The Raspberry Pi Net
on the
ROC-HAM Radio
Network
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
COME JOIN US FOR THE 4TH ANNUAL
SPOOKY BOONANZA RASPBERRY-PI NET
HALLOWEEN GIVEAWAY 2024
27th October, 2024
5pm Eastern / 2100 UTC
DRAWING WAS ON NOV 3 2024
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNERS
1ST PLACE WINNER – KB2FA – KARL WILL GET A RASPBERRY PI ZERO
2ND PLACE WINNER – KC7YFE – DALE WILL GET A ROC- HAM RADIO NETWORK COFFEE MUG
PREVIOUS WINNERS ARE INELIGIBLE,
MUST HAVE AN EMAIL ON QRZ TO NOTIFY WINNER AND TO GET CORRECT MAILING ADDRESS
NO TEXT BOX CHECKINS
WINNER MUST BE PRESENT AT TIME OF DRAWING
THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE THAT CHECKED IN AND PARTICIPATED……..A SPOOKY TIME WAS HAD BY ALL.
Raspberry Pi Net – Net Control Schedule
Raspberry Pi Net on the Wireless Institute of Australia's National News Broadcast.
Fred – KC5GFL
Jeff – K3JRZ
Scott – KY4NB
Mary – KB3VPK
Alan – N2ZVN
THE RASPBERRY PI NET
SUNDAYS @ 2PM PACIFIC, 5PM EDT, 2200 UTC
The Official “RASPBERRY PI NET” is on the *ROC-HAM* EchoLink Conference node #531091 and on AllStar node #2585, 47620, 47918, 531310
Join W2JLD/JOHN or GW8SZL/DAVE or W4RFJ/CHIEF on Sunday’s where they talk about Raspberry Pi’s, Linux, AllStar, Supermon, Programming and everything Raspberry Pi.
With a wide cast of characters and plenty of Pi to go around, join us as we sit back and enjoy great fellowship and most of all have fun while learning something new. You bring the coffee, we will supply the Pi.
SPOOKY BOONANZA RASPBERRY-PI NET
HALLOWEEN GIVEAWAY 2023
29th October, 2023
5pm Eastern / 2100 UTC
PREVIOUS WINNERS ARE INELIGIBLE,
MUST HAVE AN EMAIL ON QRZ TO NOTIFY WINNER AND TO GET CORRECT MAILING ADDRESS
NO TEXT BOX CHECKINS
WINNER MUST BE PRESENT AT TIME OF DRAWING
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS OF THE 3RD ANNUAL SPOOKY RASPBERRY PI GIVEAWAY.
1ST PLACE WINNER = KA1ULN/NIECE WINNER OF THE PI ZERO WITH HEADERS
2ND PLACE WINNER = K3JRZ/JEFF WINNER OF THE COVETED RASPBERRY PI NET T-SHIRT
THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE THAT CHECKED IN AND PARTICIPATED……..A SPOOKY TIME WAS HAD BY ALL.
Our Second Place Winner K3JRZ Jeff of the Spooky Boonanza Raspberry Pi Net Halloween Giveaway 2023 modeling his
coveted prize of the Raspberry Pi Net T Shirt.
Don’t be afraid, be very afraid to check into the Raspberry Pi net.
this coming Sunday 29th October where we will be giving away a spooky Boonanza Raspberry Pi Net First Prize of a Raspberry Pi Zero (with Headers) and the 2nd Prize of a Spooky Raspberry Pi Net T-Shirt. Check in Sunday at 5pm EST/2pm PST/2100 UTC and grab a slice of Spooky Raspberry Pi.
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
Happy 3rd Birthday to the Raspberry Pi Net
7th May, 2023
Come and join us and help celebrate the 3rd Birthday of the Raspberry Pi Net.
We have three great prizes to giveaway.
1st Prize is a Raspberry Pi Zero / Congratulations to N8PC-Brad
2nd Prize is a Baofeng UV5R / Congratulations to KD9QDL- John
3rd Prize is a coveted Raspberry Pi Net T Shirt / Congratulations to N5GLO-Bill
Congratulations to all those that won the giveaways
No Text Box Check Ins Allowed
You must have a valid email address on QRZ as we will need to be able to contact the winners directly
SPOOKY BOONANZA RASPBERRY-PI NET
HALLOWEEN GIVEAWAY 2022
30th October, 2022
5pm Eastern / 2100 UTC
Don’t be afraid, be very afraid to check into the Raspberry Pi net.
this coming Sunday 29th October where we will be giving away a spooky Boonanza Raspberry-Pi net T-Shirt for Halloween.
Check in Sunday at 5pm EST/2pm PST/2100 UTC and grab a slice of Spooky Raspberry Pi.
It’s going to be very scary to see who wins this great Spooky Raspberry-Pi net T-Shirt.
The Winner of our Spooky Pi Halloween Giveaway 2022
A big congratulations goes to Fred KC5GFL the Winner of the Raspberry Pi Zero and a
Fancy Dancy Raspberry Pi Net T-Shirt
Thank you so much for checking in and taking part in the Net Fred
KC5GFL Fred
HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY TO THE RASPBERRY PI NET
MAY 9TH, 2021
On May 9th, 2021 we celebrated the first birthday of the Raspberry Pi Net on the ROC-HAM EchoLink Conference node 531091. We had stations from all over the world check in to help us celebrate one year of putting on the Raspberry Pi Net. A net that was needed to fill a gap, and we found our niche and here we are one year later and still having loads of fun.
We had over 132 new check ins throughout the year, and have inspired folks to get a Raspberry PI or a Clear Node. We have helped to answer people’s questions and have just had fun serving a good quality net, while embracing this technology and bringing others to our Raspberry Pi family.
To celebrate out first anniversary of the Raspberry Pi Net we had a prize giveaway comprising of three great prizes. We had the raffle for the prizes at the end of the net drawn by Declan 2W0KYH who is only thirteen years old and yes he did have permission to stay up late.
Our First Prize was a PI400 COMPLETE KIT which was generously donated by DAVE GW8SZL.
Congratulations to our first prize winner MIKE KE0FFT from Illinois.
Our Second Prize was a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ 1.2GHz CPU +1 GB RAM + Micro USB Power Adapter which was generously donated by JOHN W2JLD.
Congratulations to our second prize winner FRED KC8USA from Michigan.
Our Third Prize was a USB 3 device which has windows 10 Pro (Wor) on it which was generously donated by MIKE N6DRF (aka “FrankenPi”).
Apps included are Netlogger, Chirp, Iaxrpt, MobaXterm, HRD, EchoLink, Python 3, Thonny IDE with gpiozero VLC. The OS has been “debloated” for optimal operation. You can install applications on your own such as MS Office or Libre Office.
Congratulations to our third prize winner LIA KM6CUD