(Ebook) Raspberry Pi for Radio Amateurs by Dogan Ibrahim ISBN 9783895764059, 9783895764042, 3895764043, 3895764051

(Ebook) Raspberry Pi for Radio Amateurs by Dogan Ibrahim ISBN 9783895764059, 9783895764042, 3895764043, 3895764051

Although much classical HF and mobile equipment is still in use by manyamateurs, the use of computers and digital techniques has now becomevery popular among amateur radio operators. Nowadays, anyone canpurchase a £40 Raspberry Pi computer and run almost all amateur radiosoftware on the ‘RPi’, which is slightly bigger than the size of a credit card. The RTL-SDR devices have become very popular among hams becauseof their very low cost (around £12) and rich features. A basic system mayconsist of a USB based RTL-SDR device (dongle) with a suitable antenna,an RPi computer, a USB-based external audio input-output adapter, andsoftware installed on the Pi. With such a simple setup it is feasible toreceive signals from around 24 MHz to over 1.7 GHz. With the additionof a low-cost upconverter device, an RTL-SDR can easily and efectivelyreceive the HF bands. This book is aimed at amateur radio enthusiasts, electronic engineeringstudents, and anyone interested in learning to use the Raspberry Pi tobuild electronic projects. The book is suitable for the full range of beginnersthrough old hands at ham radio. Step-by-step installation of the operatingsystem is described with many details on the commonly used Linuxcommands. Some knowledge of the Python programming languageis required to understand and modify the projects given in the book.Example projects developed in the book include a station clock, waveformgeneration, transistor amplifier design, active filter design, Morse codeexerciser, frequency counter, RF meter, and more. The block diagram,circuit diagram, and complete Python program listings are given for eachproject, including the full description of the projects. Besides wide coverage of RTL-SDR for amateur radio, the book alsosummarizes the installation and use instructions of the following hamradio programs and software tools you can run on your Raspberry Pi:TWCLOCK, Klog, Gpredict, FLDIGI, DIRE WOLF, xcwcp, QSSTV,LinPsk, Ham Clock, CHIRP, xastir, and CQRLOG.