Raspberry Pi in Ham Radio

[last updated: 2024-10-05]
ham radio home page
rPi home page
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So far, this page is just starting and is very rough and incomplete ...

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• There are dozens of programs/apps related to ham radio that will run on Linux.
  These procedures give alternatives to procedures to install them on your rPi.
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• AFAIK, there are two approaches to take:
  • Install a "standard" distro like RPIOS bookworm or whatever,
    then add apps as needed/desired.
    Several alternative forks here:
    • Add apps yourself, one at a time.
    • Use a bundle like KM4ACK that installs all/most ham apps at once.

    • KB10IQ Andy's Amateur Radio Linux is a script that runs on most Linux versions
      and installs a bundle of ham apps.
      (previous to version 26, AARL was a full ISO image. Now however it's a script that runs on whatever distro you've installed.)

      It's recommended to use a Pi 5 with 8gb ram.
      I'm using a Pi 4 with 4gb ram, and will install bookworm. Some forum recommendations it would be sufficient.

      https://sourceforge.net/projects/kb1oiq-andysham/

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  • Load the HamPi distro (which apparently is based on Bullseye), which is designed for ham radio.
    • Reported disadvantages:
      Most current version is from 2022 (Version 3.0 - 2022-05-30)
      Only 32-bit. Development for 64-bit has supposedly "stalled".
      Some apps may be out of date.
      Maintenance and bug fixes may be marginal.

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• Andy's:
  • Download the file from Sourceforge:
    * andy_VER.tar.gz (replacing VER with the actual version information)
    * move the file to /root (e.g. sudo mv andy_VER.tar.gz /root)
  • Install the AHRL files thus:
    * sudo -i
    * cd /usr/local
    * tar xzvf /root/andy_VER.tar.gz (again, replacing VER with the actual version information)
  • Run the installation script:
    * cd /usr/local/bin
    * ./install_ahrl 2>&1 | tee out.txt
  • While it is running, in another terminal, you can optionally do the following to watch the progress of the installation:
    * sudo -i
    * cd /usr/local/bin
    * tail -f out.txt | grep AHRL:
  • Useful debug info will be in the file "out.txt".

  • It installed successfully, but OMG it took like 5 hrs.

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• References/Links:
  KM4ACK:
  • GITHUB - latest?: https://github.com/km4ack/73Linux
  • Where to start: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvJE2NJgUzQ
  • Build a Pi in Depth (digital modes explanation): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjzLp6OMyVk
  • Easy rPi build for ham digital - this Changes Everything - basic install for digital: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBokG9FI-NM
  • rPi Build Part 1 (perhaps OBS): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhnCvi54zwU
  • rPi Build Part 2 (perhaps OBS): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bwo782dvQng
  • rPi Build Part 3 (perhaps OBS): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYwh3kn_GIc
  • build a rPi V3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4M9VVqGxoc

  • Ultimate rPi - rPi-4, over-clocked, buster?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyV4n5IVFRs

  • Excellent FAQ (and other good links): https://app.simplenote.com/publish/C3bBxN
  • Forum: https://groups.io/g/KM4ACK-Pi/topics
  • Forum: https://groups.io/g/RaspberryPi-4-HamRadio/topics
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oRM6aucFg0
  • Ham Pi download: https://sourceforge.net/projects/hampi/
  • Ham Pi wiki: https://github.com/dslotter/HamPi/wiki
  • Ham Pi groups.io: https://groups.io/g/Ham-Pi/
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNDwsSGvWSI

  • rPi for portable station: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dN4hos5_6M
  • radioBerry (rcvr only): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omwT8ItMHyg
  • OH8STN - rPi on portable radio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bD7McGV21jQ

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