Building a new SHARI Hotspot for Echolink and Allstar – S1E9

Published: 25 October 2021
Categories: Ham Radio Unlimited

In this video we receive a new SHARI hotspot kit for the Raspberry Pi, we put it together with a bit of soldering, we download the HamVOIP image, install it and walk through configuring the software to run on the SHARI.

The SHARI hotspot allows you to have a node on AllStar and Echolink right in your shack. You cn use a simple handheld radio to control it.

Look for more videos in the very near future on how to use the SHARI hotspot from your radio and setting up more features.

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Details from the video:

Connect via SSH with default HamVOIP port: 

ssh -p 222 -l root [IP ADDRESS][ENTER]

If you change the port to default for SSH (22): 

ssh -l root [IP ADDRESS][ENTER]

Changing boot files to disable serial tty: 

cd /boot

Backup cmdline.txt first: 

cp cmdline.txt ~ [ENTER]

Edit cmdline.txt

nano cmdline.txt [ENTER]

remove console=ttyAMA0.115200 and kgdboc=ttyAMA0.115200 by backspacing them out

to save press CTRL and X at the same time, answer Y then press enter.

Verify The Change

cat cmdline.txt

Backup config.txt first: 

cp config.txt ~ [ENTER]

Edit config.txt:

nano config.txt

On the line right below the first comment (line with #) add: 

dtoverlay=disable.bt

to save press CTRL and X as the same time, answer Y then press enter.

Verify The Change:

cat config.txt

Reboot the SHARI Hotspot

reboot

Setting Radio Options: 

cd /usr/local/sbin 
./SA818-prog

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