Poartable D-Star Hot-Spot BuildClear pi caasDVMEGA RPI Dual band radio is a radio module that fits without a modem or node adapter directly on the Raspberry PI. The combination RPI and RPI DVMEGA radio is a complete D-Star compatible hotspot with an output power of 10mW. The DVMEGA RPI radio comes with firmware and is ready for use. There are 2 radio's available, configured to operate in the VHF and UHF band.- Fits on Raspberry PI version A and B- Dual band VHF / UHF radio- 10 mW output power- SMA antenna connector- Complete assembled- Ready to use, firmware is pre-loadedAbout $188.00 from http://www.dvmega.auria.nl/Winkel.html

Either a Raspberry Pi 2B+ will need an external WiFi adaptor if carrying portable which can be found on eBay ( EEEKit for Raspberry Pi B+/2 Model B/Pi,Wireless Wifi/Bluetooth Dongle Receiver $12.00) or a Raspberry Pi 3B which has built-in WiFi & Bluetooth. Raspberry cost roughly around $40.00

Raspberry Pi 2 B+ Raspberry Pi 3

Poartable D-Star Hot-Spot Build

Any Case of your choosing will work with modifications for the antenna port. I used this case which I found on eBay. Price Range between $1.78 - $10.00.

Micro Sd card 4GB to 32GB Class 10.

A Standard SMA male antenna. The antenna off the UV8D works great.

Poartable D-Star Hot-Spot BuildWiFi Adaptor fo the Pi 2B+

EEEKit for Raspberry Pi B+/2 Model B/Pi,Wireless Wifi/Bluetooth Dongle Receiver

About 12.00 on Ebay

Image List..

Western D-Star Image

The latest D-Star image from http://www.westerndstar.co.uk/html/downloads.html which is currently Jessie-based   D-Star Widget image Version B,V2 and V3 Compatible

D-Star Commander Image

Best image.

Supports Pi 2b+ & Pi 3

http://w6kd.boards.net/thread/2/dstar-commander-public-release-download

Maryland D-Star Image

Currently supports Pi 2b+

http://www.maryland-dstar.org/html/raspiberry.html

Poartable D-Star Hot-Spot Build