Raspberry Pi Resources

Official documentation

Monster resource page for everything.

Raspberry Pi groups.io

This is an unmoderated groups.io forum for amateur radio operators to discuss the Raspberry Pi and how it can be applied to ham radio.

Raspberry Pi for hams

Comphrensive and extensive setup guides by DL1GKK and KRAWCZYK.

Packet radio on a Pi

This is the ultimate troubleshooting reference document and has tons of info about everything! By David Ranch, KI6ZHD.

SSH, iOS, Bluetooth & Pi

Set up SSH over Bluetooth from iPhone to Raspberry Pi 4B.

Maximize your Pi's SD card lifespan

Three options to reduce writes to your Pi's micro SD card and extend its shelf life.

Upgrade your Pi's SD card

Simple steps for copying your current Pi OS to a larger card.

Raspberry Pi 4B

As of 2025, it's unclear how much of all the old ham radio software is supported on the newer Pi 5.

Raspberry Pi 5

The next iteration of the Raspberry Pi single board computer featuring a 64-bit quad-core Arm Cortex-A76 processor running at 2.4GHz.

Aluminum heatsink case

This is the one I got. It gets pretty hot, but seems to work well. Brand is actually Pimoroni.

Sense HAT add on board

Includes 8x8 RGB LED matrix, a five-button joystick, gyroscope, accelerometer, magnetometer, temperature sensor, barometric pressure sensor, and humidity sensor.