Zero Retries Digital Conference
Zero Retries Digital Conference 2026
Zero Retries Digital Conference (ZRDC) 2026 will be held on
Friday, October 16, 2026
at the Roundhouse Conference Center in San Ramon, California, USA.
ZRDC 2026 will be held on the same weekend (Friday) as Pacificon 2026 which will be held Friday 2026-10-16, Saturday 2026-10-17, and Sunday 2026-10-18.
For convenience of ZRDC 2026 attendees, the Roundhouse Conference Center is a short walk from the San Ramon Marriott hotel where Pacificon 2026 will be held.
Please note that Pacificon 2026 and ZRDC 2026 are independent, separate events, with separate registration.
Informal Event - Computer History Museum visit
On Thursday (2026-10-15) afternoon, ZRDC 2026 attendees may wish visit the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA. Further information will be provided as our planning for ZRDC 2026 progresses.
Announcement in Zero Retries 0237:
Breaking - Zero Retries Digital Conference 2026 - October 16 in San Ramon, California
By Tina Stroh KD7WSF
Zero Retries Conference Manager
It is with great excitement that we are able to announce the 2026 Zero Retries Digital Conference (ZRDC) will be held on October 16, 2026 in San Ramon, California.
The conference will follow the same format as last year in regard to schedule. Over the next few weeks and months, Steve will be putting together a panel of speakers who will offer presentations on the new and emerging technologies in amateur radio. In addition, Steve will offer a conspectus of ZRDC 2025 along with a synopsis of the projects that were featured at the conference.
Now that the major contracts have been signed, I will be building out the conference page and will announce when registration will be open. Given that this conference will be held in San Ramon, California where there is a higher concentration of tech hams, we expect the available tickets to sell out quickly. So when the announcement is made that registration is open, please don’t hesitate in purchasing a ticket.
In the meantime, if you have any questions, concerns or suggestions for the conference, please don’t hesitate to contact me directly at tina@zeroretries.net.
See you in October!
Mentions:
Random Wire 173: Welcome | M17 Reflector Rebuilt | Antenna in Tree & FT8 | HamDash | ProtonVPN
March 13, 2026: Featured this week is my M17 reflector build with documentation published on the EtherHam.com website. Also featured is an EFHW antenna in a tree and FT8 on the Icom IC-7300MK2 radio

Zero Retries Digital Conference 2026 Announced
ZRDC takes place one day before Pacificon 2026 in the same city.


