Show Notes #159: Digital Mode Interfaces

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Segment 1 (Amateur Radio)

Segment 2 (Open Source)

Segment 3 (Linux in the Ham Shack)

  • Ham Radio PC Interfaces

Music

Segment 4 (Announcements and Feedback)

  • Google Plus Post from John McGrath, KF6EFG
    • I went out to the site to follow the link to LiHaLo and noticed that the show is boasting that is has only 3% more badgers. Unfortunately, this falls below my threshold for badger related material, and I will have to stop listening until the podcast/site exceeds the 4% badger limit. Happy New Year! Great show regarding SCaLE this week. Keep up the good work! 73's, KF6EFG.
  • Comment on Episode #155 from Scott Pettigrew, N8VSI
    • Does anyone know where plans can be found for a "Lollipop" node, as Frank talked about in this episode?

Segment 5 (Cheryl's Recipe Corner)

  • Parmesan Crusted Chicken
  • Description
    • Parmesan-crusted chicken a golden, cheesy delight! This recipe can be made with different types of dressing so that it tastes slightly different each time.
  • Ingredients
    • 1 cup Russian dressing (see Options)
    • 2 1/2 cups crispy rice cereal, coarsely crushed
    • 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
    • 6 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (1-1/2 to 2 pounds total)
    • 2 tablespoons butter, melted
  • Directions
    • Preheat oven to 350 degree F. Coat a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray. Place the dressing in a shallow dish. In another shallow dish, combine the crushed cereal and Parmesan cheese; mix well. Dip the chicken in the dressing then in the cereal mixture, coating completely. Place on the baking sheet. Drizzle the butter over the chicken and bake 20 to 25 minutes, or until no pink remains in the chicken.
  • Options
    • If Russian dressing isn't your preferred flavor, you can use any type of creamy dressing like ranch or sweet-and-spicy French.

Segment 6 (Social Media Roundup)

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Show Notes #158: Tipping the SCaLE

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Segment 1 (Amateur Radio) & Segment 2 (Open Source)

Segment 3 (Linux in the Ham Shack)

Segment 4 (Announcements and Feedback)

  • Comment on Episode #156 from Johnny, N4JEK

Segment 5 (Cheryl's Recipe Corner)

  • Roasted Broccoli
  • Tonight I am sharing with you my recipe for roasted broccoli. I have never been a broccoli fan, whereas Russ loves it... and I think this was the recipe that helped convince me that broccoli IS okay to eat. We prepared this for our Thanksgiving Day dinner, attended by several friends, that we hosted, and everyone raved about how delicious it was. The recipe also works well using brussels sprouts or asparagus! You can use fresh or frozen broccoli - we have used both with excellent results. It isn't a pretty dish, but it is very yummy!
  • Ingredients
    • 2 heads broccoli, separated into florets (or 1 pound frozen broccoli)
    • 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
    • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
    • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
    • 1 clove garlic, minced
    • Sprinkle of crushed red pepper (optional)
    • 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
    • Shredded parmesan cheese
  • Directions
    • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). In a large bowl (a Ziploc bag works well for this), toss broccoli florets with the extra virgin olive oil, sea salt, pepper and garlic (and red pepper, optionally). Spread the broccoli out in an even layer on a baking sheet. Bake in the preheated oven until florets are tender enough to pierce the stems with a fork, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove and transfer to a serving platter. Squeeze lemon juice liberally over the broccoli, then sprinkle on Parmesan cheese before serving.

Segment 6 (Social Media Roundup)

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Show Notes #157: Canada Goes Dark

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Segment 1 (Amateur Radio)

Segment 2 (Open Source)

Segment 3 (Linux in the Ham Shack)

Music

  • "Birmingham" by Barak Hill, from the album Wheels Won't Roll, courtesy of Barak Hill.

Segment 4 (Announcements and Feedback)

  • N/A

Segment 5 (Cheryl's Recipe Corner)

  • Quick Fried Rice

I am a HUGE fan of Fried Rice, especially since it can be turned into a quick meal when you've got some leftovers in the fridge. The biggest key to fried rice is using rice that has been cooked and refrigerated previously. It gets "crispy" when you stir-fry it, whereas freshly cooked rice doesn't. However, using freshly cooked rice works, too!. So next time you think you're going to have some leftovers in the fridge, cook up some rice and have it waiting to be thrown together into your masterpiece.

  • Ingredients
    • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
    • 3 cups cooked white rice, rinsed and chilled
    • 1 (10-ounce) package frozen vegetables, thawed*
    • 3 scallions or green onions, sliced
    • 1/3 cup light soy sauce
    • 1/4 cup chicken broth
    • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
    • 2-3 eggs, scrambled
  • Directions
    • In a large skillet over medium-high heat, heat oil. Add rice and stir-fry 10 minutes. Add frozen vegetables and scallions/green onions and continue to stir-fry 1 minute. Add remaining ingredients; mix well. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook 2 to 3 minutes, stirring in scrambled egg. Serve! If you have leftover chicken, steak, shrimp, pork, etc. you can cut it into small pieces and warm it up to add to your rice for a one-dish meal. Frozen mixed vegetables that are suggested have small pieces of carrots and peas but any frozen vegetables work well, especially when turning this into a one-dish meal.

Segment 6 (Social Media Roundup)

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Show Notes #156: Beer and Balloons

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Segment 1 (Amateur Radio)
Segment 2 (Open Source)    
Segment 3 (Linux in the Ham Shack)
Music
Segment 4 (Announcements and Feedback)
Segment 5 (Cheryl's Recipe Corner)
  • Melt in Your Mouth Chicken
    • 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
    • 1 cup mayonnaise (for a healthier option, use plain Greek yogurt in place of the mayo)
    • 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
    • 1 tsp seasoning salt
    • 3/4 teaspoon dill weed (optional)
    • 1/2 tsp black pepper
    • 1 tsp garlic powder
    • 1 teaspoon lemon juice (optional)
    • 1/2 cup cornflake cereal (crushed) or bread crumbs (both optional)
    • Instructions: In a bowl, combine the mayonnaise (or yogurt if substituting), cheese, the seasonings and lemon juice (optional). Spread the mixture on top of each of the chicken breasts.  Roll in cornflakes (preferred) or bread crumbs (or sprinkle on the top, whichever you prefer; this is an optional step).  Place chicken into a baking dish and bake in a preheated oven, 375, for about 45 minutes, or until cooked through. Serve warm!!
Segment 6 (Social Media Roundup)
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    • Dillon Angle
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  • Google+
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  • Twitter
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  • YouTube
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    • Robert Allen

 

Show Notes #155: Interview with Frank Howell

Episode #155 Audio (Listen Now)

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Segment 1 (Amateur Radio)

Segment 2 (Open Source)

Segment 3 (Linux in the Ham Shack)

Music

  • "Messing with the Envelope" by Heifervescent from the Doll Face EP, courtesy of Jamendo.
    • Location: United Kingdom
    • Released: August, 2015
    • Running TIme: 4:05

Segment 4 (Announcements and Feedback)

  • E-mail from James Blocker, KG5IOR
    • Russ, I am a long time Linux System Admin who has recently gotten into ham radio (KG5IOR) and discovered your pod cast. In fact I was listening to my first episode today #145 when you start talking about a subject that I've got a little bit of experience with. There is an open source project that will decode the Automatic Picture Transmissions (APT) to images call APTDEC https://atpdec.sourceforge.net/. In all honesty it does lack many of the features that WXtoIMG has, but it is very useful for people who like working on the CLI. Something else you might be interested in is a project on GITHUB called Doppler - https://github.com/cubehub/doppler. This project will take the IQ stream from an RTL-SDR dongle and using the TLE (Two Line Elements) data that can be obtained from https://www.celestrak.com/NORAD/elements/noaa.txt or https://www.space-track.org and shift the frequency of the IQ stream to adjust for the doppler shift that happens when the satellite passes over head. Two other software project that you might be interested in that are VERY closely related are GPredict - https://gpredict.oz9aec.net/. GPredict will download the TLE data and show a map and tell you the next time a satellite will be in range. The other software project is libgpredict. It is created by the same guy who wrote doppler and is just a C++ library for taking TLE data and calculating the next time satellites will be in range. Anyway I'm not sure how a simple email that was only supposed to be about APTDEC and it being open source had gotten to be this long, but if you have any questions about any of the software packages I've mentioned let me know and I'll do my best to help answer them. Thanks, James Blocker.

Segment 5 (Cheryl's Recipe Corner)

  • With fall upon us, I think apples. And, what better than to take advantage of the local apple crops than...
  • Apple Cake
    • 4 eggs
    • 2 (scant) cups sugar
    • 2 cups flour
    • 4 tsp baking powder
    • 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
    • 1 cup golden raisins (optional)
    • 3 tsp vanilla
    • 1 cup oil
    • 2 tsp cinnamon
    • 1/2 tsp ground ginger (or nutmeg)
    • 1 can apple pie filling, drained*
    • Directions: Preheat oven to 350°F degrees. Combine eggs, sugar, vanilla and oil. Add flour, baking powder, cinnamon and ginger (or nutmeg). Fold in apples, raisins and nuts. Turn into a greased and floured 9X13X2-inch pan for 1 hour or until done. Note: 2 cups fresh apples may be used instead of canned apple pie filling. Peel, chop and core apples, then dredge in sugar before using. Servings: 12.

Segment 6 (Social Media Roundup)

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