[App_rpt-users] Raslink vs Dial for RPI

[Kevin Custer]

I recommend something other than a Raspberry Pi 3 for a multiple node 
set-up.   I have several instances of single and dual node installations 
using usbradio on INTEL ATOM processor based computers, as follows.

Intel D2500 fanless motherboard - about $60
A Mini-itx Case/Power Supply - about $50
2 gig of RAM - about $16
Samsung 16 gig SSD MMBRE16G5MSP - about $20 (used)

This makes a very capable fanless computer for about $150.00.  Yes - 
it's not $40.00, but it also doesn't have the machine gun effect of 
running usbradio on a Pi3.   I've had zero issues using these 
used-reclaimed SSD drives.  eBay is a good source for everything.

Kevin W3KKC



On 2/5/2018 6:39 PM, Pierre Martel wrote:
> Ok this will make the decision to buy 2 raspberry pi 3 with 4 sd card 
> easy.
>
> Unless someone tell me that there is a better small computer that 
> could do the job for my 2 nodes using usbradio.
>
>
>
> Le lun. 5 févr. 2018 à 18:04, Bryan Fields <Bryan at bryanfields.net 
> <mailto:Bryan at bryanfields.net>> a écrit :
>
>     On 2/5/18 5:34 PM, Pierre Martel wrote:
>     > Yes I knew that dsp is supported on Dial but there was talk that
>     on the
>     > raspberry pi it was not as stable as on x86 architecture.
>
>     I know of no one having issues running usbradio with current DIAL
>     on the RPI3.
>      I have a couple nodes running as such.
>
>     That said, I would only run one usbradio interface per RPI3, they
>     are simply
>     not that powerful.  I use a supermicro Intel atom server for our
>     main Tampa
>     site, and it's got 3 repeaters running pciradio and 2 usbradio
>     interfaces on it.
>
>     --
>     Bryan Fields
>

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