SARC and SEPAR Facilities

The home base of both SEPAR and SARC is our Operations and Training Centre (OTC) — a well-equipped facility dedicated to advancing amateur radio skills, emergency communications, and community outreach.  Among the facility's key features, we enjoy our own secure, dedicated radio room, antennas, and storage, including a full-size container. These spaces are the heart of our operations, designed for serious radio work, education, and experimentation.  In addition to our radio room and dedicated areas, we enjoy amenities including a kitchen, a classroom, two washrooms, and a comfortable social area — ideal for collaboration, communication, and informal learning. Outdoors, the property houses our tower, beam antennas, wire antennas, and a storage container for larger equipment, providing the infrastructure to support advanced communications projects and to host training sessions, events, and club gatherings.  The OTC is fully wheelchair accessible.

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When disasters strike and infrastructure fails, SEPAR’s Fire Hall 1 radio room becomes a vital link for emergency communication in Surrey. Centrally located, this fully equipped facility allows us to maintain contact with emergency responders, city services, and the public—ensuring critical information keeps moving when power, internet, and cellular networks are down. With a wide range of radios, digital systems, and high-availability networks, Fire Hall 1 enables reliable communication across Surrey, the Lower Mainland, and beyond.

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Located at the Concord Tower and provided by the City of Surrey, the North Repeater site supports SARC and SEPAR operations with wide-area coverage of Surrey, the Fraser Valley, northern Washington, and eastern Vancouver Island. Housed above the 36th floor with rooftop antennas, it includes VHF, UHF, and 220 MHz repeaters, home-built microwave beacons, and Fusion digital capability. This high-elevation site is critical to emergency preparedness in the Surrey area and the western Fraser Valley.

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The South Repeater site operated by the Surrey Amateur Radio Communications Society (SARC) plays a vital role in maintaining robust VHF/UHF coverage across all regions of the City of Surrey. Strategically situated on City of Surrey property near the intersection of 128th Street and 62nd Avenue, this installation extends the club’s communications reach, particularly enhancing service to the southern parts of the city.

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The SEPAR Communications Trailer is a fully equipped, mobile radio room designed for rapid deployment during emergencies and public events. Outfitted with HF, VHF/UHF, digital, and APRS capabilities, the trailer supports Winlink messaging, voice communications, and field operations. Compact, efficient, and towable by most vehicles, it offers a low-maintenance, high-impact solution for bringing advanced communications infrastructure to any location—whether in the heart of the city or in areas with compromised access.

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This impressive mobile tower, known as “Bigfoot,” was generously donated to SARC by Telus in 2013 with the condition that it remain dedicated to club use. Built by US Towers in Texas, Bigfoot extends to 105 feet when fully deployed and remains one of the most capable portable towers in the Lower Mainland. Its robust design, combined with hydraulic lift and electric winch systems, makes it a reliable asset for rapid deployment during events, contests, and emergency scenarios.

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