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Episode #007 is out! Due to popular demand, this is an install episode. After running through comments and questions from listeners via the web site, e-mail and forums, we take a look at the procedure of installing Debian and Ubuntu Linux on a computer from start to finish. The show notes from this episode will include video footage of the Debian install so those of you who are interested in installing Debian on your own machines will be able to follow along with the video and audio of the install procedure. We will be posting screen shots of an Ubuntu install later on as well.

This is also the first episode that features interaction with participants of the live feed that made it into the edited version of the podcast. We’d like to encourage everyone to listen to (and sometimes watch) us live when Linux in the HAM Shack gets recorded. Get all the juicy tidbits, bloopers and anecdotes that don’t make the final cut. And your contribution could easily wind up in the show! Check the web site regularly for the broadcast schedule.

Thanks again to all who download and listen to Linux in the HAM Shack. We’re nothing without you. And please keep the e-mail and feedback coming.

Russ Woodman, K5TUX, co-hosts the Linux in the Ham Shack podcast which is available for download in both MP3 and OGG audio format. Contact him at [email protected].

Series Two Epsiode Two of the ICQ Amateur / Ham Radio Podcast. News stories include

• Trading standards complaint against BT interference
• RSGB Train the Trainers
• Audio Line using Torid
• Testing SWR
• Diary dates for Morse operators
• RF-based TV remote runs forever on single cell
• New Local 2m D-STAR Repeater
• Did you attend the CATS Bazaar 2007?
• Sharing 70cms
• QTH locatoring with Google Maps
• UK Contest news

Colin Butler, M6BOY, is the host of the ICQ Podcast, a weekly radio show about Amateur Radio. Contact him at [email protected].

After putting this off some because of the holidays and other obligations, Episode #006 is now hot off the press. This is the second in our two-part series on PSK31. In the first part, we looked at sound cards, rig control interfaces and the basics of getting a PSK31 software package installed on your Linux operating system.

In part two, we take a much closer look at two popular programs for operating PSK31 mode on Linux: gmFSK and fldigi. On top of that, we respond to listener comments and questions, talk about updates to the web site, and explain how you can be involved in the recording of Linux in the HAM Shack by listening to the live feed and interacting with us in the chat room.

Next up in Episode #007: Install episode! We’ll guide you step by step through the entire process of installing Debian or Ubuntu Linux on a machine to use in your HAM shack. If you join us for the live feed, we’ll even be able to answer your questions in real time.

Stay tuned, and please, keep the feedback coming.

Russ Woodman, K5TUX, co-hosts the Linux in the Ham Shack podcast which is available for download in both MP3 and OGG audio format. Contact him at [email protected].

Series Two Episode One of the ICQ Amateur / Ham Radio Podcast. News stories include:-

• New Saudi satellite?
• NS-40 website updated
• WebSDR on six bands
• New website for South Coast Repeater and Beacon Group
• Silent Key – Fr Padraic O’Kelly
• SCOUT Leader Steps Out For Charity
• New Amateur Radio Website
• 80m transmitter article

Martin (M1MRB) provides an introduction to the PSK-31, and we conclude Colins amateur radio training with the second part of licence conditions

Colin Butler, M6BOY, is the host of the ICQ Podcast, a weekly radio show about Amateur Radio. Contact him at [email protected].

Episode Fourteen of the ICQ Podcast has been released. This end of year special details how the podcast is going, and includes a review of 2008 and with Martin (M1MRB), Chris Matthieu (N7ICE) and Paul (M0TZO)
Colin Butler, M6BOY, is the host of the ICQ Podcast, a weekly radio show about Amateur Radio. Contact him at [email protected].

The thirteenth episode of the ICQ Amateur / Ham Radio Podcast. News stories include

• 2009 to be more expensive for UK Amateurs
• Ham Radio Videos on the web
• Gadget for QRP Distance
• Kenilworth amateur radio ham honoured
• Local TV honour Amateur / Ham Radio Operators

James, M0BOV, provides a review of Bluetooth Headsets for use with Amateur Radio and the next instalment in Colin's training, Licence Conditions - Part 1a.

Colin Butler, M6BOY, is the host of the ICQ Podcast, a weekly radio show about Amateur Radio. Contact him at [email protected].

Episode #005 is here. This is the first in a two-part series where we begin to discuss using Linux with your ham radio to participate in digital modes. We outline the software and hardware you might use to enjoy PSK31, a very popular digital mode in amateur radio. We take a look at sound cards, serial ports, rig control interfaces and prepare you for part two, which will get into the specifics of using Linux software to operate your radio in PSK31 mode. Thank you for downloading our latest episode, and please send us your feedback.

Also, we now broadcast the recording of Linux in the HAM Shack using Ustream TV. Follow Richard or Russ on Twitter to find out when the recording goes live, or check on the web site. An event calendar will be available shortly which will let you know when we will be recording. Your comments may even be included in the podcast!

73 de Russ, K5TUX

Russ Woodman, K5TUX, co-hosts the Linux in the Ham Shack podcast which is available for download in both MP3 and OGG audio format. Contact him at [email protected].