HamTastic San Diego

HamTastic San Diego is a SANDRA event created to bring the San Diego amateur radio community together for a fun, relaxed day of radio, friendship, learning, and camaraderie.

Hosted by SANDRA — the San Diego Repeater Association, HamTastic is open to all amateur radio operators, radio clubs, organizations, families, and anyone interested in amateur radio. You do not have to be a SANDRA member to attend or participate.

Bring Your Club. Bring Your Radio. Bring Your Friends.

HamTastic is designed to be a place where local hams and clubs can get together, meet new people, exchange ideas, demonstrate their equipment, and simply enjoy being part of the amateur radio community.

Clubs are encouraged to participate! Set up your tent or table, bring your club banners and information, invite your members, and spend the day connecting with other operators and clubs from throughout the San Diego area.

Want to set up a radio and make some contacts? Absolutely!

Want to demonstrate something your club has been working on? Go for it!

Want to bring your BBQ, relax with your friends, and spend the day talking radio? That's exactly what HamTastic is about!

Speakers, Educators & Exhibitors Wanted!

One of the things that makes HamTastic special is the opportunity to learn from other members of the amateur radio community.

We are always looking for speakers, educators, presenters, exhibitors, and subject-matter experts who have something interesting or useful to share with our attendees.

Have a project you've been working on?
Know something other hams would benefit from learning?
Have an interesting aspect of amateur radio you'd like to demonstrate?
Represent an organization or group that would be interesting to our attendees?

We'd love to hear from you!

HamTastic is a non-profit community event, and our speakers and presenters volunteer their time because they believe in helping grow, educate, and strengthen the amateur radio community.

If you have something to teach, demonstrate, or share, please contact us about participating.

HamTastic Is For All Ages!

Amateur radio is a hobby for everyone, and HamTastic welcomes all ages.

We especially encourage youth organizations, schools, Boy Scout and Girl Scout groups, and other youth organizations to attend and discover what amateur radio is all about.

This can be a great opportunity for young people to meet experienced amateur radio operators, see the equipment in action, learn how radio communications work, and perhaps even make their first amateur radio contacts with some of the friendly hams who will be setting up their stations.

If you're a club or organization that works with young people, bring them out to HamTastic! Our goal is to create an environment where newcomers can ask questions, explore the hobby, and discover just how much fun amateur radio can be.

What Can You Do at HamTastic?

📻 Set up your radio equipment and operate
⛺ Set up a tent or table for your club
🤝 Meet and network with other hams and clubs
📢 Share information about your club and its activities
🎓 Attend presentations and hear from guest speakers
🎤 Volunteer to speak, teach, or demonstrate something
🔧 Demonstrate radio equipment, projects, and technology
🧑‍🏫 Help introduce newcomers and young people to amateur radio
🔥 Bring your BBQ and cook your own food
🌴 Enjoy a day outdoors at Fiesta Island
👋 Make new friends and reconnect with old ones
📡 Help someone make their first radio contact!

No Sales

HamTastic is intended to be a community gathering, not a commercial event. Due to City of San Diego regulations and event permitting requirements, sales are not permitted at HamTastic.

Clubs and participants are welcome to distribute flyers, literature, club information, and swag, demonstrate equipment, answer questions, and promote their organizations. We simply ask that nothing be sold at the event.

Free and Open to Everyone

There is no admission fee to attend HamTastic.

Whether you're an experienced amateur radio operator, a new ham, a club member, a family looking for something interesting to do, a Scout, or simply someone curious about radio, you are welcome at HamTastic.