LHS Episode #044: SELFish and Far Afield

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LHS Episode #044: SELFish and Far Afield

It's time for a new episode of Linux in the Ham Shack. I can hear everyone cheering in unison from here. Richard's Internet service was down for the recording so he had to bring some portable computers over to his father's house and attempt to get everything done from there. Unfortunately, all did not go well. I was able to cobble together the broken bits of audio into something that sounds like a podcast. There's even music, some production value and--most amazing of all--actual content. Thank you to everyone who stopped by for the live recording. Because I've been so busy over the last couple of weeks, we're going to be doing it all again tomorrow night, July 27th. Hope to see everyone in the chat room and please enjoy this latest installment of the program. There are lots of new things in the works that I can't mention right now, but it will all be a lot of fun and it all means more stuff for you out there to listen to. As if you already didn't have enough to do. Don't forget to send in that feedback, especially audio feedback. We want to hear from you. Until then, keep it real.

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Announcements:

  • Richard is at his father’s place due to problems with his Suddenlink connection at home.

  • Ohio LinuxFest 2010 is on the horizon. Russ hopes to be a speaker this year. It will be held September 10-12, 2010 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, OH.

  • Mid-America GNU/Linux Networkers Conference (MAGNet Con). Russ and Cheryl are organizing this event, which is tentatively scheduled to be held May 6-7, 2011, at the St. Louis Union Station Marriott in St. Louis, MO.

They’re looking for speakers, sponsors, organizers, and attendees. If you’re interested or can help, please visit the web site.

Donations:

  • Please consider making a donation to Linux in the Ham Shack to help defray the costs of producing the show, attending shows, file hosting, etc. There’s a convenient Donate link on the web site, and you can use a credit card or PayPal.

  • You can also support the show by purchasing LHS merchandise at cafepress.com/lhspodcast or printfection.com/lhs.

  • Thank you!

Feature:

  • Russ discusses his trip to Southeast Linuxfest June 11-13, 2010.

  • Russ gave a talk on Open Source and Amateur Radio. The talk was recorded and will be available at some point.

  • Thanks to everyone involved for their efforts in organizing SELF:

Foundation Officers

  • President: David Yates

  • Vice President: David Nalley

  • Treasurer: John Yeary

  • Secretary: Mike Major

Board Members

  • Speaker Coordinator: Jeremy Sands

  • Community Coordinator: Amber Graner

  • Volunteer Coordinator: Jas Eckard

  • Field Day, 2010, was held June 26-27. Russ and Richard discuss the event and how it combines an emergency preparedness exercise and a contest.

  • Russ used to attend Field Day in Maine with the Aroostook Amateur Radio Association (K1FS).

This year, he visited the Nixa Amateur Radio Club (operating as N0A) and the

Southwest Missouri Amateur Radio Club sites.

  • One suggestion: make your Field Day sites wheelchair accessible!

  • Send us your Field Day stories!

Feedback:

  • Don, WS4E, sent us a picture of him standing outside the Red Hat Summit in Boston wearing his LHS T-shirt. Thanks, Don!

  • Jan, PA9QV, linked to us in his blog, Varying Frequencies. Thanks, Jan!

  • Eldon, WA0UWH, also linked to us on his blog. Thanks, Eldon!

  • Dave, M0DCM, in the UK writes that he enjoyed Episode 40, and comments about Fldigi, xdx, gpredict, and wsjt.  He uses Xastir, too. He wonders if there is an HD SSTV application for Linux.  His club has asked him to find a good Linux alternative to WinPack. Richard discusses. These could be topics for future shows.(Ed. note: Jean-Paul, F6FBB, has written a packet BBS application for Windows and Linux.)

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Music:

  • “Paper King” by Noxious from the album “Revilutia”, courtesy of garageband.com.

  • “Enslaved by Pain” by Severed Fifth (Jono Bacon), from the album “Denied by Reign”.