Portable Pi Ham Shack - TheSmokinApe

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TheSmokinApe

TheSmokinApe

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@KM4ACK
@KM4ACK 4 жыл бұрын
Cool field setup. 😀
@TheSmokinApe
@TheSmokinApe 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jason 👍
@thuff3207
@thuff3207 2 жыл бұрын
Very nice and I wonder if there is a way to use less cables for portable.
@TheSmokinApe
@TheSmokinApe 2 жыл бұрын
Not with this set up, this was my portable config. Thanks for watching Thuff 👍
@gregorysmith3097
@gregorysmith3097 4 жыл бұрын
Another great video. You're starting to become my favorite ham radio KZbinr. I'm pretty new to ham radio. I use a RaspPi in my ham shack as my desktop. My untested plan for mobile use is to use my RaspPi headless. I will then use a tablet or phone to VNC into the RaspPi displaying back the desktop. I should be testing this out in the next month or 2.
@TheSmokinApe
@TheSmokinApe 4 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked the video and the channel! Good luck with the Pi and portable station 👍
@gregorysmith3097
@gregorysmith3097 4 жыл бұрын
@@TheSmokinApe No idea if it will work or not. It will be a POTA trip, so I'll have a paper log on hand just in case. BTW, for the channel, the Nano VNC series won me over. Bought one and it works great for my uses.
@TheSmokinApe
@TheSmokinApe 4 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear the Nano is working out, I think they are great pieces of gear. What radio are you using?
@gregorysmith3097
@gregorysmith3097 4 жыл бұрын
@@TheSmokinApe I got my license in Nov 2019. I contacted my local ham club and they told me that I should get the IC-7300. I balked at the price. I sat on that for a year while I did some research. I finally ended up buying the IC-7300 in November, 2020. I really like the idea of building my own gear, so built a 40m dipole, which I hung in the rain on 1/1/2021. What really made me get on the line was all the POTA videos. I've made about 50 contacts. I will be activating. This POTA thing is pretty cool.
@TheSmokinApe
@TheSmokinApe 4 жыл бұрын
You will be happy with the 7300, fantastic radio 👍
@SteveH-TN
@SteveH-TN 5 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing this video and info
@TheSmokinApe
@TheSmokinApe 5 ай бұрын
Thanks for checking it out Steve 👍
@jbgreer
@jbgreer 4 жыл бұрын
Wait, What? You get excited and you lose control? Say it ain't so, Ape! Thanks for showing all the parts you use on your setup. I'm glad you had luck with wireless keyboards on RPi - I've had less luck. I am using the same the Rpi 4 variant of the IPS screen and have had good experience with it.
@TheSmokinApe
@TheSmokinApe 4 жыл бұрын
I'm using a 2.4GHz wireless, I have heard from a few folks that they have had problems with Bluetooth. Oddly enough I do use a Bluetooth Logitech keyboard on my Home Shack Pi without issue.
@jbgreer
@jbgreer 4 жыл бұрын
@@TheSmokinApe Ditto on using wireless keyboards at home, but not when I am using my radio. I have a small wired keyboard and mouse set I'm using when I work digital modes.
@lakshminarayan6727
@lakshminarayan6727 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for nice video.
@TheSmokinApe
@TheSmokinApe 3 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it Lakshmi 👍
@stridermt2k
@stridermt2k 4 жыл бұрын
Good stuff as always!
@TheSmokinApe
@TheSmokinApe 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mike!
@SupposedlyFree
@SupposedlyFree 3 жыл бұрын
So what was the power draw??? How long could you run this setup? Would it be feasible for a field day application?
@TheSmokinApe
@TheSmokinApe 3 жыл бұрын
Didn’t measure the draw, not sure how long it will run but I have run it for like 6 hours and still had juice in the tank. 👍
@whatabouttheearth
@whatabouttheearth 3 жыл бұрын
Just hook it to something like a Aukey 20000 mAh battery by the USB or something, I got one and use it for alot of stuff. And have several if you want mobile extended power. For inputs/outputs has 1 lightning, 3 USB, 1 micro USB, 1 USB C, meaning that you can use all those as input to charge the battery or output to charge devices. I originally bought it do charge my guitar effects pedal rack when I dont have a power plugin. So theoretically you can run an SDR extension and a monitor without being on grid. I have never used the Aukey on my laptops because I hardly use them but it works fine on my iPad Pro.
@mhpreach
@mhpreach 3 жыл бұрын
What I need to do is set this up to work from my iPad instead of having to buy a monitor any ideas?
@TheSmokinApe
@TheSmokinApe 3 жыл бұрын
You can VNC to the Pi from the IPad
@52Warlock
@52Warlock 3 жыл бұрын
Nice package. Do you experience any RFI from the DROK buck unit??
@TheSmokinApe
@TheSmokinApe 3 жыл бұрын
I did not 👍
@thebnbaldwin
@thebnbaldwin 3 жыл бұрын
Once again, a great video, thanks! Where can I go to learn the syntax for the raspberry pi?
@TheSmokinApe
@TheSmokinApe 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Brian! Here is a video I did a while back to help folks get started: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mIXPhpd-ndybgrc
@jamesgeddes797
@jamesgeddes797 2 жыл бұрын
Late to the party ... but nice setup! I love the RPs. Too bad they are hard to come by at the moment. But I am fortunate to have some 4Bs that I am able to use. Just getting one set up for ham purposes. Have you benchmarked run time on the battery you are using? Curious as to how long you can run on a charge. I imagine a good while.
@TheSmokinApe
@TheSmokinApe 2 жыл бұрын
Hey James, I didn't benchmark because it's not a huge issue for me. With the 12a battery I've never had an issue I felt I needed to address.
@AlvinMcManus
@AlvinMcManus Жыл бұрын
You know about the Inovato Quadra by now, yes? Some call it the Pi Killer. Me, I dunno, too new to know nuthin'📳
@unclecow
@unclecow 4 жыл бұрын
That’s awesome dude stay safe
@TheSmokinApe
@TheSmokinApe 4 жыл бұрын
You too UC, thanks for watching 👍
@JohnTarbox
@JohnTarbox 4 жыл бұрын
Very nice video. I downloaded the files for the juice box and have one printing now. The buck converters are on order from Amazon. Question - How do you switch the power off and on? Did you consider adding a power switch to the juice box?
@TheSmokinApe
@TheSmokinApe 4 жыл бұрын
We did have a discussion about that, given that it's for portable use we decided it wasn't needed. That USB Buck converter has an always on LED which could drain a battery.
@HAMRADIODUDE
@HAMRADIODUDE 4 жыл бұрын
So funny, I have a video I was going to post about building your own power pole box with the same type of buck converter 😂. Did you design that 3d printed box?
@TheSmokinApe
@TheSmokinApe 4 жыл бұрын
My buddy put the design together 👍
@HAMRADIODUDE
@HAMRADIODUDE 4 жыл бұрын
@@TheSmokinApe it looks real nice!
@TheSmokinApe
@TheSmokinApe 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks man,
@reidlanham2011
@reidlanham2011 4 жыл бұрын
Curious, why do you use the Panda adapter? Great setup though!! 73, K8JLW
@TheSmokinApe
@TheSmokinApe 4 жыл бұрын
It greatly increases WiFi speed and range, I use them on all my Pi's.
@reidlanham2011
@reidlanham2011 4 жыл бұрын
@@TheSmokinApe OK, I figured as much but wasn't sure. Thanks!
@stridermt2k
@stridermt2k 4 жыл бұрын
I wish I could install HamPi on an old chromebook. That solves so many problems like external KB mouse monitor battery etc
@TheSmokinApe
@TheSmokinApe 4 жыл бұрын
I’ve seen people install Linux on Chrome books but it’s quite a task. They are building a HamPi distribution for x86 / x64. So that might be an option in the future 👍
@MikeSmith-OU812
@MikeSmith-OU812 Жыл бұрын
Can I buy two printed JuiceBox boxes from you ?
@TheSmokinApe
@TheSmokinApe Жыл бұрын
Hey Mike, let me see what we can do... I got your email.
@MikeSmith-OU812
@MikeSmith-OU812 Жыл бұрын
@@TheSmokinApe Thanks bud
@K6WRF
@K6WRF 3 жыл бұрын
Is the Buck only for powering your PI off the 12v battery? I have an sunfoudner display that has a space for the PI4 and has integrated power and htmi images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71hh4d5azGL._AC_SL1500_.jpg Do i even need the buck/juicebox im planning to use the powerpoles bus for the display w/PI and the radio
@TheSmokinApe
@TheSmokinApe 3 жыл бұрын
I use the buck to power the pi, my monitor doesn’t have power out and runs off 12v from the battery. If your pi is powered from the monitor you probably don’t need it 👍
@K6WRF
@K6WRF 3 жыл бұрын
@@TheSmokinApe Awesome.. thanks for the quick reply
@AliReza-zx8km
@AliReza-zx8km 4 жыл бұрын
Nice........
@TheSmokinApe
@TheSmokinApe 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@BEdmonson85
@BEdmonson85 4 жыл бұрын
I didn't have any super tiny screws needed to assemble the enclosure, so I decided to modify it for either M3 or #4 sheet metal screws, I added my version to thingiverse as a "remix" to the original model. Maybe it'll be of use to someone here.
@TheSmokinApe
@TheSmokinApe 4 жыл бұрын
Sweet, I'll check it out. Thanks for the heads up!
@SuperAjej
@SuperAjej 4 ай бұрын
I just use a sine wave power bank for mine, I made a portable p25 police scanner
@TheSmokinApe
@TheSmokinApe 4 ай бұрын
Nice 👍
@EuropaChronicles
@EuropaChronicles 4 жыл бұрын
I wish someone would sell a commercial version of the “Juice Box!”
@TheSmokinApe
@TheSmokinApe 4 жыл бұрын
It might happen 👍
@twohandsandaradio
@twohandsandaradio 4 жыл бұрын
West Mountain Radio has some with USB charging ports as well as powerpoles but goodness they are exxxpensive.
@EuropaChronicles
@EuropaChronicles 4 жыл бұрын
Radio Active I don’t think they have anything this small. 2 “output” PPs (radio & tuner) and 1 USB port (RPi) is perfect for lightweight digital SOTA/POTA kits.
@TheSmokinApe
@TheSmokinApe 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, it was a handy design for sure.
@adamjhuber
@adamjhuber 2 жыл бұрын
$150ish for the Pi, $150 here, $110 there, etc and etc......I can just buy a Windows Laptop with an SSD for that, and run a LOT of ham software.
@TheSmokinApe
@TheSmokinApe 2 жыл бұрын
Yeap, you could do that.
@ManuelPinner
@ManuelPinner 5 ай бұрын
I have a Raspberry pi 4,
@TheSmokinApe
@TheSmokinApe 5 ай бұрын
Nice, they just keep getting better 👍
@don_n5skt
@don_n5skt 4 жыл бұрын
Ape, I have an Inland Keyboard which is just a little larger but operates the same way. I won't use bluetooth as I find it unreliable but these other keyboards (2.4G?) work consistently. I also picked up a monitor that KB9RLW (Kevin) recommended in his video that is a 13" 1920x1080 Pi Monitor. I really like it and it can power off the PI given that it powers off USB-C. I need the buck converter. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07NNXH2SS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1. Link to the monitor. Yours is fine and there is no need to change it out. Great video and a great project.
@TheSmokinApe
@TheSmokinApe 4 жыл бұрын
That looks like a nice monitor, thanks for the link!
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