several
hundred members and visitors each week and support communications for a
variety of emergency and disaster preparedness groups such as ARES and
RACES, and friendly regulars who like to rag chew during the morning and
evening drive.
SANDRA also provides free services to its members and the local Ham
community in general through sponsorship of no-cost, radio clinics
to help fix radios that might be off frequency and assure deviation is properly
set. We also sponsor an annual holiday party with prizes, and delight our
members with interesting guest speakers at our regular membership
meetings.
SANDRA has always been and continues to be an organization dedicated to achieving excellence in everything
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SANDRA History
Our members are the true keepers of
SANDRA history, and often we'll be approached by a member who, in the
process of cleaning up the ham shack or garage, uncovers a box or two of
SANDRA documents or an old SANDRA photo album.
Keeping old documents and photos safe is
a perfect job for our club historian. The club historian is
appointed by the president. It is the historian's duty to be the
keeper of historical SANDRA memorabilia of all kinds, whenever practical
of course.
SANDRA has a long and rich history, so
much that we had to create another website just to share it. The
SANDRA History website is
where you will find historical club documents, past copies of the club
newsletter "Squelch Tales" dating back as far as the early 1970's, photos of
SANDRA activities and more.
An ARRL Affiliated Club
since 1977
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In
May of
1977, SANDRA became an
ARRL affiliated club. We are proud of our affiliation and
encourage our members to support the league.
As an ARRL affiliated club, SANDRA is
provided with discounted equipment insurance for our repeater sites as well as
coverage for liability at club events. And when a member joins or
renews their ARRL membership through
SANDRA, that member is helping SANDRA at the same time! The ARRL club
commission membership recruitment program helps make this happen.
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SANDRA's Role in
Public Safety and Community Service
The San Diego Repeater Association is
committed to providing ham radio communications for Public Safety and
Community activities. Our Lyons Peak, Sharp Hospital, Kearny Mesa and
Mount Laguna amateur sites are equipped with emergency back-up generators
to ensure reliable, ongoing communications during times of emergency
operation.
SANDRA supports a wide variety of community & public service events:
ARES
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SANDRA also supports several local area ham clubs
who do not have repeaters of their own. These clubs rely upon
SANDRA repeaters for their nets and special event communications,
and we are happy to help them.
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