Show Notes #485: QSLing Deep Dive

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Segment 1 (Deep Dive)

  • QSLing Options
  • Electronic
    • LOTW - ARRL and some CQ Awards
    • eQSL - eQSL Awards
  • Direct
    • Paper
  • QSL Bureaus & Services
    • ARRL Incoming
    • ARRL Outgoing
    • WAS/WAC Nets, Specialty Nets
    • Alternative Requests (not for award tracking specifically)
  • HamQTH
  • Clublog (I/OQRS)
  • QRZ
  • HRDLog
  • Email (PA4R Ham Tools, etc)
  • Roll Your Own

Segment 2 (Announcements & Feedback)

  • YouTube Comment from Thomas
    • Thanks alot man. This was great. Subbed. The equivalent Arch linux to dialout is uucp.
  • Comment on Episode #484 from sqliter
    • The SQLite fork is propaganda from an attempted woke coup of a project that is trusted for the very reasons the woke don’t like it. Nothing has changed with SQLite as you can see here: https://lhs.fyi/Ah
  • Porter County ARC (IN) Linux Presentation
    • Paul Braun WD9GCO of Amateur Radio Newsline and president of the club requested a presentation for his club zoom meeting on October 14th.  The session went well and hopefully we receive more requests like this, so if your club is interested in having us join your meeting via zoom or whatnot, please let us know.

Segment 3 (New Subscribers, New Supporters & Live Participants)

  • Discord
    • OrbitingCheddar
    • FAT
  • Live Chat
    • Winston, KD2WLL
    • Tony, K4XSS
    • Dan, KB6NU

Show Notes #484: The Weekender XCVII

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Spin the Random Topic Wheel (Segment 1)

  • Windows vs. Linux

This Weekend in Hedonism (Segment 2)

  • Cheryl's Recipe Corner!
  • Glazed Apple Cider Cake
  • Description
    • Right now apples are being harvested across the US, and I always associate fall with apples and pumpkins.  Today I have a great recipe for a Bundt Cake that will be great for fall dinners!
  • Ingredients (Cake)
    • Cooking spray
    • 1 (15.25 ounce) package white cake mix
    • 1 cup apple cider
    • 4 eggs
    • 1/2 cup butter, melted
    • 1 (4 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
  • Ingredients (Glaze)
    • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
    • 3/4 cup apple cider
  • Directions
    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®) with cooking spray. Combine cake mix, 1 cup apple cider, eggs, butter, and vanilla pudding mix in a large bowl; mix until smooth. Pour batter into the tube pan. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Stir confectioners' sugar and 3/4 cup apple cider together in a small bowl to make the glaze. Pour glaze over the cake and let soak into the cake and down the sides of the pan, about 30 minutes. Invert onto a plate and cool completely, about 30 minutes.
  • Cheryl's Mixed Drink Corner
  • Spiked Caramel Apple Cider
  • Description
    • Bust out your slow cooker for this boozy apple cider!  It's great for chilly nights!  And makes 8 servings... if you decide to share with your friends!
  • Ingredients
    • 8 cups apple cider
    • 6 tablespoons caramel ice cream topping, divided
    • 1 tablespoon turbinado sugar
    • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
    • 1/8 teaspoon apple pie spice
    • 1-1/2 cups spiced rum
    • 8 cinnamon sticks
  • Directions
    • Stir together apple cider and 4 tablespoons caramel ice cream topping in a 3 1/2- or 4-qt. slow cooker until smooth. Cover and cook on Low for 3 to 4 hours or on High for 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Mix together sugar, salt, and apple pie spice in a small shallow bowl. Pour remaining 2 tablespoons caramel topping into a small saucer. Dip the rims of 8 mugs or heatproof glasses into caramel topping, evenly coating the rim; then dip into spice mixture. Ladle hot cider into mugs. Add 1 1/2 fluid ounces (3 tablespoons) spiced rum to each mug and garnish with a cinnamon stick.
  • Russ's Drink Corner
  • Preview of Upcoming Reviews
    • Duke Family Reserve
    • Stellum Bourbon
  • Bill's Whatever Corner
    • Michter's Rye vs. Peerless Rye vs. Rossville Union Rye

Segment 3 (Announcements & Feedback)

  • Recording schedule will be somewhat crazy throughout the rest of 2022. Announcements will be made when times change.

Segment 4 (New Subscribers, New Supporters & Live Participants)

  • Twitter
    • @ViennaHamRadio
  • YouTube
    • Tony Williamitis
    • Robert Zimmerer
  • Discord
    • Heldrin
    • Mr. B
    • zs6cr
  • Live Chat
    • Tony, K4XSS
    • Robert, W1RCP

Show Notes #483: LHS4EVA

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Segment 2 (Amateur Radio)

  • Archive.org Looking to Create Digital Archive of Amateur Radio Content

Segment 3 (Open Source)

  • Monetization is No Longer a Dirty Word in Open Source

Segment 4 (Linux in the Ham Shack)

  • Shackputer Upgrade
  • Antenna Woes

Segment 5 (Announcements & Feedback)

  • Recording Schedule Oddities
    • The next few couple of months will be full of times where the hosts may be out of pocket during the normal recording schedule so alterations should be expected.

Segment 6 (New Subscribers, New Supporters & Live Participants)

  • Facebook
    • Robert Keller
    • Poke Fitzgerald
    • Jaime Camacho
    • William Polhans
    • Ken Betenia
  • Twitter
    • @BonnieDowney11
  • Discord
    • Syn
  • Live Chat
    • Steve, KJ5T

Show Notes #482: Linux Network Utilities Deep Dive

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Segment 1 (Deep Dive)

  • Linux Networking on the Command Line
  • Network Configuration
    • nmcli - command-line tool for controlling NetworkManager
    • netplan - YAML network configuration abstraction for various backends
    • net-tools
    • arp - ip neighbor
    • ifconfig - ip address, ip link
    • netstat - ss
    • route - ip route
    • ip (link, neighbor, netconf) 
  • Firewall Configuration
    • ferm - firewall rule parser (iptables, autostart)
  • Other Tools
    • ping - send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST to network hosts (-f flag)
    • traceroute - print the route packets trace to network host
    • tcpdump - a data-network packet analyzer
    • tshark - akin to tcpdump
    • nmap - network exploration tool and port scanner
    • iftop - display bandwidth usage on an interface by host
    • nslookup - query Internet name servers interactively
    • dig - better(?) alternative to nslookup
    • whois 

Segment 2 (Announcements & Feedback)

  • YouTube Comment from DemDev

Segment 3 (New Subscribers, New Supporters & Live Participants)

  • Facebook
    • Renan Cysneiros
    • Mohd Akbar Ahmad
    • Vander Sun
    • Rodolfo Tagliaferri
    • Joe Michael
    • James Varnes
    • Thomas Clark
    • Capecuatro Seode
    • John Johnson
    • Carlos Silva
    • Dee Man
    • Valery Gribincea
    • William Haggard
  • Twitter
    • @JackeyThomas
  • YouTube
    • Zukatuga
  • Discord
    • KF0KEP
    • J. Eric
    • M0KVI
    • projectnexus
    • kt4kb-Jon
    • digitalbeat
    • KD2WLL
    • seltaeb112
    • jasmin

Show Notes #481: The Weekender XCVI

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Spin the Random Topic Wheel (Segment 1)

  • Single Board Computers Other Than the Raspberry Pi

This Weekend in Hedonism (Segment 2)

  • Cheryl's Recipe Corner!
  • Cheesy Lemon Chicken Pasta
  • Description
    • Pecorino Romano and Parmesan give cheesy flavor to this easy lemon-chicken pasta dish that's sure to please the whole family!
  • Ingredients
    • 1 (16 ounce) package linguine pasta
    • 1 cup frozen peas
    • 2 tablespoons butter
    • 2 tablespoons olive oil
    • 1 (8 ounce) package button mushrooms, sliced
    • 1/2 cup diced onion
    • 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch chunks
    • kosher salt and ground black pepper to taste
    • 1/2 (8 ounce) package reduced-fat cream cheese, cubed and softened
    • 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
    • 2 teaspoons lemon zest
    • 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
    • 1/4 cup grated Pecorino Romano cheese
    • 1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf (Italian) parsley
  • Directions
    • Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook linguine at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes, adding frozen peas during the last 2 minutes of cooking time. Drain pasta and peas, reserving 1 cup cooking liquid. While the pasta is cooking, heat butter and olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and onion; cook until mushrooms are brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Cook in the same skillet over medium-high heat until browned and no longer pink, 7 to 10 minutes. Add the mushrooms back to the skillet. Add cream cheese, lemon juice, and lemon zest; stir until cream cheese is melted. Remove from heat. Fold in Parmesan and Pecorino Romano cheeses, then parsley. Toss with pasta and peas, adding reserved cooking liquid as necessary to make a sauce.
  • Cheryl's Mixed Drink Corner
  • Scorpion Bowl
  • Description
    • A scorpion bowl is a mouthwatering, punch-like cocktail typically found in Chinese restaurants. It goes great with Chinese and Polynesian food.
  • Ingredients
    • 3 cups crushed ice
    • 10 fluid ounces pineapple juice
    • 8 fluid ounces fresh orange juice
    • 3 fluid ounces fresh lemon juice
    • 2 fluid ounces gin
    • 2 fluid ounces 151 proof rum
    • 2 fluid ounces light rum
    • 2 fluid ounces vodka
    • 2 fluid ounces grenadine syrup
    • 1 fluid ounce dark rum
    • 8 maraschino cherries
    • 4 pineapple chunks
  • Directions (Cocktail)
    • Fill a large pitcher with crushed ice. Pour pineapple juice, orange juice, lemon juice, gin, 151-proof rum, light rum, vodka, grenadine, and dark rum over ice; stir well. Pour into a large, decorative cocktail glass. Garnish with cherries, pineapple and straws. Makes 4 drinks.
  • Russ's Drink Corner
  • Rabbit Hole Cavehill KSBW
  • Description
    • Louisville, Kentucky, is the home of American Distillation. In the twilight of its history, farmers of French and English descent bubbled mixtures of yeast, water and corn in handmade stills to make a new spirit: American Whiskey. Some of these pioneers took inspiration from French Brandy and aged their distillate in charred oak barrels creating what we know as bourbon today. Developing our super-premium whiskey takes time. We slowly toast our barrels over a wood-fired flame before charring, a process that takes up to 20 minutes per barrel. Toasting coaxes sugars from deep in the wood which mingle with the distillate during the aging process, giving our whiskeys unparalleled complexity and flavor. Cavehill is a testament to modern whiskey making. This bourbon gives you an array of flavors due to our signature four-grain mash of corn, malted barley, honey malted barley and malted wheat. It's a love letter to our forefathers, showing not only how far American Whiskey has come but how it continues to grow.
  • Details
    • Mashbill: 70% corn, 10% malted wheat, 10% malted barley, 10% honey malted barley
    • Proof: 95 (47.5% ABV)
    • Region: Louisville, Kentucky
    • Color: Dark gold
    • Nose: Baking spice, bananas, cream, fresh apples, strawberry, cinnamon, baked bread
    • Taste: Honey, mint, orange, cereal grain, mild oak, agave
    • Finish: Vanilla, custard, light pepper, toasted oak, hint of smoke
    • Price: $60 (750ml)
    • Rating: 92

Segment 3 (Announcements & Feedback)

  • Comment on Episode #480 from Jonas

Segment 4 (New Subscribers, New Supporters & Live Participants)

  • Facebook
    • Paulo Joao
    • Eduardo Somoana
    • Cas Holland
    • Benhur Ebersol Godinho
    • Steven Allen
    • Joseph Hill
  • Twitter
    • @kc5cnt
    • @SeatMech
  • YouTube
    • Zukatago
  • Live Chat
    • Steve, KJ5T
    • Dan, KB6NU