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 updated 8/12/2022 and fully validated 12/5/2016.

ARRL Related

ARRL Primary Website - www.arrl.org
ARRL San Diego Section - www.sdg-arrl.org

Repeater Hosts

East County Repeater Association - www.ecra-sd.com Updated 9/19/2017
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 - www.rain.org/~jkrigbam/ares01.html
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) - www.carlsbadca.gov/services/depts/fire/emergency/cert/default.asp
Vista Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) - www.vistacert.org
San Diego County Fire Authority CERT - Southern Division (SDCFA CERT - So. Div.) - www.sandiegoruralcert.com - Rural East County
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 - South Area 7 Day Significant Fire Potential Forecast - psgeodata.fs.fed.us/7day/action/forecast/8

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

Coronado Emergency Radio Operators (CERO) - www.ceroinc.org
Rancho Bernardo Emergency Radio Club (RBERS) - www.sites.google.com/site/rbers9212728/home

ARRL Resources

National ARRL Organization - www.arrl.org
Southwest Division of ARRL - www.kkn.net/n6aa

Local Ham Resources

San Diego Ham Radio Licensing Classes - www.sandiegohamclasses.com

Community Amateur Radio Clubs

San Diego Amateur Radio Council (SANDARC) - www.sandarc.net
El Cajon Amateur Radio Club - 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 - www.sdsixshooters.org
San Diego 900MHz Amateur Radio Club - www.sd900mhz.com
PAPA System - Analog & Digital Linked Repeater System - www.papasys.org
North Shores Amateur Radio Club of San Diego - www.qsl.net/nsarc/
South Bay Amateur Radio Society - www.sobars.org
San Marcos Amateur Radio Club - www.sanmarcosarc.net
Southwestern React - www.swreact.com

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 - www.wrh.noaa.gov/sgx/display_product.php?sid=SGX&pil=FWF
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 - www.arrl.org/files/file/Regulatory/Band%20Chart/Hambands_color.pdf
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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