Very nice and I wonder if there is a way to use less cables for portable.
@TheSmokinApe2 жыл бұрын
Not with this set up, this was my portable config. Thanks for watching Thuff 👍
@gregorysmith30974 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.
@TheSmokinApe4 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked the video and the channel! Good luck with the Pi and portable station 👍
@gregorysmith30974 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.
@TheSmokinApe4 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear the Nano is working out, I think they are great pieces of gear. What radio are you using?
@gregorysmith30974 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.
@TheSmokinApe4 жыл бұрын
You will be happy with the 7300, fantastic radio 👍
@SteveH-TN5 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing this video and info
@TheSmokinApe5 ай бұрын
Thanks for checking it out Steve 👍
@jbgreer4 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.
@TheSmokinApe4 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.
@jbgreer4 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.
@lakshminarayan67273 жыл бұрын
Thanks for nice video.
@TheSmokinApe3 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it Lakshmi 👍
@stridermt2k4 жыл бұрын
Good stuff as always!
@TheSmokinApe4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mike!
@SupposedlyFree3 жыл бұрын
So what was the power draw??? How long could you run this setup? Would it be feasible for a field day application?
@TheSmokinApe3 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. 👍
@whatabouttheearth3 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.
@mhpreach3 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?
@TheSmokinApe3 жыл бұрын
You can VNC to the Pi from the IPad
@52Warlock3 жыл бұрын
Nice package. Do you experience any RFI from the DROK buck unit??
@TheSmokinApe3 жыл бұрын
I did not 👍
@thebnbaldwin3 жыл бұрын
Once again, a great video, thanks! Where can I go to learn the syntax for the raspberry pi?
@TheSmokinApe3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Brian! Here is a video I did a while back to help folks get started: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mIXPhpd-ndybgrc
@jamesgeddes7972 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.
@TheSmokinApe2 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 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'📳
@unclecow4 жыл бұрын
That’s awesome dude stay safe
@TheSmokinApe4 жыл бұрын
You too UC, thanks for watching 👍
@JohnTarbox4 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?
@TheSmokinApe4 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.
@HAMRADIODUDE4 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?
@TheSmokinApe4 жыл бұрын
My buddy put the design together 👍
@HAMRADIODUDE4 жыл бұрын
@@TheSmokinApe it looks real nice!
@TheSmokinApe4 жыл бұрын
Thanks man,
@reidlanham20114 жыл бұрын
Curious, why do you use the Panda adapter? Great setup though!! 73, K8JLW
@TheSmokinApe4 жыл бұрын
It greatly increases WiFi speed and range, I use them on all my Pi's.
@reidlanham20114 жыл бұрын
@@TheSmokinApe OK, I figured as much but wasn't sure. Thanks!
@stridermt2k4 жыл бұрын
I wish I could install HamPi on an old chromebook. That solves so many problems like external KB mouse monitor battery etc
@TheSmokinApe4 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 Жыл бұрын
Can I buy two printed JuiceBox boxes from you ?
@TheSmokinApe Жыл бұрын
Hey Mike, let me see what we can do... I got your email.
@MikeSmith-OU812 Жыл бұрын
@@TheSmokinApe Thanks bud
@K6WRF3 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
@TheSmokinApe3 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 👍
@K6WRF3 жыл бұрын
@@TheSmokinApe Awesome.. thanks for the quick reply
@AliReza-zx8km4 жыл бұрын
Nice........
@TheSmokinApe4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@BEdmonson854 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.
@TheSmokinApe4 жыл бұрын
Sweet, I'll check it out. Thanks for the heads up!
@SuperAjej4 ай бұрын
I just use a sine wave power bank for mine, I made a portable p25 police scanner
@TheSmokinApe4 ай бұрын
Nice 👍
@EuropaChronicles4 жыл бұрын
I wish someone would sell a commercial version of the “Juice Box!”
@TheSmokinApe4 жыл бұрын
It might happen 👍
@twohandsandaradio4 жыл бұрын
West Mountain Radio has some with USB charging ports as well as powerpoles but goodness they are exxxpensive.
@EuropaChronicles4 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.
@TheSmokinApe4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, it was a handy design for sure.
@adamjhuber2 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.
@TheSmokinApe2 жыл бұрын
Yeap, you could do that.
@ManuelPinner5 ай бұрын
I have a Raspberry pi 4,
@TheSmokinApe5 ай бұрын
Nice, they just keep getting better 👍
@don_n5skt4 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.
@TheSmokinApe4 жыл бұрын
That looks like a nice monitor, thanks for the link!