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+title: PiStar Delayed
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+date: 2023-05-28 18:17:46
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+I've been delayed in getting the hotspot back online. I don't
+DMR a whole lot these days, so its absence isn't that noticeable.
+
+I also acquired a SHARI PiHat from Don/WA2SWX over the weekend. 
+It's a RPi hat that contains a USB codec and a small transceiver
+with the appropriate filtering. 
+
+I am, however, not a fan of the Pi right now. I don't believe
+them about why they're still overpriced and out of stock 3 years
+on. It is now a product that is securely in the hands of scalpers.
+It will be years, if ever, before consumers will be able to
+buy them.
+
+Anyway....my attempts to figure out how to make it work outside of
+Pi world is confusing. In theory its simple, however it uses
+a GPIO on the codec for PTT.
+
+I can probably figure it out later, but I kind of just to play with it.
+
+I did however buy a $35 Libre SBC that claims to be Pi
+compatible and PiStar supposedly works on it.