In this video we receive a new SHARI hotspot kit for the Raspberry Pi, we put it together with a bit of soldering, we download the HamVOIP image, install it and walk through configuring the software to run on the SHARI.

The SHARI hotspot allows you to have a node on AllStar and Echolink right in your shack. You can use a simple handheld radio to control it.

There are a lot of details on configuring the software that will be easier to read on the episode page here: http://tech-zen.tv/building-a-new-shari-hotspot-for-echolink-and-allstar-s1e9/

Those details will also be below, just harder to follow.

Look for more videos in the very near future on how to use the SHARI hotspot from your radio and setting up more features.

Links: How to sign up for for an Allstar Account: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-XDlahGiTE Creating an AllStar Node: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THoAesBybTI HamVOIP image download: https://hamvoip.org/#download Raspberry Pi Imager: https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/ The SHARI Pihat website: https://hamprojects.info/shari-pihat/ PuTTY: https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/latest.html

Timestamps: 1:22 - Prerequisites 2:59 - What comes in the Kit 7:19 - At the workbench, Starting Assembly 22:19 - The case modifications 24:23 - Download and install the HamVOIP image 31:29 - Accessing the SHARI device for the first time 37:50 - Starting the Initial Setup 43:34 - Starting the node Setup 46:15 - Setup SimpleUSB options 47:21 - Disabling Serial TTY in boot options 52:30 - Setting radio options like frequency, tone, etc. 55:07 - The hotspot’s first transmission 56:23 - Tuning the Audio

Details from the video (easier to read on the episode page):

Connect via SSH with default HamVOIP port: ssh -p 222 -l root [IP ADDRESS][ENTER]

If you change the port to default for SSH (22): ssh -l root [IP ADDRESS][ENTER]

Changing boot files to disable serial tty: cd /boot

Backup cmdline.txt first: cp cmdline.txt ~ [ENTER]

nano cmdline.txt [ENTER] remove console=ttyAMA0.115200 and kgdboc=ttyAMA0.115200 by backspacing them out to save press CTRL and X at the same time, answer Y then press enter.

cat cmdline.txt

Backup config.txt first: cp config.txt ~ [ENTER]

nano config.txt On the line right below the first comment (line with #) add: dtoverlay=disable.bt to save press CTRL and X as the same time, answer Y then press enter.

cat config.txt

reboot

Setting Radio Options: cd /usr/local/sbin ./SA818-prog

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