Chief Rooster Dick, K3ITH

Hi there, welcome to the Rooster Net!  It's not your typical radio club - we're a bunch of ham radio enthusiasts who love hanging out bright and early in the morning.  No formalities here, just a group of folks enjoying each other's company.  Since September 10, 1957, every day, rain or shine, you'll find us chatting away on 3.990 MHz at 6 AM, starting our day with good vibes and great friends.

It's pretty amazing how this tradition has stuck around for so long, like me, who has been licensed since 1959, just two years after the Rooster Net first took flight.  Now, as your Chief Rooster, I invite you to join us and experience the lasting friendships we've built here. You don’t have to be a Rooster to check in, although we’d like you to be. Just check in between 6 AM and 7 AM at least 20 times over 90 days, and you're in for life. And if mornings aren't your thing, no worries, just drop by whenever you can as the Rooster Net usually runs to around 8 o’clock or so. We'll be happy to have you check in, Rooster or not.

But hey, it's not all about the airwaves.  We also love meeting face-to-face.  We have our annual picnic near Pottstown, PA in September, a spring luncheon in Lancaster County, PA, and you might catch some of us at Hamcation in Orlando or Hamvention in Dayton, OH. Plus, we have local meet-ups, or as we like to call them, "Rooster Flockings".

So take a look around our awesome website, learn about our history, check out what we're up to, and get involved. Welcome to the flock! 🐓📻

73,

Dick Stewart, K3ITH
Chief Rooster, Rooster #465