I've tried using kali-linux-2018.3-rpi0w-re4son.img.xz and kali-linux-2018.4-rpi0w-nexmon.img.xz and niether one find my alfa awus036nha.
When I plug it it I get this in /var/log/messages:
Dec 5 04:07:47 kali kernel: [ 6507.157518] usb 1-1.2: new high-speed USB device number 7 using dwc2
Dec 5 04:07:47 kali kernel: [ 6507.319312] usb 1-1.2: New USB device found, idVendor=0cf3, idProduct=9271
Dec 5 04:07:47 kali kernel: [ 6507.328762] usb 1-1.2: New USB device strings: Mfr=16, Product=32, SerialNumber=48
Dec 5 04:07:47 kali kernel: [ 6507.338741] usb 1-1.2: Product: UB91C
Dec 5 04:07:47 kali kernel: [ 6507.348163] usb 1-1.2: Manufacturer: ATHEROS
Dec 5 04:07:47 kali kernel: [ 6507.357350] usb 1-1.2: SerialNumber: 12345
Dec 5 04:07:47 kali kernel: [ 6507.388816] usb 1-1.2: ath9k_htc: Firmware ath9k_htc/htc_9271-1.4.0.fw requested
Dec 5 04:07:48 kali kernel: [ 6507.698452] usb 1-1.2: ath9k_htc: Transferred FW: ath9k_htc/htc_9271-1.4.0.fw, size: 51008
Dec 5 04:07:48 kali kernel: [ 6507.951770] ath9k_htc 1-1.2:1.0: ath9k_htc: HTC initialized with 33 credits
Dec 5 04:07:49 kali kernel: [ 6509.108195] usb 1-1.2: ath9k_htc: USB layer deinitialized

I then procede to ifconfig -a and ... nothing...

It works both on raspberry pi zero w / rasbian and pugged into an aser aspire one running puppy linux...

Any ideas??

Thanks

CCEE