


Welcome to the “ROC”
The Roc-Ham Radio Network
in
Rochester, New York

The Roc-Ham Radio Network
POP UP NET NEXT SUNDAY FEB 9TH AT 5PM EST!!
JOIN US FOR SOME RAGCHEW/TOPICS.
MAYBE WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE SUPER BOWL GAME!!

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UPDATE: January 23,2025
From the desk of the ROC-HAM Radio Network :
It brings me great sadness and heart felt pain that I must announce that effective February 2,2025, The Sunday edition of the RASPBERRY PI NET will discontinue as of that date. I want to first and foremost thank you to DAVE/GW8SZL and to CHIEF/W4RFJ for their support over the past several months and being net controllers for this net. I never imagined that it would have grown as much as it has in the 5 years , when I started it on 2020 it was a net to bring people together who were knowledgeable about raspberry pi’s and it’s integral part of ham radio and how it has affected many ham radio operators.
Over the past 5 years we have logged in more than 1700 checkins and a following of people that was beyond great. It was a pleasure to not only be your net controller, but all of you made it possible and without you guys checking in we would never had a run as we did.
It was very enjoyable to bring you this net every Sunday. We had many giveaways and people responded positively and some of you walked away more knowledgeable than you were when you first joined us. Some of you won some great t-shirts and raspberry pi’s. It was a way for us to show our appreciation for all of you whom made the net what it was and we should be very proud of the work we did and after having a long run.
It was felt that it was best to go out on a high note. So the decision was made to say good bye, farewell and thank you so so much for your support over the past 5 years. We could not have done this without you.
It is said where one door closes another door opens…..This is not the end just merely another chapter that has yet to be will be written.
On behalf of the staff and Dave and Chief net controllers for the RASPBERRY PI NET, we want to THANK YOU SO SO MUCH!!
A special Thank you goes out to the WALES conference for connecting every Sunday and to the XFREEDOM Network for connecting as well as the ANZEL Network for connecting. As well as all of the other conferences and nodes that connected every Sunday for the net. Another THANK YOU goes out to DALE/KC7YFE and to DOUG/KM4VPG for their outstanding devotion to the net and checking in every week.
W2JLD/JOHN will be there this Sunday at 5pm to say a few words and to thank all of you whom supported the net and make a final goodbye.
The ROC-HAM RADIO NETWORK will continue to support special events and carry certain nets at the times they are on. Look for us in APRIL for the 10th anniversary of the WORLD AMATEUR RADIO DAY 2025 special event that we have put on for 10 years…we will have plenty of celebration not only for our 10th anniversary and the 100th anniversary of the formation of the IARU in Paris,France in 1925. So come and join us on APRIL 18TH 2025 !!!!
Sincerely yours,
JOHN/W2JLD
DAVE/GW8SZL
CHIEF/W4RFJ



W2JLD with his ROC-HAM RADIO NETWORK coffee mug


How to Connect
ECHOLINK on the *ROC-HAM* Conference Server Node 531091
ALLSTAR Nodes 2585, 47620, 47918, 531310
DMR TGIF Talk Group 2585
Extended Freedom Network DMR Talk Group 2585
Extended Freedom Network SIP Portal 2585


K3JRZ – Jeff modeling the coveted Raspberry Pi t-shirt
Check out Jeff’s YOUTUBE channel “K3JRZ” Jeff does a lot of great videos for POTA and his adventures doing PARKS ON THE AIR…Hats off to his dedication to bringing great videos, if you like the videos be sure to give them a thumbs up and subscribe, subscribe!!!




We are currently looking for volunteers to join our Net Control team for the Raspberry Pi Net. If you are a seasoned Net Control Operator or would like to give Net Control a try for the first time please get in touch. We do utilize the Netlogger Software for the Raspberry Pi Net so if you are familiar with Netlogger that would be great. If not it is not that difficult to use and full training can be given.
The Raspberry Pi Net runs for about two hours every Sunday starting at 1700 hrs Eastern Time, that is 2200 Hrs UTC.
You do not have to be based in the United States. Everybody is welcome.
If you are interested please contact John W2JLD at w2jld2@gmail.com or Dave GW8SZL at gw8szl@yahoo.co.uk


For the Raspberry Pi Net Trivia Q & A please click HERE
Welcome to the ROC-HAM Radio Network Website

This site was set up to inform, educate and most of all, a place to go to share information with what is going on with the ROC-HAM EchoLink conference. The ROC-HAM Conference just celebrated 4th year of its inception.
The ROC-HAM Conference was born out of an ideal for a place for hams to go and share info, keep up to date with special events that goes on throughout the year on the conference.
Since I’ve been licensed I’ve always wanted an EchoLink Conference, well after 5 years and many hours of hard work it paid off.
Now there is a permanent home for the “WORLD AMATEUR RADIO DAY and HEDY LAMARR” Special events that have been going on for the last 9 years and respectively as well as the last 8 years.
The ROC-HAM Radio Network has more special events than any other system that we are aware of, as a matter of fact we will be doing a regular new special event shortly after WORLD AMATEUR RADIO DAY and that is INTERNATIONAL MARCONI DAY – April 27th. Plus we have added another special event celebrating the Special event for NEW YORK total solar eclipse on April 8th.
Save these dates for special events in APRIL :
APRIL 8TH 2024 – SOLAR ECLIPSE 2024 – Special event for NEW YORK total eclipse
APRIL 18TH 2024 – 9TH ANNUAL WORLD AMATEUR RADIO DAY
APRIL 27TH 2024 – INTERNATIONAL MARCONI DAY
Details will follow as we get closer to that date.
We have more giveaways than any other system, we have never ever asked for donations and we will continue to do what we do without a need to ask for donations as others have done.
This site is to foster the ham radio arts, bring people together, share experiences, and learn new technologies along the way. Meet some amazing people from all over the world, and most importantly, HAVE FUN ALONG THE WAY.
This website and it contents would not be possible if not for the hard work and dedication and grateful for all the guidance that I have received from my right hand man, Dave Phillips/GW8SZL. Dave has been a great teacher and his patience and dedication are without saying.
The ROC-HAM Conference is node number 531091 on the ECHOLINK system and on ALLSTAR system nodes 2585, 47620, 47918, 531310. Also on DMR TGIF Talk Group 2585.
The “ROC” has nets from 7:30am thru late in the evening, Monday – Sunday. Whatever time of day it is, you are sure to find stations from all over the world connected sharing their stories and comments.
The “ROC” is located in Rochester, NY. I’m on the southern tip of Lake Ontario, home of a famous film maker George Eastman and KODAK and of course home to Susan B. Anthony, famous for her own achievements.
There is a lot of great info on this site, and along the way it will grow with content that most hams will find useful.
Thank you for coming to the site, hope you enjoy it. If you have any comments or suggestions please feel free to leave us a note.
From all of us at the “ROC”.