LHS Episode #471: Hamshack Hotline Deep Dive (Part 1)

by Black Sparrow Media Episode #471 Duration: 00:40:28

Welcome to the 471st installment of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode, we take a look into the amateur radio operator related PBX system called Hamshack Hotline. HH is a network of hams around the world connected with VoIP phones which can be used for ragchew, tactical communication, troubleshooting and more. This Part 1 episode looks at the hardware and software requirements, documentation, initial setup procedure, common features and use cases and more. Thanks for listening and have a great week. Also, try out HH. It's a lot of fun.

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Segment 1 (Deep Dive)

  • Hamshack Hotline (Part One?)

  • HH Networks (HHUS, HHEU, HHAP, HHUX, HHX)

  • Hardware requirements

  • Software requirements

  • How to get connected

  • Initial setup with recommended devices

  • Setup of “experimental” devices

  • Audio stream linking

  • RF node linking

  • LDAP directory

  • BLF (currently inactive)

  • Intro to advanced topics

  • FreePBX

  • Trunking

  • Extensions

  • Call routing

  • Resources:

  • https://lhs.fyi/zS (Hamshack Hotline)

  • https://lhs.fyi/zU (Support Wiki)

  • https://lhs.fyi/zW (Help Desk)

Segment 2 (Announcements & Feedback)

  • Mailing list moved to Groups.io

  • Sign-ups from Hamvention and the SMARC Hamfest have been added. The main list is lhs@lhs.groups.io. A sub-list has been added called announce@lhs.groups.io which will be for episode, contest and event announcements specifically

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

  • Facebook

  • Victor Titarenko

  • Italo IK7FQF

  • Klaus Gross

  • Rodney Barnes

  • Adrian Lane

  • Leon Yehuda

  • Debajyoti Das

  • Wallace Raines

  • Twitter

  • @WU3K_

  • @_n4mdp

  • YouTube

  • Mike Armstrong

  • Vladislav Nikulin

  • Discord

  • Scoobis

  • Live Chat

  • Ted, WA0EIR

  • Tony, K4XSS

  • Jon, K1BTZ

  • Darren, VK6EK