Raspberry Pi 5 for Radio Amateurs (1 ed)

Raspberry Pi 5 for Radio Amateurs: Program and Build Raspberry Pi 5 Based Ham Station Utilities with the RTL-SDR

The RTL-SDR devices (V3 and V4) have gained popularity among radio amateurs because of their meager cost and rich features. A basic system may consist of a USB-based RTL-SDR device (dongle) with a suitable antenna, a Raspberry Pi 5 computer, a USB-based external audio input-output adapter, and software installed on the Raspberry Pi 5 computer. With such a modest setup, receiving signals from around 24 MHz to over 1.7 GHz is possible.

This book is aimed at amateur radio enthusiasts, electronic engineering students, and anyone interested in learning to use the Raspberry Pi 5 to build electronic projects. It is suitable for both beginners and experienced readers. Some knowledge of the Python programming language is required to understand and eventually modify the projects given in the book. A block diagram, a circuit diagram, and a complete Python program listing are given for each project, alongside a comprehensive description.

We discuss the following popular RTL-SDR programs in detail, along with step-by-step installation guides for practical use on a Raspberry Pi 5:

The application of the Python programming language on the latest Raspberry Pi 5 platform precludes the use of the programs in the book from working on older versions of Raspberry Pi computers.