Show Notes
Cushcraft and Hy-gain SoldSource: https://lhs.fyi/Lh (Linton News)Open Hamclock Backend is now fully independent of the original sourceSource: https://lhs.fyi/Li (OHB Works)ARDC is HiringSource: https://lhs.fyi/Lm (ARDC)Source: https://lhs.fyi/Ln (ARDC)Open Source / Linux Topics:
i486 is outSource: https://lhs.fyi/Lj (itsfoss)Puter adds OnlyOfficeSource: https://lhs.fyi/Lj (itsfoss)Soulsircuit is short circuiting?Source: https://lhs.fyi/Lk (lilputing)Google Drive missing from Ubuntu 26.04Source: https://lhs.fyi/Ll (OMG Ubuntu)Linux in the Ham Shack Topics:
Linux Ham Radio KISS Serial Driver Being Modernized In 2026Source: https://lhs.fyi/Lo (Phoronix)WSJT-X 3.0.0 is Out!Source: https://lhs.fyi/Lp (Release Notes)Announcements & Feedback:
Announcements:Can you help support the show? You can do that via Patreon, Paypal, Merch - just a few bucks a month helps us out immensely when it comes to covering the costs of giving you the most terrific amateur radio podcast on the internet!We need topics! Weekender episodes - anything goes! We need ideas for things you’d like to hear about in our Deep Dive episodes! Help us out by emailing suggestions to [email protected] Come see us at HamventionMay 15-17, 2026 - Booth 2206, Greene County Fairgrounds in Xenia, Ohio. That is building E2/Tesla Hall, and we’re directly across from Flex Radio and Begali Keys in the big walkway between the 2 garage doors (so it’s nice and cool!). We’ll be there from 9-5 on Friday and Saturday… and since we both have long drives ahead of us, we’ll be there at 9am and leave early (probably by 11) on Sunday… so make sure, if you’re waiting to visit us until Sunday, you get there EARLY!Join us for dinner at Hamvention!Friday:Join Bill and I for dinner at BJ’s Brewhouse (2715 Fairfield Commons Boulevard, Beavercreek, OH 45431; it’s about 10 miles from Hamvention) on FRIDAY, May 15th, at 6pm. Their menu is extremely diverse… pizza, pasta, burgers, steaks, etc. Several Gluten-Free (although, because of their menu, there is a chance of cross-contamination; management told me to alert the server and they would do their best to avoid contamination) and Vegetarian options are available, tooSaturday:Join Bill and I for dinner at Chuy’s Tex-Mex (2717 Fairfield Commons, Beavercreek, OH 45431) on Saturday, May 16th, at 6pm. Bill and I are very keen on Mexican food, so this is somewhat of a no-brainer. And there are Gluten-Free (again, possible risk of cross-contamination) and Vegetarian options available!Repeater for sale!Spread the word to anyone you think might be interested, if you’re not! The repeater that Russ had set up has been taken offline because of Russ’s death. If anyone is interested in everything available (sold as a package deal only), please reach out to [email protected] and we’ll send you the details/pictures. Pickup in SW Missouri, the Billings, Montana area or at Hamvention (or if you live along the route between either of our homes and Hamvention; other places hinge on whether we will be traveling through/to where it needs to go. Don’t hesitate to ask!). Memorial Service for Russ, K5TUXThere will be a memorial service held for Russ at our home in Mt. Vernon, Missouri on November 1, 2026. Everyone is welcome! If you’d like to join us, please send an email to [email protected] and we’ll send you more info! Feedback:Bob, K4RFK via email:How about you revisit setting up TLF and/or YFKtest and include how to set up contests that aren’t included in the initial downloads. I’ve looked at their instructions and cant make head nor tails out of them.Subscribers & Supporters:
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