Links
Links shown here are subject to change. If we've missed a group, please let our webmaster () know. These sites are not directly affiliated with SDGARES and content of these sites are the responsibility of the individual organizations. Links were last fully validated 11/21/2023.
ARRL Related
- ARRL Primary Website - www.arrl.org
- Southwest Division of ARRL - www.kkn.net/n6aa
- ARRL San Diego Section - www.sdg-arrl.org
Repeater Hosts
- East County Repeater Association - www.ecra-sd.com
- Palomar Amateur Radio Club (PARC) - www.palomararc.org
- Ramona Outback Amateur Radio Society (ROARS) - www.roars.net
- San Diego Repeater Association (SANDRA) - www.wb6wlv.com
Other Regional ARES Sections
- Antelope Valley ARES- www.aresav.org
- Los Angeles ARES - www.arrllax.org/index.php?page=ares
- Ventura County ARES - https://www.vccomm.org/ Updated 11/20/2023
- Santa Clara ARES - www.scc-ares-races.org/aresraces.htm
- Hospital Disaster Support Communications System (Orange County) - www.hdscs.org
San Diego County Emergency Resources
- San Diego County Auxiliary Communications Service (ACS) - https://www.sdsheriff.gov/recruitment/auxiliary-communications-service-acs - formerly RACES
- San Diego Sheriff - www.sdsheriff.net
- Ready San Diego Emergency Preparedness - www.readysandiego.org
- San Diego Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) - www.sandiego.gov/fire/services/cert
- East County CERT - https://www.heartlandfire.org/164/East-County-CERT---Disaster-Preparedness
- Carlsbad Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) - https://www.carlsbadca.gov/departments/emergency-services/cert Updated 11/20/2023
- Vista Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) - www.vistacert.org
- San Diego County Fire Authority CERT - Southern Division (SDCFA CERT - So. Div.) - https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/sdcfa/crr/cert.html - Rural East County Updated 11/20/2023
- Other San Diego County CERT Contacts - www.sdcounty.ca.gov/oes/community/oes_jl_CERT.html
- San Diego County Office of Emergency Services - www.sdcounty.ca.gov/oes
- Southwest California SKYWARN - www.swskywarn.org
- San Diego 211 - www.211sandiego.org
- California Seven Day Significant Fire Potential Explorer - https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/120149b39b0849eebda46f165e6b546c Updated 11/20/2023
State Emergency Resources
- CalEMA / California Emergency Management Agency (former Office of Emergency Services) - www.caloes.ca.gov
- CalFire / California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection - www.fire.ca.gov
Local Emergency Radio Services
- Rancho Bernardo Emergency Radio Club (RBERS) - www.sites.google.com/site/rbers9212728/home
Local Ham Resources
- San Diego Ham Radio Licensing Classes - https://jsg.org/sandiegohamclasses/San_Diego_Amateur_Radio_Classes/Home.html
Community Amateur Radio Clubs
- San Diego Amateur Radio Council (SANDARC) - www.sandarc.net
- Amateur Radio Club of El Cajon - www.wa6bgs.us
- Escondido Amateur Radio Society (EARS) - www.earsclub.org
- Fallbrook Amateur Radio Club - www.fallbrookarc.org
- Lakeside Amateur Radio Club (LARC) - www.lakesidearc.org
- Mountain Empire Amateur Radio Club (MEARC) - www.craigwilliams.com/mearc
- Palomar Amateur Radio Club (PARC) - www.palomararc.org
- Ramona Outback Amateur Radio Society (ROARS) - www.roars.net
- San Diego Six Shooters - Website Unavailable Updated 11/20/2023
- San Diego 900MHz Amateur Radio Club - www.sd900mhz.com
- North Shores Amateur Radio Club of San Diego - www.qsl.net/nsarc/
- PAPA System - Analog & Digital Linked Repeater System - www.papasys.org
- South Bay Amateur Radio Society - www.sobars.org
- San Marcos Amateur Radio Club - www.sanmarcosarc.net
- Southwestern React - www.swreact.com
- Valley Center Amateur Radio Club - www.valleycenterarc.org/ Updated 11/21/2023
Technology Resources
- Winlink Global Radio Email - www.winlink.org
- Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network (AREDN) - www.arednmesh.org
Hardware Supplier Links
- Anderson Powerpole Connectors - www.arrl.org/files/file/Public%20Service/TrainingModules/Technical/Anderson%20powerpole.pdf
- Powerpole Connector information - www.scc-ares-races.org/hardware/andersonpp.html
Other Interesting Links
- Patient Privacy, HIPAA, and Amateur Radio Communications from HDSCS.org - hdscs.org/hipaa.html (Very good review of HIPAA and ARES operations)
- SDG&E Outage Maps - www.sdge.com/safety/outages/outage-map
- San Diego County Air Quality Maps - www.sdapcd.org
- San Diego Fire Weather - https://www.weather.gov/wrh/fire?wfo=sgx Updated 11/20/2023
- USGS Recent California Earthquakes - earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/
- NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center - www.swpc.noaa.gov
- Lots of Solar / Aurora Data by VE3VN - www.solarcycle24.com
- Amateur Radio Public Relations San Diego - www.arprsd.org
- ARRL Band Plans (a very nice reference) - www.arrl.org/band-plan-1
- US Amateur Bands / Power Limits Color Chart - https://www.arrl.org/files/file/Regulatory/Band%20Chart/Band%20Chart%20-%2011X17%20Color.pdf Updated 11/20/2023
- National Traffic System Basics (great presentation by kg6ila) - www.scc-ares-races.org/nts/nts.html
Thanks to AC6V (www.ac6v.com) for several of these links!
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