Show Notes

Hamvention Wrap-Up:

• Attendance, on FB and Dayton area newspapers, they listed the attendance of 25-30k people for 2026. Official number for 2025 was 36,814. So, our guess on lower numbers was likely correct (it will be a few weeks before Hamvention releases the official numbers)
• Only a handful of people asked what Linux was (this number seems down… way down, actually)
• Many folks said they are/have moved to Linux after the Windows debacle
• Probably a normal amount of, “What can Linux do for me?” Type questions

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• Announcements:
• Can you help support the show?
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• We need topics!
  • Weekender episodes - anything goes!
  • We need ideas for things you’d like to hear about in our Deep Dive episodes! Help us out by emailing suggestions to [email protected]
• Repeater for sale!
  • Spread the word to anyone you think might be interested, if you’re not! The repeater that Russ had set up has been taken offline because of Russ’s death. If anyone is interested in everything available (sold as a package deal only), please reach out to [email protected] and we’ll send you the details/pictures. Pickup in Billings, Montana area or along a route Bill will be traveling through in the future. The antenna is still standing in Missouri… but that is also included in the price once it is taken down.
• Memorial Service for Russ, K5TUX
  • There will be a memorial service held for Russ at our home in Mt. Vernon, Missouri on November 1, 2026. Everyone is welcome! If you’d like to join us, please send an email to [email protected] and we’ll send you more info!

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During the Colorado 14er & Mountaintop Event, amateur radio operators from around Colorado will be activating Summits On The Air (SOTA) peaks and communicating with other radio amateurs across the state and around the world. Join in on the fun during the annual event by activating a summit or contacting (chasing) the mountaintop stations. Be ... Read more

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In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief, and the episode's feature is Fault Finding.

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• STEM On and Off the Air
• Award Recognises Dxpeditions with Remote Operations
• WIA asks for Changes to Sub-Antarctic Callsign Prefixes
• CW Ops Needed to Copy Data from Tokyo-Built Cubesat
• Closure of BBC Radio 4 on Long Wave (LW)
• Salty Walt Goes "Next Level" with New Portable Antenna Sketchbook
• New Edition of No Nonsense Technician Class License Study Guide
• Morse Code Used as Part of a Hack to Steal $200,000 Worth of Cryptocurrency
• Cat Pix on the Air - 2026

Show Notes

Amateur Radio Topics:

• Hamvention is here!
  • Source: https://lhs.fyi/hamvention
  • Teases:
    • Icom X-026 Premiers Concept Mockup of new Rig
• Amateur Radio Operators in Belarus Arrested, Face the Death Penalty
  • Source: https://lhs.fyi/LB (404 Media)
  • https://lhs.fyi/LE (IARU Response)

Open Source / Linux Topics:

• Debian Release Team: Debian Must Now Ship Reproducible Packages
  • Source: https://lhs.fyi/Lz (Phoronix)
• 3 life-improving Linux apps to try
  • Source: https://lhs.fyi/LA (HowToGeek)

Linux in the Ham Shack Topics:

• FreeDV 2.3.0 Released
  • More information on the 2.3.0 release can be found at our blog (https://lhs.fyi/Lv) along with information on the FlexRadio integration more specifically (https://lhs.fyi/Lw). Let me know if you have any questions and definitely feel free to tell all your friends!
• Rhizomatica Releases Mercury
  • Source: https://lhs.fyi/Lx (Amateur Radio Daily)
• Graywolf
  • Source: https://lhs.fyi/Ly (Graywolf)

Announcements & Feedback:

• Announcements:
  • Come see us at Hamvention!  We are counting down the minutes at this point!
    • Join us for dinner at Hamvention!  We need you to RSVP immediately via the event links on Facebook or by emailing [email protected] - NO LATER THAN WEDNESDAY, 5/13 - so we can get reservations finalized!
    • Friday:
      • https://lhs.fyi/HVBJ
    • Saturday:
      • https://lhs.fyi/chuys
  • Can you help support the show?  
  • We need topics! 
  • Repeater for sale!
  • Memorial Service for Russ, K5TUX
    • https://lhs.fyi/mem
• Feedback:
  • Email from JL1AYH
    • Hi LHS-team, I have not done a search on whether you mentioned OpenWebRX+ already, if not then it might be a candidate: https://lhs.fyi/owr Thanks for the podcast!
  • Discord Post from Victoria (K8VSY)
    • if anyone is using Wavelog: https://lhs.fyi/LC
    • Source: https://lhs.fyi/LD (github)
  • Email from Claus Niesen (AE0S) Amateur Radio Software Award committee member
    • Hello We would like to announce the 2026 recipients of the Amateur Radio Software Award, which goes to Nate Bargmann (N0NB), George Baltz (N3GB), Daniele Forsi (IU5HKX), and Mikael Nousiainen (OH3BHX) for their work on Hamlib.  Attached is the press release of the award.  We would be happy for you to mention the award.

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Ham College episode 139 is now available for download.

Technician Exam Questions Part 26 of 26
T0A – Power circuits and hazards: hazardous voltages, fuses and circuit breakers, grounding, electrical code compliance, Lightning protection; Battery safety.
T0B – Antenna safety: tower safety and grounding, installing antennas, antenna supports.
T0C – RF hazards: radiation exposure, proximity to antennas, recognized safe power levels, radiation types, duty cycle.

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