Evaluating the ALFA Network AHPI7292S

The Alfa Network’s AHPI7292S was claimed to be the world’s first IEEE 802.11ah sub 1 GHz WiFi Raspberry Pi HAT when it was introduced in 2021. It is based on the 1st generation Newracom NRC7292 SoC and is still readily available today from various distributors such as The Newracom NRC7292 (and 2nd generation NRC7394) can operate in either host mode or standalone mode. While the NRC7394 2nd…