{"id":38302,"date":"2019-06-24T09:04:48","date_gmt":"2019-06-24T13:04:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=38302"},"modified":"2019-06-24T09:04:48","modified_gmt":"2019-06-24T13:04:48","slug":"new-raspberry-pi-4-faster-cpu-dual-monitors-gigabit-ethernet-and-up-to-4-gb-of-ram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/new-raspberry-pi-4-faster-cpu-dual-monitors-gigabit-ethernet-and-up-to-4-gb-of-ram\/","title":{"rendered":"New Raspberry Pi 4: Faster CPU, Dual Monitors, Gigabit Ethernet and up to 4 GB of RAM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Raspberry-Pi-4-Board-Only-cropped-e1561378744366.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-38306\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Raspberry-Pi-4-Board-Only-cropped-1024x700.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many thanks to<em> SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Dan Srebnick, who notes that the Raspberry Pi 4 mini computer was unveiled this morning by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.raspberrypi.org\/products\/raspberry-pi-4-model-b\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Raspberry Pi Foundation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This model has a number of upgrades we&#8217;ve all been waiting for:<a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Raspberry-Pi-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38303\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Raspberry-Pi-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"621\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Raspberry-Pi-4.jpg 621w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Raspberry-Pi-4-300x184.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I love the Raspberry Pi and own a number of models that I&#8217;ve employed in various projects. For example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/making-a-flightaware-ads-b-feeder-with-a-raspberry-pi-3-and-rtl-sdr-dongle\/\">A FlightAware ADS-B feed<\/a>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_9055\" style=\"width: 194px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/RaspberryPirate-FMRadio.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9055\" class=\"wp-image-9055 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/RaspberryPirate-FMRadio-184x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/RaspberryPirate-FMRadio-184x300.jpg 184w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/RaspberryPirate-FMRadio-61x100.jpg 61w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/RaspberryPirate-FMRadio.jpg 368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9055\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My Raspberry Pi B Pirate is still in service!<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.liveatc.net\/search\/?icao=KHKY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A LiveATC feed of airport KHKY<\/a><\/li>\n<li>A desktop computer for my kids to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.raspberrypi.org\/documentation\/usage\/python\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">learn Python<\/a>\u00a0and do homework<\/li>\n<li>A headless remote unit for transferring large files and archiving the full\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/shortwavearchive.com\/\">Shortwave Radio Audio Archive<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/my-raspberry-pirate-is-now-radio-active\/\">A Raspberry Pirate FM<\/a>\u00a0transmitter<\/li>\n<li>Two\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/rachelfriends.org\/rachel-pi-howto.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RACHEL-PI<\/a>\u00a0systems (English and French) I\u2019m evaluating for use with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/etow.org\/\">ETOW<\/a><\/li>\n<li>A stand-alone SDR station<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What excites me most about the Raspberry Pi 4 is the improved processor speed and larger allotment of RAM (up to 4 GB). This could make the Pi a more effective stand-alone or portable SDR station. The dual monitor capability could also be a big bonus. And, of course, GigaBit ethernet speeds will help make the Pi a better\/faster connected device.<\/p>\n<p>When the Raspberry Pi 3B+ was introduced last year, <a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/the-raspberry-pi-3-b-and-a-number-of-rpi-projects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">I hesitated one day<\/a> and had to wait weeks for the second shipment. <em>Not this time!<\/em> I purchased two 4GB units (in two different shipments as most suppliers have a maximum of one per customer) and hope to receive them by mid-July.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re interested in pre-ordering the Raspberry Pi 4, check out the Raspberry Pi Foundation website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.raspberrypi.org\/products\/raspberry-pi-4-model-b\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">for recommended resellers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Do you plan to grab a Pi 4? Would you like to share a recent project with us? Please comment!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Srebnick, who notes that the Raspberry Pi 4 mini computer was unveiled this morning by the Raspberry Pi Foundation. This model has a number of upgrades we&#8217;ve all been waiting for: I love the Raspberry Pi and own a number of models that I&#8217;ve employed in various projects. 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The Pi 400 is essentially a Raspberry Pi 4 built into a keyboard. Wonderful concept that very much takes me back to my first personal computer. Of course, in the spirit of all things\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Accessories&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Accessories","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/accessories\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Raspberry-Pi-400-xmas_500x.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":17910,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/lets-talk-raspberry-pi-3-radio-projects\/","url_meta":{"origin":38302,"position":2},"title":"Let&#8217;s talk Raspberry Pi 3 radio projects&#8230;","author":"Thomas","date":"March 24, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"I just received the recently released Raspberry Pi 3 that I ordered from MCM a couple weeks ago. Now I'm plotting a few potential radio projects! Recommendations anyone? 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