LHS Episode #214: The Weekender V

Posted on March 16, 2018March 16, 2018 by Russ Woodman

It's time for The Weekender again! And this weekend is St. Patrick's Day. So make sure to wear green, lest you be pinched unmercifully. And while you're at it, check out some of the Open Source and amateur radio-related events going on this weekend. You might also want to try our recommendations for Scotch, Irish-themed food and much more. Thank you so much for listening.

73 de The LHS Crew

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LHS Episode #213: HF Antenna Woes

Posted on March 12, 2018March 14, 2018 by Russ Woodman

Welcome to Episode 213 of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode, the hosts discuss the proper installation of HF antennas, the HF Voyager project, FT-8 DXpeditions, Ubuntu 18.04 and Discourse, picking OSS licenses, the new release of WSJT-X and much more. Thank you for listening!

73 de The LHS Crew

Show Notes #213: HF Antenna Woes

Posted on March 12, 2018March 17, 2018 by Russ Woodman

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Segment 1 (Lead Topic)

Antenna Woes

Segment 2 (Amateur Radio)

HF Voyager runs into power constraints
- Source: https://www.jrfarc.org/hf-voyager-updates

DXPeditions on Easy Mode
- Source: https://www.arrl.org/news/ft8-dxpedition-mode-field-test-attracts-upward-of-500-participants
- Additional Info: https://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/FT8_DXpedition_Mode.pdf

Segment 3 (Open Source)

When does the Beaver get home?
- Ubuntu Mate - https://ubuntu-mate.org/blog/ubuntu-mate-bionic-beta1/
- Ubuntu Budgie - https://ubuntubudgie.org/blog/2018/03/08/18-04-release-notes

The time for Discourse
- Source: https://ubuntubudgie.org/blog/2018/03/08/welcome-to-discourse
- Additional Info: https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/

Picking the right license for your Open Source Project
- Source: https://choosealicense.com/

Segment 4 (Linux in the Ham Shack)

LHS Live Distro!

WSJT-X 1.9.0-rc2
- Souce: https://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/Release_Notes_1.9.0.txt

Segment 5 (Social Media Roundup)

Patreons
- Jon Spriggs
- Steve Saner
- Donald Gover
- Robert Pitts
- Paul Griffith
- Jonas Rullo
- John Zaruba, Jr.
- Samuel Vimes
- Steve Metcalf

Subscriptions
- Michael Jopling
- Steve Nickles
- Todd Bowers
- Thor Wiegman
- Steven Harp
- Charlie Brown
- Kevin Murray
- Wayne Carpenter
- Doug Rehder
- Bill Piotter
- Darren King
- Dillon Angle
- Steven Saner*
- Alan Wilson
- Donald Gover*
- John Clark
- Michael Aiello
- Robert Halliday
- Brian Smith
- Johnny Kinsey
- Ronald Eike
- Robert Yerke
- Michael Connolly
- Jeremy Hall
- Jonas Rullo*