Dear Fellow Amateur Radio Clubs and Hams,

On behalf of SANDRA — the San Diego Repeater Association, we would like to invite your club and its members to join us for HamTastic San Diego 2026, taking place on:

HamTastic San Diego 2026

Saturday, October 17, 2026
Fiesta Island, San Diego
Sunrise until we leave!

HamTastic is all about bringing the San Diego amateur radio community together for a fun, relaxed day of radio, friendship, clubs, BBQ, and enjoying the outdoors.

We would love to have your club participate!

Bring Your Club!

Clubs are encouraged to set up a tent and/or table and spend the day with us. This is a great opportunity to:

• Meet and network with other local amateur radio clubs
• Invite your club members and prospective members
• Set up your radios and play radio!
• Hand out club information, flyers, literature, and swag
• Talk with other hams and share ideas
• Meet the people behind other clubs and organizations
• Listen to our guest speakers and presentations
• Enjoy the beautiful Fiesta Island surroundings
• And, of course… BRING YOUR BBQ!

This is a FREE event for everyone and we want as many hams and clubs as possible to come out and enjoy the day.

 No Sales

Because of City of San Diego regulations and the event permitting requirements, no sales of any kind are permitted at HamTastic.

However, clubs are absolutely welcome to promote themselves, distribute flyers, hand out information and swag, demonstrate equipment, talk about their activities, recruit new members, and connect with fellow amateur radio operators.

Think of it as a giant amateur radio club gathering, come hang out, make friends, eat some BBQ, listen to some great speakers, music, and enjoy a day of radio!

 Let Us Know Your Club Is Coming!

If your club plans to attend and would like to set up a tent or table, please let us know.

Clubs that confirm their participation will be listed on the HamTastic San Diego website as participating clubs so attendees can see who will be there.

Please also visit the website and register your email address. This will allow us to send you the latest information about the event, participating clubs, speakers, entertainment, activities, and any important updates as we get closer to October.

HamTastic San Diego: https://hamtasticsd.com

You can also find videos from the previous two HamTastic San Diego events on the website. If you’ve never been to HamTastic before, take a look and see what we’ve been putting together!

 Proudly Sponsored by SANDRA

HamTastic San Diego is a SANDRA event, organized and presented by:

SANDRA — San Diego Repeater Association – FREE AND OPEN TO ALL HAMS, MESH CLUBS ETC.

Learn more about SANDRA here:

SANDRA — San Diego Repeater Association

We hope your club will join us and help make HamTastic San Diego 2026 the biggest and best gathering of San Diego-area amateur radio operators yet!

Please feel free to forward this invitation to your club’s members, leadership, mailing lists, and anyone else in the amateur radio community who may be interested.

73,

Norman Joseph Jester III — KE6VDW
SANDRA — San Diego Repeater Association, Vice President
HamTastic San Diego

Questions or want to confirm your club’s participation?  nj@ke6vdw.com

See you at Fiesta Island on October 17th!
Bring your radio. Bring your friends. Bring your BBQ.
Let’s have a great day of Ham Radio together!