Amateur radio data hotspot! Pi5 support

DigiPi allows you to operate your amateur radio using nothing more than a Raspberry Pi and a wifi device. Things like wsjtx and js8call run like apps on your phone. All configuration is done via a web browser. DigiPi makes a great APRS TNC, digipeater or AX.25 node. This release makes a lot of changes under the hood and provides a new APRS "WebChat" interface for fast-and-easy texting over the global APRS network! DigiPi 1.8 is based on Raspberry Pi OS bookworm which includes suprpot for the new scalding-fast Raspberry Pi5. Available to patrons of KM6LYW Radio -- any donation will do, and we'll get to meet!
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[@SteveBerwick]

This is incredible. I've been following the Tech Prepper and his EMCommTools project, but this already has...everything. This is awesome. I'll be subscribing as soon as I research the correct Raspberry Pi. Keep up the good work!

[@priestessofchaos430]

Amazing work! I'm definitely going to build one. Btw, the "running joke" with the intro music... if you don't mind me saying, I think you should be proud of it, not laugh it off. It's your thing now, it'd almost be weird if you didn't have it.

[@kettnercreative]

This is fascinating. Thank you so much for putting these videos out!

[@joedoe4871]

You bring great vibes. Keep it up!

[@jakelarson9935]

Thanks for adding the avahi support! I'll be glad to not have to build direwolf every time I configure a new DigiPi image.

[@thuff3207]

Graig you have finally gotten me to think about using this in my vehicle. With no data corruption you could just have it turn on when I start the vehicle. Have this buried and have it buried. For both radios I have it the vehicle I will need an audio interface so I will need to work that out. Nice and thank you.

[@LeeMcc_KI5YPR]

😊t 20:24 20:24

[@LeeMcc_KI5YPR]

😢😊🎉❤😂❤😂😊

[@KD9ZHF]

I wish I was experienced enough to make this work - I'm not so technical, but I love radio. I'm trying to learn!

[@kleinbiker1]

Best bumper music yet!!

[@SteveBerwick]

It gets the time from the 705's GPS! Dang dude.

[@kennyrich2053]

Thanks Craig, I appreciate your work to make digital radio easier for the community. Can digipi pull active GPS from a moving paired cell phone for APRS?

[@KM6LYW]

no gps from browser nor phone at this time... chrome requires https for location services, hard to do on mountain tops.

[@jejesson4]

Very nice!! Ultimate digital communications - Match your universal Pi zero 2 W Digi Pi with another Pi zero 2 W Pi running OpenWebRx++ universal band spectrum monitor....🙂

[@IndependentNewsMedia]

Nice video.

[@goingsb]

Thanks!

[@JohnWallace74]

Great video. I would love to use a cheap little Raspberry pi board instead of my laptop but I have several hurdles…. Is there any way to get the logs sent in realtime to LoTW, QRZ, Club Log, EQSL as I do with Grid Tracker that I run on my PC? Also like one other person, I see asking about their FlexRadio 6600. I also own a FlexRadio 6600. The FlexRadio special software that creates virtual com ports that connect to the Ethernet port on the FlexRadio on a PC is a must have. Right now I mostly use my iPad Pro tablet with my FlexRadio 6600, and that gives me many features, but the developer only supports FT8/FT4 for digital modes, and SSB/AM. I can’t do any of the other Digital modes on the iPad. I do look forward to the day when the raspberry pi is more ubiquitous … thanks again for the video.. very interesting what can be done with that software..

[@GreggK6EGG]

really good video, I wonder if there is a away to log things

[@thearchitect4726]

So gona try this, got a couple of baofeng radios for experimentation purposes with remote cables, now need a raspberry pie and ptt control then am away. i want to do some slow scan image sendign and receiving along with test messaging, only interesting in p2p messaging, also psyched up about meshtastic.

[@jacoblong4479]

Question could you use something like JTSync (I realize it doesn’t have a Linux version ) to do the time sync as my current windows based field setup does this. Great video by the way

[@KM6LYW]

I researched getting time in the woods.. tried NIST and researched getting time from the average js8call transmissions, in the end, the best bet was to use a GPS. DigiPi gets time from the ic705 internal gps for example. If you boot with a GPS dongle, digipi can get time from that as well.

[@iPigee]

And mine money too!! Very nice.

[@seanholio]

How dare you call me cheap when it’s so true!!! 🤣✌️

[@KM6LYW]

Ya, I'm cheap and Lazy!! Chazy! :)

[@angelscomputers]

I assume if I use a Pi4 there is no need for the audio extension piece right?

[@kleinbiker1]

Can we put in bumper music requests? LOL If so, a good follow up to this one would be, "final countdown" by Europe

[@LarryStewartsr]

Can this work with a Malahit DPS SDR radio?

[@cchalfantusa]

Is wsjt-x FT8 still Xtightvnc based or is the latest version somehow html based through a browser?

[@KM6LYW]

Under the hood it still uses VNC. DigiPi implements a browser-based VNC session to make it easier for everyone. No client software required on your wifi device, however, you can still run RealVNC if you'd like.

[@NickKemp897]

Can multiple apps run concurrently? For example can I run as a Digipeater and other app(s) att he same time or do I have to turn off the digipeater when running another app?

[@KM6LYW]

Generally speaking only one app can use a sound card at a time. Things like digipeater and aprs-webchat are co-dependent, so there's some concurrency when needed.

[@LJH08Ralith]

Will this work with digirig and 2m mobile rigs? I would imagine so because direwolf itself will.... just unsure how complicated your setup options are.

[@KM6LYW]

Yes and yes. DigiRig uses a special RTS/PTT method, which isn't directly supported, but it's easy enough to add a line to direwolf.conf. digipi.org has a fet/ptt/gpio circuit you can build for your 2m mobile rig which is directly supported by DigiPi.

[@wahlmanc]

Could we get a video of how to integrate digirig with the digipi?

[@KM6LYW]

@@wahlmanc The next release of DigiPi will support DigiRig, as you put "RTS" as your rig number. (DigiPi 1.8-2-TEST3 does this now)

[@niklantz]

Will do an update over the weekend, for some reason web chat never worked for me on 1.7

[@KM6LYW]

Let me know how webchat goes. The most common problem I see is when users input their GPS coordinates as "-123.45" instead of the requried "123.45W".

[@antonipogorzelski6374]

Does DigiPi support xiegu x6100? Via usb. Very interesting project.

[@KM6LYW]

yes, use rig number 3087 --- Xiegu X6100 20220909.3 Stable RIG_MODEL_X6100

[@s56scott]

anybody combined this and the AIOC? Seems to me they would complement each other well, especially with a micro B USB to USB C cable that is about 10 to 12 inches in length.

[@KA4UPW]

Take my money 💰

[@ErnestGWilsonII]

Would this work with a flex 6600 radio? If so, how would it be connected?

[@thuff3207]

That is a good question, does the Flex have a USB audio or is it only ethernet.

[@calvinburnham6319]

Can DigiPi do dRATS?

[@cchalfantusa]

Anyone have experience using digipi with the FT-891? I’m wondering if digipi with work with my current windows laptop approach which is the digirig to the DIN as the sound card and the cat control direct to the USB on the FT-891

[@craig9309]

If the radio is supported by HamLib, it works on DigiPi. In the case of the FT891, it's rig number "1036", so, yup!

[@cchalfantusa]

@@craig9309 cool I just need to buy another pi and get to assembling one of these to answer my own questions through experiencing the hurdles and getting help along the way.

[@capheind]

Will this work with the ptt on a Digirig?

[@KM6LYW]

Yes, but a small tweak is requried for to use the special serial-port-ready-to-send ptt method. Put "PTT /dev/ttyUSB0 RTS" at the bottom of the five direwolf .conf files, and the digirig (and other RTS devices) will work.

[@JamesP6084]

Excellent VK6NJP :-) how do you retain the settings in SSTV after a reboot all goes back to default also how to adjust audio levels in QSSTV :-(

[@storskegg]

Looking forward to playing my MUDs on your BBS over APRS! lolol

[@KM6LYW]

That is a great idea! Bringing the amateur radio community together in AX.25 Multiuser Dungeons! ... because we can

[@storskegg]

@@KM6LYW well, i bet we can code this, you and i. if you want, or just to nerd, you can find me and my call in the right places

[@AmateurRadioEmComm]

Will this work with a signalink without the external circuit?

[@KM6LYW]

I honestly don't know, I'd ask the DigiPi mailing list/google-group. It uses VOX? if it's a cmedia108 setup (ala digirig) it can be made to work with a couple tweaks.

[@AmateurRadioEmComm]

@@KM6LYW Yes, it is VOX. I'll dig around. Thanks!

[@tlcgolden]

Does this perform without internet if desired?

[@KM6LYW]

absolutely. RF only. it becomes a wifi hotspot when you're out in the field. No internet required.

[@RayAttardPrevi]

Would a 1.14 TFT screen which I have work?

[@KM6LYW]

The screen needs to be based on the ST7789 or ILI9341 chipsets.

[@RayAttardPrevi]

@@KM6LYW Thank you very much and keep up the great work de 9H5TB

[@TheArtofEngineering]

Awesome vid 73 de VK2AOE

[@GunsandRadios]

Will a digirig work with this for a sound card?

[@KM6LYW]

Yes, but it's not directly supported yet. You'll need to put "PTT /dev/ttyUSB0 RTS" at the *bottom* of each direwolf .conf file in /home/pi . I don't have a digirig just yet, it's "unusual" using RTS to activate PTT.

[@GunsandRadios]

I love mine it would be another piece I wouldn’t need to buy if it works. Thanks great video🎉

[@GunsandRadios]

One more question what case is on that?

[@KM6LYW]

@@GunsandRadios It's the case Vilros provides with their kit on amazon. Some of the guys on the discord channel have amazing 3dprinted cases.

[@user.A9]

How much is a pi zero 2 w including shipping?

[@KM6LYW]

How long is a string? it depends. I ordered a PiZero2W from adafruit three days ago, the slowest shipping (to California) was $5. So $20 total in my case. Plus i got some other goodies.

[@blahdiadem]

anyone else had issue with it not saving the setting properly with the ft-710?

[@KM6LYW]

The DigiPi is read-only, if you want to save the state and configuration, you'll want to press [save configs] on the digipi home page.

[@noteshpku4776]

Current technology Ham radio lagging beyond commercial GSM ETSI Technology. Why ham radio did not change format modulation from FM to PM Phase quadrant to 256 position in order to create 256 bit digital transmission. Today using SDR technology CPU chip able to running Clock in extreme very high Clock counting, so the phase modulation is enable just like ETSI GSM technology was available today... Don't use voice over FM, dont use HDB3 over FM, Just jump over using Quadro Phase Modulation technology just like GSM ETSI Standard... working on ham radio like 1.2 GHz or smaller 128 bit over lower band on 440 MHz ham band... Come move on forward from current technology... Go... go...

[@mshael7657]

16:35🛰️📻

[@iz1gcn]

nice... too bad it's in the form of a subscription, never mind...

[@anthonyrussano]

open source your digipi work...

[@cameroncameron6800]

it's not open source?

[@anthonyrussano]

he makes you pay for it @@cameroncameron6800

[@KM6LYW]

All of my original code and contributions are on my github github.com/craigerl/digipi . that reminds me though, I need to update that with the 1.8 bits. I maintain the screen driver in a separate repo, github.com/craigerl/direwatch

[@cameroncameron6800]

@KM6LYW ok, so it open sourced. Bot sure why that other guy was asking for it to be opened... Seems like a cool project, im a programmer too, so i like these kinds of projects. It will be interesting seeing how you get people involved and interested in this project

[@KM6LYW]

@@cameroncameron6800 I'm interested in the crowd-source effect as well, building a community. The patreon/paywall thing is an experiment, ensuring the user community is passionate about the technology (vs armchair hams), while it's being developed. I mean, if you can endure the patreon signup process, you really want to use digital modes in this manner! :)