Note that I have provided a working disk image for streaming scanner audio to Broadcastify.com which you can download. See this page.
Using a Raspberry Pi Micro-Computer for a Broadcastify Feed
This guide outlines the steps I went through to set up a $35 Raspberry Pi (RasPi) computer and “darkice” software to stream scanner audio to broadcastify.com. A companion guide covers recording and archiving the audio which can be done independently from the darkice streaming.
One benefit of doing this is the power savings. The RasPi uses about 5 watts. In contrast, the old laptop I was using to feed scanner audio used almost ten times the energy and put out a lot of heat. It also had a loud fan. I was paying $42 (US) a year in electric just to run the laptop 24/7. One year of running the silent and cool running RasPi will cost me about $4.40.
The Debian based Linux operating system that is used here is very stable. If you use an Uninterruptable Power Supply and if you have a good internet connection then your feed should have a very solid up-time.
What you need Raspberry Pi Model B with Raspbian OS, a USB sound card/stick connected to an audio source such as a public safety scanning radio and network connection with a second system for both setup and playback of audio. The USB Sound stick that I am using was only a couple of dollars on amazon.ca:
Inexpensive USB sound card (Price:$6.99) - https://www.amazon.com/Virtual-5-1-surround-External-Sound-Card/dp/B000N35A0Y
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