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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].

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

• Videos for Amateurs
• Canadian Amateurs Receive Limited 500 kHz Privileges
• Croatia adopt 7MHz
• Repeater back online
• BT steps up to the (I) Plate
• 25th Anniversary of Amateur Radio in Space

Martin reviews an ESR Meter, the latest events and the next instalment in Colin's training, Safety.

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

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

• IBM Plan Broadband over Powerline Test
• Second Bath Buildathon planned
• Irish Repeater added to Echolink
• Money raised for BBC Children in Need
• A great source of free parts
• Handy Reference for Homebrewing
• New QRP Group in San Francisco Bay
• St Thesrea Pupils talk to Spaceman

Chris Matthieu from the Matuer / Ham Radio Social Networking site 73s.org gave an explanation of his site, and how it could benefit Amateurs, and the next stage of Colin's Amateur Radio Training, EMC.

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

Episode #004 is finally here! I need to make two apologies. The first is a re-apology for the crackling in the audio for this episode. It appears to have been a problem with the machine that recorded the episode. My studio was in disarray and I didn’t have a place for my laptop so I used an older desktop. The crackling that appears on the recording was not evident from my mixing console or to Richard over the Skype connection. Rest assured that it will not happen in Episode #005. Second, I apologize for this being late. We really would like to keep things on schedule at Linux in the HAM Shack, but the last two weeks have been very busy for both Richard and I.

In this episode, we go through our feedback from between the last release and this one. Then we get down to the heart of the matter: What software is available under Linux for amateur radio enthusiasts? We answer that question, respond to your questions and comments, talk about virtualization and techniques for getting the most from whatever software you decide to use. We even try to have a little fun here and there. So thank you for downloading this episode and thank you for listening. Please send us feedback, good or bad, and any comments or questions you may have. We’d love to hear from you.

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].

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

• RAYNET Aids Stranded Sportsmen
• New Exam agreement for Irish Experimenters
• Increased Access for Spain
• Mullard Valve Video
• Primary School talk to Spaceman
• US 500kHz Experimental Station
• Cheap Construction Boxes
• Morse Code comes to BBC Top Gear
• News in Brief - 09/11/2008

James, M0BOV provides a review of the TGE Power Booster and the next instalment in Colin's training, Propagation.

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

Richard and I had a lot going on in our lives over the past two weeks. Most of it had nothing to do with amateur radio or Linux. Luckily we managed to get Episode #003 recorded and as I write this it’s about 3:15am. But the podcast is going to be released on time. Please remember to send us that feedback, whether it’s by e-mail, comment on the LHS web site or the Black Sparrow Media forums.

In this episode, we discuss downloading and installing amateur radio software from remote repositories using the various commands provided by Debian-based Linux distributions. We also mention a few other kinds of package managers, those used by Red Hat, OpenSuSE, Gentoo and more. And we touch on installing applications from source code, among other juicy tidbits. Enjoy.

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].