Syrians Are Using Raspberry Pi Computers To Broadcast Independent Radio

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The entire device is about the size of a shoebox. MiCT via YouTube

Raspberry Pi, the credit card-sized computers available for as little as $5, are now being deployed in Syria as radio transmitters. Cheap, resilient, and with a range of up to 8 kilometers (5 miles), these devices are allowing Syrians to communicate outside of areas controlled by the Assad regime or the so-called Islamic State (IS).