LHS Episode #213: HF Antenna Woes

March 12, 2018 by Black Sparrow Media Episode #213 Duration: 00:42:59

LHS Episode #213: HF Antenna Woes

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!

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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)

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