Linux in the Ham Shack

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Segment 1 (Lead Topic)

ARRL Contest Program Issues Field Day 2020 FAQ

Source: https://lhs.fyi/mI (ARRL)

Segment 2 (Amateur Radio)

CAS-6 Antenna Deployed, Transponder Activated

Source: https://lhs.fyi/mJ (AMSAT UK)

AMSAT Announces Candidates for 2020 BoD Election

Source: https://lhs.fyi/mK (AMSAT)

Trunked Radio Systems with RTL-SDR and Trunk Recorder

Source: https://lhs.fyi/mL (RTL-SDR.com)

Additional Info:

https://lhs.fyi/mM (Andrew’s Blog)

https://lhs.fyi/mN (OpenMHz)

Segment 3 (Open Source)

400 Organizations Pledge to Save the Open Technology Fund

Source: https://lhs.fyi/mF (ZDNet)

LibreOffice 7.0 Beta 2 Released

Source: https://lhs.fyi/mG (Phoronix)

Additional Info: https://lhs.fyi/mH (Document Foundation)

Google Internships Go Virtual with Help of Open Source

Source: https://lhs.fyi/mR (Google Blog)

Segment 4 (Linux in the Ham Shack)

HamPi, Formerly Known as W3DJS Raspberry Pi for Ham Radio

Source: https://lhs.fyi/mO (Reddit)

Additional Info: https://lhs.fyi/mP (Github)

WSJT-X 2.2.2 GA Release

Source: https://lhs.fyi/mQ (Sourceforge)

Raspberry Pi FUNcube Satellite Telemetry Decoder Now Available

Source: https://lhs.fyi/mK (AMSAT)

Segment 5 (Social Media Roundup)

Facebook

Larry Carter, Jr.

Twitter

@DaveMahlert

YouTube

Norm Church

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This Weekend in Amateur Radio (Segment 1)

Contests

ARRL June VHF Contest

Source: https://lhs.fyi/6Q

GACW WWSA CW DX Contest

Source:  https://lhs.fyi/mm

Contests Next Weekend

All Asian DX Contest

Source: https://lhs.fyi/mn

State QSO Party Challenge

West Virginia

Special Events

Iowa State Parks On-the-Air Centennial: Cedar Rock

Source: https://lhs.fyi/my

Additional Info: https://lhs.fyi/mz

WPAFDA 50th Anniversary

Source: https://lhs.fyi/mA

Crescent City Fireball Anniversary

Source: https://lhs.fyi/mx

Announcements

Hackaday U is Coming: Get on the List

LHS Ham Radio Challenge

Get ready for ARRL Field Day in a COVID-19 world. Plan for physical distancing in an on-site location or perhaps operating as a single operator station from home.

This Weekend in Open Source (Segment 2)

Distros to Try

Devuan

https://lhs.fyi/mB

Events

OpenJS World

Source: https://lhs.fyi/m7

Cloud Foundry Summit North America

Source: https://lhs.fyi/m8

Virtual LFN Developer & Testing Forum

Source: https://lhs.fyi/m9

LHS Open Source Challenge

Sign up for one or several of the many virtual conferences and learning opportunities that are sprouting up and learn something new or top up your knowledge in an open-source discipline.

This Weekend in Hedonism (Segment 3)

Cheryl’s Recipe Corner!

Fruit Hand Pies

Description

Russ is a huge fan of apple pies (especially the hand sized ones), so this is a great option to keep him from buying them at convenience stores!

Ingredients

3/4 cup peeled and finely chopped fresh fruit (apples, peaches, pears, cherries, strawberries, etc)*

1/3 cup granulated sugar

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)

2 teaspoons lemon juice

1 (14.1-ounce) package rolled refrigerated pie crusts (2 crusts)

1 egg

2 teaspoons water

Coarse sugar for sprinkling

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a baking sheet with cooking spray. In a small bowl, combine fruit, granulated sugar, flour, cinnamon (optional), and lemon juice; mix well and set aside. Unroll both pieces of pie dough onto a cutting board. Using a 3-inch round cookie or biscuit cutter, cut 9 circles from each piece of dough. (If you don’t have the right size cutter, you can use the rim of a drinking glass).  Place 9 dough circles on the baking sheet. Place about 1 tablespoon of the fruit mixture onto the center of each piece of dough. In a small bowl, whisk egg and water. Brush edges of dough with egg wash. Place remaining dough circles over filling and seal edges by pressing together with a fork dipped in the egg wash. Make sure you seal each one completely so the filling won’t ooze out. With a paring knife, cut a small slit in the top of each hand pie. Brush tops of each with egg wash and sprinkle with coarse sugar. Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until the crust is golden brown. Serve warm. You can save time and use canned fruit pie fillings; skip mixing the sugar, flour, cinnamon and lemon juice together (and skip step one in the directions).

Russ’s Drink Corner

Wilderness Trail Kentucky Straight Rye

Description

Our Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskeys are offered as a Cask Strength release. Once our traditional sweet mash process is distilled in our column stills we enter the barrel at the lowest entry proof we know of in Kentucky. We barrel at 100 proof and 105 proof to highlight the balance of the distillate and alternate solubility expression we get from the barrel at a lower proof. We also barreled at a gradient of proofs between 100 and 120 proof for our first few years before settling into 100 and 105 proof. This is the reason you will find releases of our cask strength Rye varying in proof. Our rye mash bill is one we created for a broader balance of flavor to offset the typical high ryes commonly found. We use Kentucky-grown Heritage rye from our local KY Proud farm. We enter the new, air-dried #4 char, 53-gallon barrels at 100 proof and 105 proof for our Rye Whiskey and age until maturity in our barrelhouse. We age our Rye Whiskeys on the upper floors of our rickhouses for a minimum of 4 years with regular expressions expected to be between 6 and 8 years of age.

Details

Mashbill: 56% Rye, 33% Corn, 11% Malted Barley

Proof: 56.5% (113 Proof)

Barrel Info: Rickhouse A-S03A0

Region: Danville, Kentucky

Color: Medium amber

Nose: Rye, butterscotch, vanilla, honey, honeysuckle

Taste: Honey, nutmeg, rye spice, caramel, artificial sweetness (like the sugar coating bubblegum)

Finish: Oak, rye spice, leather, honey and a touch of mint

Price: $65 (750ml)

Rating: 90

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Segment 1 (Lead Topic)

Segment 2 (Amateur Radio)

There’s a New ARISS Organization: ARISS-USA

Source: https://lhs.fyi/mw (ARISS)

SDR.hu Project Has Reached End of Life

Source: https://lhs.fyi/mv  (qrznow)

Additional Info:  https://lhs.fyi/mD  (Receiver Map)

Last Week for the 2020 State of the Hobby Survey

Source:  https://lhs.fyi/mt  (reddit)

Additional Info:  https://lhs.fyi/mu  (The Survey)

Segment 3 (Open Source)

Open Source Space-X REST API

Source: https://lhs.fyi/ms (github)

Additional Info: https://lhs.fyi/mE (API Documentation)

Antti Luode Releases Thousands of Creative Commons Songs

Source:  https://lhs.fyi/mr  (reddit)

Umbrella: FOSS App for Digital and Physical Safety

Source: https://lhs.fyi/mq (reddit)

Segment 4 (Linux in the Ham Shack)

WSJT-X 2.2.1 Released

Source:  https://lhs.fyi/mp (Princeton)

Linux MINT Meta Packages Update

SigDigger

Source:  https://lhs.fyi/mo (github)

Segment 5 (Social Media Roundup)

Twitter

@KE4KE

@JimmyBu22071745

@kevnah1

@DanielVelez00

@Elmar112

@TheRayKay

YouTube

Dez Moleski

?????? ?????????? (Kirill Dolgopolov)

Mailing List

Craig Schulz

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Segment 1 (Deep Dive)

Docker

Components

Docker Engine

Docker Build

Docker Compose

Docker Desktop (Mac/Windows)

Concepts

Shares resources from the OS kernel.

Not meant to run a virtual machine but to perform a single task or computation. The container only lasts as long as the process/computation within it is active.

Installation

Do not use “sudo apt install docker” in your package manager.

https://lhs.fyi/ma (Ubuntu installation procedure)

Allow unprivileged users to run Docker

sudo usermod -a -G docker $USER

Useful Commands

docker run (spin up a Docker container)

-d (detached)

-i (interactive / map stdin to container)

-t (invoke psuedo terminal on run)

-p (map external port to container port)

-v (map external filesystem to container filesystem)

-e (assign env variable to container)

–network (specify container network options)

docker ps [-a] (see running [and ended] Docker containers)

docker rm (remove a container)

docker images (see installed images)

docker rmi (remove image)

docker pull (download an image)

docker exec (run a command inside a container)

docker attach (foreground detached container)

docker inspect (details dumped as JSON)

docker network ls (show container networks)

Docker Storage

/var/lib/docker/(aufs,containers,image,volumes)

docker volume create

-v data_volume:

-v : (bind mount existing data)

–mount type=<>,source=,target=<>

Resources

https://lhs.fyi/mb (chrip Docker image)

https://lhs.fyi/mc (SDRAngel Docker image)

https://lhs.fyi/md (YouTube Docker tutorial)

Segment 2 (Announcements & Feedback)

This Weekend in Amateur Radio (Segment 1)

Contests

CQ WW WPX Contest

Source: https://lhs.fyi/5Q

PODXS 070 Club Three Day Weekend Contest

Source:  https://lhs.fyi/lY

Contests Next Weekend

IARU Region 1 Field Day

Source: https://lhs.fyi/lZ

State QSO Party Challenge

Kentucky

Special Events

Mike the Headless Chicken Festival (Cancelled)

Source: https://lhs.fyi/m3

Additional Info: https://lhs.fyi/m2

D-Day Commemoration

Source: https://lhs.fyi/m4

Nuclear Submarine USS Nautilus SSN 571

Source: https://lhs.fyi/m6

Additional Info: https://lhs.fyi/m5

Announcements

John Amodeo, AA6JA, has announced that Last Man Standing has been renewed for another season and expects the first episode of that new season to air in the January, 2021 time frame.

LHS Ham Radio Challenge

Wander outside and activate your back yard portable or try some satellite work using some easy-to-build, inexpensive VHF and UHF equipment.

This Weekend in Open Source (Segment 2)

Distros to Try

iRaspbian

Source:  https://lhs.fyi/m0

Additional Info:  https://lhs.fyi/m1

Events

OpenJS World

Source: https://lhs.fyi/m7

Cloud Foundry Summit North America

Source: https://lhs.fyi/m8

Virtual LFN Developer & Testing Forum

Source: https://lhs.fyi/m9

LHS Open Source Challenge

Try a project that is built on a containerization model and learn something about Docker, Vagrant or other technologies that provide a container deployment.

This Weekend in Hedonism (Segment 3)

Cheryl’s Recipe Corner!

Best Bacon Jam

Description

We love to serve bacon jam on burgers or with homemade pimento cheese and crackers.

Ingredients

1 lb. bacon, cut into 1" pieces

1 onion, finely chopped

2 cloves garlic, minced

1/2 c. brown sugar

1/4 c. maple syrup

Few splashes Balsamic Vinegar

1 tsp. chili powder

Directions

In a medium saucepan over medium heat, cook bacon until crispy. Transfer bacon to a paper towel-lined plate, reserving about a tablespoon of bacon fat in the pan. Reduce heat to medium-low. Add onion to the pan and cook, stirring often, until the onions are caramelized, about 20 minutes. Stir in garlic, brown sugar, maple syrup, vinegar, chili powder and cooked bacon. Bring mixture to a simmer then reduce heat to low. Cook until the liquid has reduced and thickened and the onions are jammy, 20-30 minutes. Let cool before transferring to a jar. Serve with cheese and crackers. It’s also delicious on a burger!

Russ’s Drink Corner

Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Barrel Proof

Description

It’s whiskey as nature intended it: Bottled straight from the barrel at its full proof. Intense, smooth, and remarkably varied, Barrel Proof is bottled at anywhere from 125 to 140-proof, taking Jack’s trademark vanilla and toasted oak flavors to bold new levels. Even though it’s not labeled a bourbon, it meets the criteria. After distillation, it goes through the Lincoln County Process, dripping for six days in 10 foot vats through charcoal filters made of charred maple wood. Aging is in the upper levels of the rickhouses for 4-7 years. This is Jack Daniel’s first barrel-strength product offered to the public.

Details

Mashbill: 80% Corn, 12% Rye, 8% Malted Barley

Barrel Info: Rick R-10, Barrel 20-00423, Date 01-24-2020

ABV: 64.95% (129.9 Proof)

Region: Lynchburg, Tennessee, USA

Color: Deep amber

Nose: Banana, vanilla, green apple, sandalwood, tobacco

Taste: Banana, chocolate, caramel, tobacco, barrel spice, burnt maple sugar, mouth-coating general sweetness

Finish: Lingering vanilla and banana with a mildly hot barrel spice, evidence of the high-heat aging position in the rickhouses

Price: $65 (750ml)

Rating: 93

Bill’s Whatever Corner

Cowboy Beans

Ingredients

Bag of Pintos

Bag of Kidney Beans

1lb Bacon

2 White Onions

1.5 lb of Ham (chunked from spiral ham)

Container of Beef Stock

Ketchup 1/2 Cup +/-

BBQ Sauce 3/4 Cup +/-

Worchester Sauce 6 Tsp +/-

Anything else you want for seasoning (I added Sweet/Hot Jalapenos with some brine 1/2 Cup)

Directions

Prep beans overnight (soak/drain). Cook bacon to less than crispy. Saute Onions in Bacon. Add everything to crock pot set high for 4-6 hours until beans are tender and you can’t wait anymore.

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Segment 2 (Amateur Radio)

Radio Amateur Finds Another “Zombie Satellite”

Source:  https://lhs.fyi/lT  (ARRL)

QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo

Source:  https://lhs.fyi/lU (QSO Today)

Segment 3 (Open Source)

Transmission 3.0 Released

Source:  https://lhs.fyi/lW (github)

EA Releasing Command and Conquer Source Code

Source:  https://lhs.fyi/lX (theverge)

Segment 4 (Linux in the Ham Shack)

ClearNode – AllStar & Echolink by W6WNG

Source:  https://lhs.fyi/lV (node ventures)

QLog

Segment 5 (Social Media Roundup)

Facebook

Michael Prevatt

Aaron Blattner

????? ???

Twitter

@RobertColling2

@deadtom

@sethlavinder

YouTube

William Emidy

James Gill

Jack Prindle

Dave O

Hillman N5ABI

Mailing List

Michael, N2UN

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Segment 1 (Deep Dive)

Project Discussion Round Table

IRLP Node-in-a-Box

Yaesu System Fusion and WiRES-X

Listener Project Updates

Resources

https://lhs.fyi/mg (Mouse without Borders)

https://lhs.fyi/mh (Barrier)

https://lhs.fyi/mi (Icom IC-2730H)

https://lhs.fyi/mj (Arrow Satellite Antenna)

https://lhs.fyi/mk (ClearNode)

https://lhs.fyi/ml (Open Energy Monitor)

https://lhs.fyi/9v (Ham Radio Workbench)

Segment 2 (Announcements & Feedback)

Voice Mail from Rich, K0EB

Comments on YouTube Video from Terry

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This Weekend in Amateur Radio (Segment 1)

Contests

His Majesty King of Spain Contest

Source: https://lhs.fyi/lz

Hamvention QSO Party

Source:  https://lhs.fyi/kK

Contests Next Weekend

Day of the YLs Contest

Source: https://lhs.fyi/lA

Special Events

Emergency Medical Services Week 2020

Source: https://lhs.fyi/lJ (Facebook)

Mount St. Helen’s Eruption 40th Anniversary

Source: https://lhs.fyi/lK (W7AIA)

Fort Pierce Navy Seal Museum Honoring National Military Month

Source: https://lhs.fyi/lL (W4OT)

Strange Antenna Challenge

Source: https://lhs.fyi/lM (N0EW)

Announcements

Coffee Give-a-way and Store Purchases

I Won Whiskey

LHS Ham Radio Challenge

Try some Yaesu System Fusion in WiRES-X mode if your radio is capable of it.

This Weekend in Open Source (Segment 2)

Distros to Try

Endless OS

Source: https://lhs.fyi/lN (endless)

LHS Open Source Challenge

Try some Yaesu System Fusion by connecting to the network using Pi-Star to make it more Open Source-y.

This Weekend in Hedonism (Segment 3)

Cheryl’s Recipe Corner!

Easy Chicken Marsala

Description

When we go out for Italian, I have to be careful due to a nasty allergy to tomatoes. So I tend to steer away from the normal stuff.  And what is better than than a wine sauce over some chicken with some tasty fungus mixed in?

Ingredients

2 skinless, boneless, chicken breasts

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

1/2 cup all purpose flour or corn starch for gluten-free

Up to 1/2 cup olive or vegetable oil

8 ounces container of mushroom, sliced and cleaned

2 tablespoons butter

1/2 cup sweet Marsala wine (OR, you can substitute 1/2 cup dry white wine and 2 teaspoons of brandy for the Marsala)

1/4 cup chicken stock

1/4 cup sherry or dry white wine

Optional: 2 tablespoons heavy cream

Garnish with chopped parsley or oregano

Directions

Split each chicken breast through the middle to make 2 pieces. Place plastic wrap over them and pound each one flat using a meat tenderizer/mallet until they are about a quarter inch thick. Season a good amount of salt and pepper on both sides of each piece. Place some flour on a plate and and dredge each piece of chicken in it. Heat the oil over medium-high heat and when the oil is hot fry each piece of chicken for 3-4 minutes on each side until they are golden brown (this may require you to do this in 2 batches). Remove chicken and place them on your serving platter covering them with foil. carefully soak up any remaining oil with paper towels and discard. Reduce the heat to medium and add butter and mushrooms. Saute mushrooms for 4-5 minutes making sure to season them with salt and pepper lightly. Add marsala wine, sherry, cream, and chicken stock allowing the liquid to reduce slightly – approx. 3 minutes. Pour mushrooms and sauce over chicken and serve. Enjoy!

Russ’s Drink Corner

Redwood Empire Pipe Dream Bourbon

Description

Named for the 14th tallest tree on the planet, Pipe Dream is our first Bourbon whiskey. Pipe Dream Bourbon is made from a high corn mash-bill and blended from barrels aged between four and twelve years. Smooth and complex, it is a true sipping whiskey. It’s a blend of 4- through 12-year-old bourbons and bottled at 90 proof in Sonoma County, California, a place known much more for wine than whiskey.

Details

Mashbill: 75% Corn, 21% Rye, 4% Malted Barley

ABV: 45% (90 Proof)

Region: Sonoma County, California

Color: Deep gold

Nose: Strong sweetness, peanut brittle with maple, vanilla and honey, hint of grappa

Taste: Pecan, brown sugar, vanilla, barrel char and general woodiness

Finish: Moderately light with a general sweetness and hint of pepper

Price: $37

Rating: 84

Bill’s Whatever Corner

Wild Turkey Rare Breed

Review back on LHS Episode #288

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Segment 1 (Lead Topic)

Contest University 2020 Will Be Held Online Free Via Zoom

Source: https://lhs.fyi/mf

Segment 2 (Amateur Radio)

Learn CW Online Reports Highest Monthly Numbers in 10 Years

Source: https://lhs.fyi/lD (Reddit)

Holding Club Meetings By Zoom/Skype/Meet?

Source: https://lhs.fyi/lF. (Dan, KB6NU)

Six Meter Season is Open!

Source: https://lhs.fyi/lI

Segment 3 (Open Source)

3D Printed N95 Montana Mask Design Released Under GPLv3

Source: https://lhs.fyi/lB (/.)

OpenIndiana Hipster 2020.04 Released

Source: https://lhs.fyi/lC (OSNews)

GhostBSD 20.04 Released and Then 20.04.1

Source:  https://lhs.fyi/lH (GhostBSD)

Segment 4 (Linux in the Ham Shack)

WSJT-X 2.2.0 Reaches RC1

Source: https://lhs.fyi/lE

LinuxLog v1.23

Source: https://lhs.fyi/lG

Shack PC Updates

Segment 5 (Social Media Roundup)

Facebook

Ben Hartley

Twitter

@benhartley1977

@WA5PSA

@lorisboiteux

@fosshost1

YouTube

Todd Goodman

William Emidy

Clifton Avers

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Segment 1 (Deep Dive)

Yaesu System Fusion and WiRES-X

Topics

What is System Fusion?

What are C4FM and FDMA?

Difference Between DN, VW, DW, Analog Modes

Available Yaesu Hardware

Repeaters (DR-1X, DR-2X)

What is WIRES-X?

WIRES-X Compatible Transceivers

What is DG-ID?

What is the HRI-200 and do I you need one?

PDN vs HRI Mode

YSF With Pi-Star

Resources

https://lhs.fyi/gX (Yaesu System Fusion)

Segment 2 (Announcements & Feedback)

E-mail from Serge, ON4AA

Source: https://linuxlog.su

Additional Info:

https://hamwaves.com

https://github.com/bastonc/linlog_v1.1/

Ham-Con 2020 Cancelled

Source: https://lhs.fyi/me

E-mail from Frank Maynard, NF8M