Sorry guys, I'm going into this RPI basically blind and learning as i go lol
A ham radio clock is basically a screen/monitor that is split into sections that have different information we frequently use.
Propagation (where signals are being transmitted from and were they are being heard. DX cluster (what frequency operators in other countries are using at the moment that you might get some long distance contact on) Solar index (what the weather in the upper atmosphere is doing as that effects how our radio signals travel and how far)
It's already coded out from what I understand I basically just need to copy and paste it to the RPI and set it up.
I'm actually running into a couple separate issues now so I list both and see what we can figure out.
#1 I bought a over seas cheap hot spot example https://images.app.goo.gl/AqrecbjtzwLUwK5Z7
It has a RPI zero and the screen is a separate piece or hat![🤷]()
as I have been told that's what it's called.
The screen doesn't have anything come up on it anymore so I'm not sure if I need to replace that board/hat or or if It's the whole thing is shot.
I can power it up and led's light up but that's it. And I don't have a mini HDMI to run it to a screen at the moment so I really can't check.
Is there a way to check if just the pi works and the upper board is out?
From my research the pi has wifi so do I need the top board that has the antenna to operate on wifi I assume!?
#2 I also have a RPI 4 (Canakit boxed set)that I put together knowing even it's overkill for ham clock but I figured wth use it for now and replace it with a cheaper setup later...
I used RPI imager and setup the RPI OS on it and since it's headless I want to output it to a old computer monitor so I tried a HDMI to VGA converter and got a no signal from the monitor, I then borrowed a HDMI to DVI converter (in my research it's the best option they said) but I plug it all in set the monitor to DVI and again get no signal from the monitor.
I have done A LOT of Google research before I came here but everything I seem to find is a outdated version of RPI Imager and seems like outdated info from around 2013.
One I tried to follow I followed him step by step on a YouTube video and made a backup of the code file I needed to change but when I opened mine up to change it it looked NOTHING like he had on screen so I stopped what I was doing put it back to original and came here.
Hope this helps you figure out what I'm doing. And again thanks for trying to help.![👍]()
A ham radio clock is basically a screen/monitor that is split into sections that have different information we frequently use.
Propagation (where signals are being transmitted from and were they are being heard. DX cluster (what frequency operators in other countries are using at the moment that you might get some long distance contact on) Solar index (what the weather in the upper atmosphere is doing as that effects how our radio signals travel and how far)
It's already coded out from what I understand I basically just need to copy and paste it to the RPI and set it up.
I'm actually running into a couple separate issues now so I list both and see what we can figure out.
#1 I bought a over seas cheap hot spot example https://images.app.goo.gl/AqrecbjtzwLUwK5Z7
It has a RPI zero and the screen is a separate piece or hat
as I have been told that's what it's called.The screen doesn't have anything come up on it anymore so I'm not sure if I need to replace that board/hat or or if It's the whole thing is shot.
I can power it up and led's light up but that's it. And I don't have a mini HDMI to run it to a screen at the moment so I really can't check.
Is there a way to check if just the pi works and the upper board is out?
From my research the pi has wifi so do I need the top board that has the antenna to operate on wifi I assume!?
#2 I also have a RPI 4 (Canakit boxed set)that I put together knowing even it's overkill for ham clock but I figured wth use it for now and replace it with a cheaper setup later...
I used RPI imager and setup the RPI OS on it and since it's headless I want to output it to a old computer monitor so I tried a HDMI to VGA converter and got a no signal from the monitor, I then borrowed a HDMI to DVI converter (in my research it's the best option they said) but I plug it all in set the monitor to DVI and again get no signal from the monitor.
I have done A LOT of Google research before I came here but everything I seem to find is a outdated version of RPI Imager and seems like outdated info from around 2013.
One I tried to follow I followed him step by step on a YouTube video and made a backup of the code file I needed to change but when I opened mine up to change it it looked NOTHING like he had on screen so I stopped what I was doing put it back to original and came here.
Hope this helps you figure out what I'm doing. And again thanks for trying to help.
Statistics: Posted by HoboRoad — Thu Aug 22, 2024 7:32 pm