Experience Hamtastic 2025, San Diego’s biggest amateur-radio and tech gathering — filmed on Fiesta Island on October 18, 2025! Hosted by KE6VDW and the All Your Base Network, this event brought together ham operators, mesh enthusiasts, and emergency-comms pros for a full day of radios, music, and innovation.

Learn more: https://hamtasticsd.com

A quick view of the San Diego Repeater Association repeater site in the mountains above Chula Vista, Jamul and Mexico.  Members support our many sites and help keep them operational for all to use. Here is John Hudson - WA6HYQ (President), Norman Jester - KE6VDW (Vice President) & Ed Flinn - WA6YVX (MAL-1 Year) at the site during a typical inspection visit.

Recorded live at our SANDRA general membership meeting 8/4/25.

Hank Wayne, W6NXS, shares insights from over 40 years of hands-on experience in mobile radio installations.

Mobile Radio Installation — Things to Do, Things to Avoid, and How to Prevent Noise & Interference from Automobile Systems.

Hank specializes in installations on emergency vehicles, ham radio vehicles, command posts, and other specialty setups. His extensive experience serving fire departments and ham operators across San Diego County makes him one of the most trusted voices in the field.

Recorded live at our SANDRA general membership meeting 6/5/25.

Mooneer Salem (K6AQ) shares his passion for Software Defined Radios (SDR) and digital innovation in amateur radio. This presentation dives deep into modern ham radio technologies and the exciting possibilities for operators who love mixing radio with coding.

Mooneer isn’t just talking SDR—he explores his hands-on work in HF digital voice via the FreeDV project and contributions to advancing WinLink HF email gateways. If you’re curious how open-source tools are transforming the ham experience, this is a must-watch!

A video of the presentation from the membership meeting on 3/6/25.

Norman Jester (KE6VDW and SANDRA VP) breaks down how Meshtastic works, what you can do with it, and both beginner and advanced topics.