ETH008 – Small Computers

Hello everybody and welcome back to the Everything Ham Radio Podcast. In the last episode we talked about Computers in your Shack. In this episode we are going to talk about another aspect of this topic, but we are going to be talking about the types of computers that have been dubbed Small Computers. By Small Computers, I am talking about things like a Raspberry Pi, an Aurdino and a Beagle Bone.
Before we actually dive into these three, I first should point out that each of these can be setup to use as a computer in your shack or in your emergency Go Kit or SOTA operating setup. If you have a small 7” screen, a “small computer” and a wireless keyboard and mouse, you can use this for logging, or what have you while you are operating. This could be a cheap way of getting you a computer in your shack.
Raspberry Pi
First off, what exactly is a Raspberry PI? According to the Raspberry Pi website, when asked what a Raspberry Pi is, their answer was
The Raspberry Pi is a credit-card sized