Hi,
Indeed. I wonder if you can set up the wifi network from a wpa_supplicant in the boot partition? In any case, definitely keep me posted on it. Pretty exciting!?
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Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV, WRVB670?-?Erie, PA
Email: buddy@...
Mobile: (814) 431-0962
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On May 10, 2025, at 3:04?PM, Travis Siegel <tsiegel@...> wrote:
Yep, sure did, it arrived yesterday. Can't do the initial setup w/o sighted assistance though, so have
to wait until I can get some help with that, but after that's
done, I can certainly either use it at the terminal command line,
or use the web interface to operate the radio.? Likely the web
interface would be easiest until I can work out how to get it
talking on it's own.? Likely I'll need to remove it from the case,
and swap out the pico for another pi that can handle the speech
generation, then I won't need to use the web interface anymore.?
It would be really nice being able to use the radio directly from
the unit without having to hook up/connect to additional pieces.
On 5/9/2025 11:35 PM, Buddy Brannan
wrote:
Ooh,
did you order one of these?!?
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Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV, WRVB670?-?Erie, PA
Email: buddy@...
Mobile: (814) 431-0962
Sorry to change the subject (slightly), but I'd like to
know how far outside the specs in the manual we can go
with power adapters.? The zbitx manual says 6-9 volts is
preferred.? Will a 5V or a 10V supply break the radio? I
have both of these, and was wondering which one (if
either) I could use on the radio.? Failing that, what kind
of setup would I need to attach a 12-volt deep cycle
battery (taken from a power scooter) to the radio.? My
wife had two of these batteries for her power chair, but
it has since stopped working.? I use them directly to
power my yaesu 857, and it works just fine, but since that
radio doesn't transmit, I'd like to try using them on the
zbitx.? Would I need a voltage regulator to reduce power
to 6-9 volts, or can it handle the 12 volts directly?
The manual says we need 6-9 volts, with at least 3A for
the radio, but I'm hoping there's some wiggle room in
there, because I'm hard pressed to find such an adapter
already lying around here.? I'll have to go find one on
amazon or something, but until then, can I use either of
the above mentioned supplies w/o fear of burning up the
radio?
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