Category: Show Notes

Show Notes #214: The Weekender V

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This Weekend in Amateur Radio (Segment 1)
  • Contests
  • Special Events
  • Announcements
    • LHS Hamvention campaign on Indiegogo should be live by the weekend. Yay!
  • LHS Ham Radio Challenge
This Weekend in Open Source (Segment 2)
  • Distros to Try
  • Events
This Weekend in Hedonism (Segment 3)
  • Cheryl's Recipe Corner
  • Slow Cooker Irish Dublin Coddle 
  • Ingredients
    • 1 lb breakfast sausage (with sage, if possible) in smooth casings
    • ¾ lb bacon
    • 2 cups low-sodium beef broth
    • 1 garlic cloves, minced
    • 2 small onions, chopped into large chunks
    • 1 lb potatoes or sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into large chunks
    • 1 pound carrots (peeled and cut into chunks), optional
    • 2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
    • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Directions
    • Cook bacon and sausage over medium heat until fully browned. Drain any grease.  Add all the ingredients to the slow cooker.  Stir until well combined.  Cook HIGH 2-3 hours or LOW 4-6 hours.
  • Russ's Drink Corner
  • Glen Moray 12
    • ABV: 40% (80 Proof)
    • Region: Speyside
    • Color: Pale honey yellow
    • Nose: Clover honey, cereal grain, cherry, malted barley.
    • Taste: Cream, vanilla, green herbs, light winter spice, honey.
    • Cost: $35 (750ml)
    • Rating: 82

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Show Notes #213: HF Antenna Woes

Posted on by Russ Woodman
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Segment 1 (Lead Topic)
  • Antenna Woes
Segment 2 (Amateur Radio)
Segment 3 (Open Source)
Segment 4 (Linux in the Ham Shack)
  • LHS Live Distro!
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*
  • Facebook
    • Corey Kubiak
    • Paul Cote
    • Mete Taner Can
  • Twitter
    • @lucascunha1982
    • @ataribill
    • @jaw6565
    • @johncool555
    • @hamradiocanada
    • @chimino7777
    • @Badger_Fi
    • @marchessault1
  • YouTube
    • Jim Newman
    • caffrey9
    • Anthony Barrese
    • Vuyko Windows
    • Vit Raciunas
  • Mailing List
    • Steve, N1TUX

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Show Notes #212: SSTV Deep Dive

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Segment 1 (Main Topic)
  • Slow Scan Television (SSTV)
Segment 2 (Announcements & Feedback)
  • OARS Hamfest
    • Mount Vernon, Missouri
    • March 24, 2018
    • 8:00am to 2:00pm
    • K5TUX will be doing a presentation on something
  • Green Country Hamfest
    • Claremore, Oklahoma
    • April 13, 2018 (4pm to 9pm)
    • April 14, 2018 (8am to 3pm)
    • LHS will (likely) be there in booth CE6
  • Comment on Episode #211 from Taryon, KD9ILI
    • When studying for general I used Gordon West General Class License Study Manual and used https://lhs.fyi/5H (HamStudy.org) to test my knowledge. Taryon, KD9ILI.
  • Voice Mail from Ken, KB9RLW

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Show Notes #211: The Weekender IV

Posted on by Russ Woodman

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Segment 1 (Cheryl's Recipe Corner)

  • Alouette Cheese Copycat Recipe

Segment 2 (Russ's Drink Corner)

  • Ardbeg 10
    • ABV: 46% (92 Proof)
    • Region: Islay
    • Color: Light golden yellow
    • Nose: Smoke, peat, sweet fruit, baker's chocolate, menthol, black pepper, pine tar
    • Taste: Peat, citrus, black pepper, cinnamon, toffee, currant, plantain, coffee, anise, pine tar, spearmint, lavender
    • Cost: $55 (750ml)
    • Rating: 96
Segment 3 (LHS Weekend Challenge)
  • Get on your local VHF/UHF net and do some local ragchewing.
  • Try a new Linux distribution that you're not familiar with.
Music
  • "I Will Sing a Lullabye" by Paul & Storm from the album Do You Like Star Wars?
    • Duration: 4:34
    • Release: 2010
    • Location: Washington, DC
    • Source: https://paulandstorm.com
Segment 4 (Things to do in Amateur Radio This Weekend)
  • Special Event Stations of Interest
    • Back to Back weekends of K2BSA/5. This weekend Chandler, OK - Baden Powel Encampment. Next weekend Irving, TX - Merit Badge College.

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Show Notes #210: Tripping Over Neurodiversity

Posted on by Russ Woodman
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Segment 1 (Lead Topic)
  • Hamvention 2018
Segment 2 (Amateur Radio)
  • ARRL Announces Teachers Institutes on Wireless Technology
  • Ham Radio Society Looks to Add Millennials
Segment 3 (Open Source)
  • In Light of the ARRL, FreeBSD Updates Their Code of Conduct
Segment 4 (Linux in the Ham Shack)
  • Installing FLdigi 4.0.16 on Raspberry Pi and more?
Segment 5 (Social Media Roundup)
  • Facebook
    • Joe Kochanek
    • Erik Grant
    • Jedo Frye
    • Roger Pereira
    • Robert Blair
  • Google+
    • TheMountainRN
    • Scott Northcutt
    • Art Hollingsworth (KE0CQF)
    • John Hiatt
  • Twitter
    • @KC0F_ham
    • @1RogerP
    • @DxZulu
    • @MartinA13693552
    • @wm6h
  • YouTube
    • John Zaruba Jr.
    • Eric Holmes
    • Gary Gifford, Jr.
    • Daniel Allison
    • Arklazak

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