A new and faster version of the Raspberry Pi 3, a single-board Linux computer, has been announced March 14 (Pi Day). https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-3-model-bplus-sale-now-35/ This version costs the same $35 as the Pi 3 Model B and has a faster 1.4Ghz processor, Dual-band 802.11ac ethernet, Bluetooth 4.2, Power-over-Ethernet support, GigE support over USB 2.0 and more. Hams may be interested in this change: "The wireless circuitry is encapsulated under a metal shield, rather fetchingly embossed with our logo. This has allowed us to certify the entire board as a radio module under FCC rules, which in turn will significantly reduce the cost of conformance testing Raspberry Pi-based products."
Well, Pi Day doesn't exist in the UK (where the RasPi hails from) anyway as today is 14/3/2018... And Tau day is better anyway: https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2018/...s-circumference-diameter-radius-holiday-truth
I literally just bought (2) RPis days before this announcement as act at as VPNs for the remote shackes. Though since they are small service VPNs, the extra horsepower wouldn't have mattered. Had I know, I would have waiting to get more for less.
Hi all, does anyone try to run DVMega on this Pi? An image that works fine on old RPi Model B doesn't even boot RPi 3 B+... What's wrong? Bluetooth occupying IO at DVmega hat? I see the only rainbow square on my screen.
Yup an image from an earlier Pi won't work in the 3B+. I found that out recently when I got mine and tried to use some older images for the DV4 Mini, none of them worked. I do have a working image now, someone finally made one. Not sure if there is one out there for the DVMega yet but if there isn't there probably will be one soon. Here is the thread I posted- https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/dv4-mini-image-for-pi-3b.605229/
I use my Pi3B+ for fldigi, FreeDV, and whatever other DSP-rich applications I can think of just to prove that a computer that small and power-friendly can do it all.
I think there's only so much they going to cram in there. When you remember that the Pi was originally created so people in third world countries could have computers, you realize it's come a long way.
