September 18, 2003:  All repeaters are operating properly.  We are hoping to have the Otay 1200 MHz. repeater back online  soon.  Send us an e-mail if you are experiencing any problems with any of the systems.

March 30, 2003:  The SANDRA Otay 146.640 MHz., 224.200 MHz. and 449.500 MHz. repeaters are on the air.  We want to thank all the people who assisted us during the Otay reconstruction project.  Many hours were spent at the site throughout the year long project.  We also received donated materials as well as monetary donations.  We appreciate and thank our members for their understanding and patience while the 220 and 440 repeaters were off the air.  We have also purchased a new antenna for the Mount Laguna 224.060 MHz. repeater.  We will be installing the new antenna in the near future.

March 14, 2003:  Most of our news and site updates have been posted in SQUELCH TAILS or announced during our nets. The Otay site is almost complete.  The towers have been erected and the antennas installed.  We just need to run feedline from the antennas to the building.  Here's a link showing work at the Otay site:  http://members.cox.net/nf6e/otay/ 

May 26, 2002:  Technical Committee Members continue to work on the Otay tower reconstruction project.  We now need to arrange to have cement poured into the tower foundations. 

March 2, 2002:  SANDRA, Inc. acquired new towers for the Otay site.  A crew drove to Los Angeles today to pick up 100 feet of Rohn 65G tower.  We plan to have all radios on Otay up and running as soon as possible.  Thanks for your patience.

February 23, 2002:  A work party returned to the Otay site and finished cutting up and hauling away the fallen tower sections.  Everyone's assistance is greatly appreciated.

February 16, 2002:  A work party went to the Otay site and began the task of dismantling the fallen towers.  The crew was able to get the 146.640 repeater back on the air.  Thanks to all! 

February 10, 2002:  All repeaters located at the SANDRA Mount Otay site are currently off the air.  The towers were destroyed by high Santa Ana winds.  New towers have been obtained and plans are in place for getting things up and running again.  We regret any inconvenience, and assure you we are doing everything possible to get all systems up and running as soon as possible.  Thank you. 

January 21, 2002:  We are still experiencing problems at the Sharp Hospital site.  It appears the problem is with the controller.  The Tech Committee is working on correcting this problem.  The controller may have to be returned to the manufacture.

January 20, 2002:  The SANDRA Tech Committee made a maintenance trip to the Laguna site.  Preventative maintenance was performed on all our systems.  The 220 MHz. antenna was repositioned on the tower for better performance.

January 13, 2002:  The SANDRA Tech Committee made a maintenance trip to the Otay site.  Preventative maintenance was performed on all our systems.

December 11, 2001:  The Sharp Hospital autopatch controller has been repaired and the repeater is back in service.

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December 2, 2001:  The Sharp Hospital autopatch repeater has developed a problem in the controller.  We have taken down the controller for repairs.  We will get the repeater up and running as soon as possible.

October 15, 2001:  SANDRA has a toll-free Voice Mailbox.  To leave a message, dial:  1-888-683-8233.

October 14, 2001:  The Otay packet repeater has been repaired and reinstalled on Otay.  The tired old VHF 146.04 / .64 antenna was replaced with a new 4-pole dipole antenna.  

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September 16, 2001:  The Otay packet repeater is currently in the shop for repairs.  We hope to have it up and running very soon.

July 22, 2001:  Technical Committee members visited Hi-Pass to complete some unfinished work.  The VHF duplexer was retuned and an additional bandpass filter was installed to take care of a desense problem.  Everything is working fine now!

May 27, 2001:  The Tech Committee visited Otay and Lyons Peak today.  All Otay systems were checked, and are performing to specs.  The Power Amp on the Lyons Peak 146.265 MHz. machine was replaced and that repeater is now performing to specs also.  

April 29,2001:  Both the Otay 449.500 MHz. repeater and Laguna 449.200 MHz. repeater are back on the air!  Repairs were made today and both systems are operating as they should!

April 22, 2001:  The Otay 449.500 repeater quit repeating!  Tech committee members will check things out up there as soon as possible.

Monthly Meeting Change:  We have changed our meeting date to the 3rd. Thursday of the month.  Meetings are held at the San Diego County Education Center, 6401 Linda Vista Road, usually in Room 308.  The meeting begins at 7:00 PM.  Meeting information is put out during the Sunday Night net.

April 15, 2001:  The Otay 449.500 repeater was put back into service today.   

March 31, 2001:  The Laguna 449.200 MHz. repeater receive sensitivity is down.  The repeater itself is fine.  Attempting to locate the problem, probably in the hardline coax or antenna.  The Otay 449.500 MHz. repeater was taken off the hill for repairs.  We plan to get both systems up and running at 100% as soon as possible.

January 14, 2001:  Members of the SANDRA Technical Committee visited the Hi-Pass site today and performed some maintenance work.  The VHF 145.280 MHz. machine is receiving much better now.

November 5, 2000:  The SANDRA APRS repeater was installed today at our Mount Laguna site.  It is now up and running.  The frequency is 144.390 MHz.  Check out the APRS info on the SANDRA web page.   

October 7, 2000:  We are experiencing some problems with the Lyons Peak VHF repeater.  The transmit power is down and the receive sensitivity isn't what it should be.  This is an intermittent problem and we are continuing to work on it.  We apologize for any inconvenience caused by this problem.

September 23, 2000:  The Tech Committee was busy today.  An antenna problem was corrected on the 147.885 Sharp Hospital auto patch machine.  That should take care of the crunchies you were hearing!  From there, a trip was made to Mount Laguna.  The UHF repeater frequency was changed to conform to the SCRRBA Southern California Open Repeater Bandplan.  The new SANDRA Laguna UHF frequency is 449.200 - MHz.  (http://www.scrrba.org)

August 19, 2000:  Otay 449.500 MHz. is back on the air.  The power output has been increased to 50 watts. 

August 13, 2000:  You can join, renew and update your SANDRA membership online.  You can even pay with a credit card. 

August 12, 2000:  The 449.500 MHz. UHF repeater on Otay is still off the air.  It is being repaired and will be back in service as soon as possible.  We apologize for any inconvenience.

August 10, 2000:  SCRRBA notified the SANDRA organization that the Laguna UHF repeater, in order to be in compliance with the new band plan,  would need to change frequencies to 444/449.200 MHz.  SANDRA will be making these changes in approximately six weeks.  Crystals have been ordered. 

SCRRBA authorized SANDRA to increase the output power of the Otay 449.500 MHz. repeater to 50 watts.

During the month of August, SANDRA does not publish a SQUELCH TAILS magazine nor will there be a monthly meeting.  This is due to the numerous vacations scheduled during the month!