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Show Notes #107

June 11th, 2013 | Author:
Episode #107 Audio (Listen now!):
Introduction:
Russ finds out that people don’t like the “how are you” start to the show, while Pete uncharacteristically says “ya’ll”.
Announcements:
  • Linux in the Ham Shack is having a contest! We will be giving away a Beaglebone Black. (http://www.digikey.com/product-highlights/us/en/texas-instruments-beagleboard/685#beagleboneNext) If you are currently a subscriber at the monthly or yearly levels, you are already entered and need not do a thing. If you are not a subscriber, you have 2 choices: #1 is you become a subscriber at the monthly or yearly rate or, #2 is you can call the LHS voice line (1-909-547-7469) and complete this thought: “I deserve a Beaglebone Black because…” Your answers can be as serious or ludicrous as you like. Please include a call sign, if you have one, and an e-mail address or phone number in your voice mail so we can let you know if you’ve won and find out where to ship your snazzy new Beaglebone Black. All entries must be received by 10:00pm Central Time on June 16th. The drawing will be done during the live recording of episode #109 on June 18th. Good luck!
  • Linux in the Ham Shack has a most famous listener: Adam Curry, the Podfather himself. His ham radio call sign is KF5SLN, and this is the coolest thing that has ever happened to LHS. He does the No Agenda podcast with John C. Dvorak.
  • The guys reminisce about Dayton Hamvention 2013. A big thanks go to all who stopped by the LHS booth. A big thank you goes to the mystery Robin Hood who robbed his wallet to give to the poor podcasters from Linux in the Ham Shack. There was a raffle for a Pignology Piglet from Sierra Radio Systems. Russ got the piglet at a reduced price and gave it away. Thanks go to George (KJ6VU) and Nick (N3WG) for the reduced price and for other work that they have done for Linux in the Ham Shack.
Topics:

Mini-Topics:

Feedback:
New members and social media folk:
  • LHS Members:
    • Hy C.  W2HY
  • Twitter Followers:
    • @W3RKN
  • Facebook followers/likes:
    • Doug D.
    • Dieter B.
  • E-mail from John, G7VRI
  • Blog Post from KE8P (http://ke8p.us)
  • Web Comment from Josh, KK4LGZ
  • Web Comment from Adam, KF5SLN (“The Podfather”)
  • Thanks to our monthly donors
  • Thanks to all of our listeners (live & via podcast)

Contact Info:

Music:

  • Music: “Tramp” by Kassy Key & the Raindoggs, courtesy of Jamendo.
  • Music: “The Sun Is Shining” by Boxing Fox from the album The Shepherd Hates Us, courtesy of Jamendo.

Shows Notes #106

June 6th, 2013 | Author:

Episode #106 Audio (Listen Now):

Introduction:

Announcements:

  • The Dayton Hamvention is coming up very soon! It will be May 17-19, 2013 at the Hara Arena in Dayton, Ohio. Linux in the Ham Shack will be there in the North Hall, booth 131. Hope to see you.
  • The Beaglebone Black has been released. These are the preferred boards of Pignology and Sierra Radio Systems, who use them to create the Hamstack. They are retailing for $45 and are much more powerful than the Raspberry Pi.

Topics:

Feedback:

  • New LHS Member: Allan, WA1BG. Thanks!
  • New Twitter follower: Jeff B (@bundini).

Contact Info:

Music:

  • “No Time” by Mindil Beach Markets from the album Mindil Beach Markets. This track is not Creative Commons but is freely available from http://mindilbeachmarkets.com.
  • “Delirium” by Nocreeps from the album Time to Differ, courtesy of Jamendo.

 

Show Notes #105

May 22nd, 2013 | Author:

Episode #105 Audio (Listen Now):

Introduction:

  • Our thoughts go out to the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing. We hope that the perpetrators or caught quickly and dealt with appropriately.

Announcements:

  • The Tin Foil Hat show, a new member of the Black Sparrow Media network, is currently on hiatus. The podcaster, CafeNinja, is busy with life issues and will return to podcast as soon as he is able.
  • Development of the LHS mobile application is likely to cease, though the application in its current form will be available for the forseeable future. If you have an iPod, iPad, iPhone or Android device, get the app FOR FREE in the relevant app stores.

Topics:

Feedback:

  • New Twitter follower: @LinuxLeech. Thanks!
  • New yearly subscriber to the show: Brian S. Thank you!
  • No listener feedback this week. See the contact info below to let us know how you feel about anything you like.

Contact Info:

Music:

  • “Carpe Diem” by Antarhes from the album Silaelin, courtesy of Jamendo.
  • “Pain of Life” by Drunken Souls from the album On Verra Plus Tard, courtesy of Jamendo.

Show Notes #104

May 20th, 2013 | Author:

Episode #104 Audio (Listen Now):

Introduction:

  • Pete is back on the show along with Russ

Announcements:

  • Hamvention 2013 is happening May 17-19, 2013 in Dayton, Ohio. LHS reached the donation goal and thus will be in the Hara Arena. Thanks to Sierra Radio Systems for their incredibly generous donation that put us over the top. We will be talking with George from Sierra and Nick from Pignology in Episode #105. It’s a show you DO NOT want to miss.
  • Bill, KA9WKA, has announced that he is also going to be on hiatus for a while. Therefore, we now have an opening for a show notes taker and keeper of all knowledge! If you’d like to be that person, please send us an e-mail or get in touch with Pete or I in the IRC channel.
  • Website that lists known Linux Events.
  • http://answers.oreilly.com/topic/3507-list-of-known-linuxfest-events/

Topics:

Feedback:

  • Topic for short discussion: How is Ham Radio Free and Open Source?
  • Due to the length of the interview with Steve Nichols, feedback will be moved to after the interview in Episode #105.

Contact Info:

Music:

 

Show Notes #103

April 25th, 2013 | Author:

Episode #103 Audio (Listen Now):

Introduction:

  • Pete, VE2XPL from the wAVE gUIDES podcast joins as the quasi-permanent co-host for LHS.

Announcements:

  • The Dayton Hamvention is happening from May 17-19, 2013. LHS will be in the Hara Arena. Please help by donating to the cause.
  • RARSfest is happening May 30, 2013 in Raliegh, NC. LHS will NOT have an ambassador at the show this year.
  • CQ World Wide WPX Contest is happening March 30-31, 2013 (0000Z-2359Z) for SSB and May 25-26,2013 (0000Z-2359Z) for CW. All the normal HF bands are involved in the contest. The WPX contest is based on an award offered by CQ Magazine for working all prefixes. The contest draws thousands of entries from around the world. http://www.cqwpx.com/
  • Ohio Linux Fest Call For Papers is now open:  “Ohio LinuxFest is looking for talks for our 2013 event, which will be held September 13-15, 2013, in Columbus Ohio. We are looking for a variety of talks at all levels, from Beginners through Intermediate to Advanced. Any topic related to free and open source software, or to open hardware, is fair game for a talk. If you have something to say, we’d love to offer you a an opportunity to say it. Just go to http://www.ohiolinux.org/cfp and fill out the submission form.”

Topics:

  • The future of VoIP
  • EchoLink, AllStar Link and IRLP are VoIP services
    • https://allstarlink.org
    • http://echolink.org
    • http://irlp.net
  • Tucnak
    • Multiplatform VHF/HF contest logging program. Includes all features for Multi station: networking, ON4KST chat, CW/SSB keying, radio control and more
    • New version 3.17 released on March 25, 2013
    • Authored by Ladislav, OK1ZIA
    • http://tucnak.nagano.cz/wiki/Main_Page
    • http://tucnak.nagano.cz/download.php (Download link)
    • Also packaged for Debian (with repos!)
  • Svxlink
    • Linux EchoLink server with qtel EchoLink client
    • New version 13.03 released on March 9, 2013
    • Authored by Tobias, SM0SVX
    • http://svxlink.sourceforge.net
  • Qle
    • QSO Logger and Log Editor for Linux
    • No package support for Debian or RH based systems
    • Perl and sqlite on the back end
    • New version 0.0.35 released on March 1, 2013
    • Authored by Wilbert, ZL2BSJ
    • http://home.kpn.nl/w.knol18/qle/qle.html

Feedback:

  • E-mail from Brad A. talking about iOS vs Maemo and the corporate/community Ubuntu status according to him.
  • LHS Yearly Membership by Rubens K. Thank you!
  • Gary, KE2YK, has promoted us yet again on his blog. Therefore we will promote him back.
  • http://ke2yk.wordpress.com
  • http://ke2yk.wordpress.com/2013/03/23/1311

Contact Info:

  • Contact Russ at [email protected] or [email protected].
  • Listen to the live stream every other Tuesday at 8:00pm Central time. Check the LHS web site for dates.
  • Leave us a voice mail at 1-909-LHS-SHOW (1-909-547-7469), or record an introduction to the podcast.
  • Sign up for the LHS mailing list.
  • LHS merchandise is available at the Merch link on Web site.
  • Check out the Badgerwear or buy one of the other LHS-branded items at PrintFection.com/lhs or Cafe Press. Thanks.
  • Thanks to Dave from Gamma Leonis for the theme music.

Music:

  • “14 Ghosts II” by Nine Inch Nails from the album Ghosts I-IV.
  • “Discipline” by Nine Inch Nails from the album The Slip.

 

Show Notes #102

March 20th, 2013 | Author:

Episode #102 Audio (Listen Now):

Introduction:

  • Rob from the MintCast podcast is on the show tonight filling in for the nomadic and enigmatic Richard.

Announcements:

  • The 2013 Dayton Hamvention is coming up May 17-19 in Dayton, Ohio. We are still in need of donations. Please keep ‘em coming.
  • The Wouff Hong Podcast, member of the Black Sparrow Media Network, have released their first episode. If you don’t subscribe to the BSM aggregate feed, you can find them at the link above. Good episode, and they mention LHS.
  • Rob and Russ use BeyondPod on Android as a podcast manager.
  • Roy, KK4ATD, will be in Atlanta at RARSfest as an ambassador for LHS. If you’re anywhere near Raleigh, NC on Saturday, March 30, 2013, stop by and say hello. [LHS will NOT be present at RARSfest this year. Sorry for any confusion. -Ed]
  • The sponsored ads in the right column of the LHS web site actually make us a not insignificant amount of money when you click on them. If you want to help us out without donating your own money, please click on an ad when you visit our site. We get money in our donation box, and you don’t lighten your own pockets. Thank you!

Topics:

  • Visit KE8P’s blog. One of the articles documents using a Raspberry Pi as a temperature monitor.
  • KK4ATD has developed Hamux, a 64-bit, CentOS-based Linux distribution with ham radio applications. This is a “live” CD image, so you can boot it from CD and try it before installing. At 698MB, it just barely fits on a CD.
  • Our hosts embark on a brief digression about Douglas Adams.
  • Slow Scan TV (SSTV)SSTV is a method of sending still images using radio frequencies on the HF bands. FSTV (fast-scan TV), which is typically done on VHF and UHF frequencies at distances up to a couple hundred miles, is similar to broadcast TV.In order to operate SSTV, you’ll need a radio (and a license to transmit), a computer, a sound card interface to connect them to each other, and software. For Linux, we have QSSTV. The current version is 7.1.7, released on January 4, 2012. It is compatible with the Ham Radio Control Libraries (hamlib) for controlling the radio.Russ gives a brief overview of the various configuration options and interface of QSSTV.
  • Rob is not a ham, but has considered obtaining his license. Unfortunately, he lives in an area with deed restrictions that prohibit outside antennas. What are his options? There are several resources on the web for ham operation with antenna restrictions. Some of these are:

    Though in Rob’s case, with aluminum foil-lined roof tiles, attic antennas are not likely to work very well.

    Other possibilities: using EchoLink, IRLP, operating mobile or portable. Perhaps tossing up a temporary wire antenna in the back yard, operate, then take it down.

    Rob and Russ discuss the various options, potential for TVI, and VEC testing opportunities.

Feedback:

  • David, KE0AZ, writes to say he’s sorry to see Richard to go, but will continue to listen.
  • Frank, K4FMH, would like to see more technical content in future episodes.
  • W. Lynn writes to say that the Belton HamExpo will be April 20, 2013 in Belton, TX.
  • Gary, KE2YK, will miss Richard, too. He also appreciates the mention of Linux Mint 14 as it reminded him to give it a try.
  • Pete, VE2XPL and the host of the wAVEgUIDES podcast, sends his congratulations on 100 episodes and best wishes for Richard.
  • Gary, KE2YK, also sent comments about episode 101, including a link to his review of the Raspberry Pi.
  • Brian, WB4ES, sends his thanks for Richard’s introduction to JT-75 screencast. (Available to subscribers.)
  • There are more comments on LHS Facebook Page.

Contact Info:

Music:

  • “Insanity” by Mad Mav from the album Black Sheep, courtesy of Jamendo.
  • “Strike the End” by Convergence from the album Points of View, courtesy of Jamendo.

Show Notes #101

March 13th, 2013 | Author:

Introduction:

  • Russ flies solo on LHS! Well, almost. Harrison, VE2HKW, fills in as co-host.

Topics:

  • What’s in a name? Russ talks about the philosophical ramifications of the phrase “Linux distribution”, and referring to Linux vs. GNU/Linux. Richard Stallman prefers using GNU/Linux to refer to the operating system, and Russ seems to agree, but feels it doesn’t go far enough. Share your thoughts via the usual communication channels.
  • hamqth.com is an alternative to QRZ.com for callsign lookups, and has an application program interface (API). Russ has programmed the gnorman bot in the LHS IRC channel to access hamqth.com. While in the chat, enter “.qrz some_callsign”, and gnorman will return the info.
  • Another application that uses the hamqth.com API is QtLog. It’s mostly in German, but there’s enough English to allow you to use the program. It seems to require that you have a MySQL server running on the same computer. It also supports HamLib for rig control. You can use Google Translate to translate the website.
  • Harrison offers an overview of oscilloscopes, including what they are, the controls, and how you might use one in your ham shack. There are several instructional videos available on W2AEW’s YouTube channel. (You can learn more about Alan, W2AEW, on his QSL.net page. There are also software-based oscilloscopes, like xoscope. Of course, you’ll need a hardware interface to the computer’s sound card.

Feedback:

  • Please make a donation to our Dayton Hamvention fund, like these fine people: Paul G. (annual membership and 2 donations), Ron E. (yearly membership), Jeremy H. (monthly membership), Scott P. (monthly membership), Bill A. (monthly membership), Bill H. (monthly membership and donation), Gary U. (monthly membership), John K. (yearly membership), and Jerome S. (donation). Thank you, all!
  • Gary (KE2YK) expresses his appreciation for Richard’s screencast Introduction to JT-65.
  • Brian (WB4ES) sends his best wishes to Richard.
  • 100th episode audio feedback from Claudio of the Linux Basement podcast.

Contact Info:

Music:

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