Linux in the Ham Shack

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Segment 1 (Deep Dive)

Interview with Rob, KA2PBT on RM-11831

Digital Communications

PACTOR

Winlink

Open Protocols

NPRM-1639

Dropping symbol rate limitation in Part 97

Baud rate vs symbol rate

Part 97

Digital Radio

RM-11831

PACTOR-4

Segment 2 (Announcements & Feedback)

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This Weekend in Amateur Radio (Segment 1)

Contests

RSGB 80m Club Championship

When: June 27, 1900Z - June 27, 2030Z

Freq(s): 80m

Mode(s): SSB

Notes: A series of short evening contests on 3.5MHz, promoting competition between Affiliated Societies. Individual scores in every event count towards a Society’s overall score.

Source: https://lhs.fyi/eK

Battle of Carabobo International Contest

When: June 28, 0000Z - June 29, 2400Z

Freq(s): 40 - 10m (No WARC)

Mode(s): SSB

Notes: The Radio Club Valencia AC, invites all Amateur Radio World to take part into the Battle of Carabobo International contest. From Wikipedia: The Battle of Carabobo, on 24 June 1821, was fought between independence fighters, led by Venezuelan General Simón Bolívar, and the Royalist forces, led by Spanish Field Marshal Miguel de la Torre. Bolívar’s decisive victory at Carabobo led to the independence of Venezuela and establishment of the Republic of Gran Colombia.

Source: https://lhs.fyi/eM

Contests Next Weekend

DL-DX RTTY Contest

When: July 6, 1100Z - July 7, 1059Z

Band(s): 80 - 10m (No WARC)

Mode(s): RTTY

Notes: Warble warble DX

Source: https://lhs.fyi/eJ

Marconi Memorial HF Contest

When: July 6, 1400Z - July 7, 1400Z

Freq(s): 160 - 10m (No WARC)

Mode(s): CW

Notes: The Marconi Memorial contest HF commemorates the II Century of Radio and its father: Guglielmo Marconi. It’s a World-Wide competition: Everybody can work everybody, only CW.

Source: https://lhs.fyi/eI

Spirit of 76 QSO Party

When: July 1, 0001Z - July 7, 2400Z

Freq(s): 28.345 (USB), 28.050 (CW), 28.120 (PSK31), 28.086 (RTTY), 29.600 (FM), 29.000 (AM)

Mode(s): See Above

Notes: This event will run for 7 days and be around July 4th of each year. Make as many contacts as you can during the week using 6 modes. Scoring will be as normal for QSO Parties, 2 points for members and 1 point for non members. Dupes will be allowed once for each mode. It will be possible to work the same call 6 times in each of the various modes for a maximum total of 12 points per call. All other normal rules apply. This will also allow members to work on their Lucky 13 Award at the same time we are creating activity over the entire 10 meter spectrum. If band conditions are poor, and we all concentrate on the same frequencies, we have a much better chance of making contacts. The various Chapter Nets will have the opportunity after their nets to schedule some contacts for the various modes. During the Daily Nets we could schedule some activity when they are finished. Win1010 has been modified to score this event. Another program, 10QSOLogger will also work for this event. The QSO Party Log Form and QSO Party Cover Sheet from the Key Forms Page of this web site may be used. Electronic logs shall beforwarded to the QSO Party Manager at [email protected].

Source: https://lhs.fyi/eH (TenTen Intl)

Special Events

13 Colonies

When: July 1, 1300Z - July 8, 0400Z

Freq(s): 160m - 10m (no 60m), 6m, 2m

Mode(s): All

Call Sign(s): GB13COL, K2A - K2M, K2Z, , K7M, WM3PEN

Source: https://lhs.fyi/eL

First Communication with Earth (50th Anniversary)

When: July 20, 1300Z - July 21, 1700Z

Freq(s): 3.543, 3.830, 7.043, 7.230, 14.043, 14.245, 21.043, 21.435, 28.043, 28.465

Mode(s): CW, SSB

Call Sign(s): K9MOT

Notes: To commemorate Motorola’s contribution to the Apollo program and lunar communication.

Source: https://lhs.fyi/eN

Announcements

Still looking for anyone who might want to help with an LHS web site redesign and/or show notes.

LHS Ham Radio Challenge

Write a decent N1MM clone and let everyone know about it. You’ll be rich and famous.

This Weekend in Open Source (Segment 2)

Distros to Try

Enso OS

Built on the latest LTS release of Ubuntu, version 18.04 Enso includes all the latest security and system packages from the main Ubuntu dev branch and these packages will be supported by Ubuntu for the next 3 years.

Source: https://enso-os.site/

Events

IEEE CLOUD

When: July 8-13, 2019

Where: Milan, Italy

What: Being the first IEEE conference dedicated to cloud computing, IEEE International Conference on Cloud Computing (CLOUD) has been a prime international forum for both researchers and industry practitioners to exchange the latest fundamental advances in the state of the art and practice of cloud computing, identify emerging research topics, and define the future of cloud computing. All topics regarding cloud computing align with the theme of CLOUD. In 2019, we will gather to strive to advance the largest international professional forum on cloud computing.

Source: https://lhs.fyi/eG

USENIX Annual Technical Conference 2019

When: July 10-12, 2019

Where: Renton, Washington, USA

What: USENIX ATC brings together leading systems researchers for the presentation of cutting-edge systems research and the opportunity to gain insight into a wealth of must-know topics, including virtualization, system and network management and troubleshooting, cloud and edge computing, security, privacy, and trust, mobile and wireless, and more. The program includes a keynote address by Remzi Arpaci-Dusseau, University of Wisconsin—Madison, refereed paper presentations, two poster sessions, Birds-of-a-Feather sessions (BoFs), and more.

Source: https://lhs.fyi/eE (USENIX)

O’Reilly Open Source Software Conference

When: July 15-18, 2019

Where: Portland, Oregon, USA

What: Open source is at the core of the software development. But today, you have to go deeper. You need to know how to implement new technologies like Kubernetes and TensorFlow. You need to work in a cloud environment that isn’t always open source-friendly. To know how machine learning can make or break your code. Whether you’re looking to understand where software development is headed, or want to dive into the key technologies that you need to build resilient, useful, innovative software, the O’Reilly Open Source Software Conference is where you’ll find the answers you need.

Source: https://lhs.fyi/eF (O’Reilly)

LHS Open Source Challenge

Write a decent N1MM clone and let everyone know about it. You’ll be rich and famous.

This Weekend in Hedonism (Segment 3)

Cheryl’s Recipe Corner!

Quick and Easy Lo Mein

Description

Bill from the ICQ podcast put me on the spot, at Hamvention, when they interviewed us and asked if I had a recipe.  After they posted the video to YouTube, I posted the following recipe in the video comments.  SO… I decided to share it with our listeners as well! I’m a HUGE fan of Lo Mein. This is a quick and easy recipe, that takes less than 30 minutes from start to finish.

Ingredients (Sauce)

2 tablespoons Dark soy sauce*

1 tablespoon Light soy sauce*

1 teaspoon sesame oil

1 teaspoon sugar

Ingredients (Lo Mein)

4–6 ounces uncooked Lo Mein noodles (or substitute Spaghetti Noodles)

1 tablespoon vegetable or sesame oil (to stir-fry protein)

2 cups bite size pieces of chicken / shrimp / beef / pork / tofu

1 tablespoon sesame oil (to stir-fry vegetables

3 green onions, chopped (separate green parts from white parts – you’ll use both separately)

2–3 cups julienne cut or chopped vegetables like carrots / green, red and/or yellow bell peppers / cabbage / bok choy / mushrooms / broccoli / onion / snap peas / fresh spinach (use whatever you desire!)

1–2 tablespoons Mirin

Directions (Sauce)

Shake all the sauce ingredients together in a jar.

Direcitons (Noodles)

Cook the noodles according to package directions. Drain and set aside.

Directions (Protein)

Heat the first serving of vegetable or sesame oil in a large wok or skillet.  Stir fry protein, then remove from heat and set aside.

Directions (Lo Mein)

Heat the 2nd mention of sesame oil in a large wok or skillet. Add the green onions (white parts) and vegetables to the hot pan. Stir fry until fork-tender, about 5 minutes. Add the mirin to loosen the browned bits up off the bottom of the pan. Add protein back into the pan, then add the cooked noodles and about half of the sauce – toss around in the hot pan to combine. Add more sauce if needed (I usually gauge the amount of sauce I want by the color of the noodles – you want a medium brown color, not too light, not too dark). Serve topped with remaining green onions! NOTE:  When a recipe calls for mirin, the Japanese sweet rice wine, you need a combination of acidic and sweet flavors. Add a pinch of sugar to 2 tablespoons of white wine, vermouth, or dry sherry to replace the mirin.

Russ’s Drink Corner

Bulleit Bourbon (Barrel Strength)

Description

My bottle is from Batch No. 5. Bulleit Bourbon Barrel Strength is made from the same high-rye mash bill as the original expression. The barrels selected were combined into a single batch for on bottling Louisville, Kentucky. This version is uncut and unfiltered straight from the barrel. Each batch will vary in ABV, ranging between 118 and 126 proof.

Details

Mashbill: 68% Corn, 28% Rye, 4% Malted Barley

ABV: 62.7% (125.4 Proof)

Region: Kentucky, USA

Color: Medium amber

Nose: Rye spice, sweet oak, vanilla, pepper, toffee, biscuits

Taste: Chocolate, maple, oak, nutmeg, cocoa, almond, vanilla, unbaked bread

Finish: Long and dry, light toffee, deepened oak, brown sugar, pepper tingle

Price: $45 - $60 (750ml)

Rating: 85

Bill’s Whatever Corner

Camping Trip Brews

Centennial IPA - Flathead Valley Brewing Company

Cloudcroft IPA - Kalispell Brewing Company

Open Road Cold Brew Coffee Stout - Tamarack Brewing Company

Hat Trick Hop IPA - Tamarack Brewing Company

Listen Now

Segment 1 (Lead Topic)

Segment 2 (Amateur Radio)

ARRL IT Engineer Position Available (Hmmm…)

Source: https://lhs.fyi/eC (ARRL)

FCC Takes Action

Source: https://lhs.fyi/eA (FCC)

Oregon Emergency Communications Tower Destroyed

https://lhs.fyi/ez (The World Link)

Segment 3 (Open Source)

Steam Won’t Support Ubuntu 19.10 and Future Releases

Source: https://lhs.fyi/eB (HowToGeek)

Canonical Backtracks on Pulling 32-bit Support

Source: https://lhs.fyi/ex (Engadget)

How to Install Linux on Android without Root

Source: https://lhs.fyi/ey (How 2 Shout)

Enso 0.3.1 “Dancing Daisy” Release

Source: https://lhs.fyi/eX (Enso Blog)

Segment 4 (Linux in the Ham Shack)

Setting up your DBV-S2 Decoder for QO-100 (Eshail-2) on Linux

Source: https://lhs.fyi/eD (ZR6AIC Blogspot)

Segment 5 (Social Media Roundup)

Twitter

@BartonDVM

@GregoryFoote

@k777p

@macn01

@DevJourneyFM

@M0NVQ

@MarceloAM67

@robertbond

@matalahuva

@linuxnation

@MichaelPNash

YouTube

Galen Thurber

Ethan Busse

Jiber14

coachsals

Jeremy Smith

Keith Head

Mailing List

Michael, K4MJD

Listen Now

Segment 1 (Deep Dive)

Interview and History of Linux with Jon “Maddog” Hall

Additional Info:

https://lhs.fyi/eV (Wikipedia)

https://lhs.fyi/eW (LPI)

Roundtable Q&A

Segment 2 (Announcements & Feedback)

Hamvention Video of LHS with ICQ Podcast

E-mail from James Barton, K5JTB

Voice mail from Anonymous on RM-11831

Voice mail from Frank, KF4MH

Voice mail from Rich (AC0RG, now K0EB)

Listen to Episode #288

This Weekend in Amateur Radio (Segment 1)

Contests

ARRL June VHF Contest: 1800Z, Jun 8 to 0259Z, Jun 10

Source: https://lhs.fyi/6Q (ARRL)

GACW WWSA CW DX Contest: 1500Z, Jun 8 to 1500Z, Jun 9

Source: https://lhs.fyi/el

Contests Next Weekend

All Asian DX Contest, CW: 0000Z, Jun 15 to 2400Z, Jun 16

Source: https://lhs.fyi/em (JARL)

SMIRK Contest: 0000Z, Jun 15 to 2400Z, Jun 16

Source: https://lhs.fyi/en (SMIRK)

Special Events

GB100GP to mark Gilwell Park centenary

Source: https://lhs.fyi/eo (RSGB)

SARL Youth Sprint and World QRP Day

Source: https://lhs.fyi/ep (Southgate ARC)

Announcements

ICQ Podcast Interviews LHS Podcast

Source: https://lhs.fyi/eh

Additional Info: https://www.icqpodcast.com/

LHS Ham Radio Challenge

Check into a national or worldwide HF net.

This Weekend in Open Source (Segment 2)

Distros to Try

Mageia 7.0-RC

LHS Readiness Score: 4.2

Source: https://lhs.fyi/ed (Mageia)

Events

LF Networking

Source: https://lhs.fyi/ee (Linux Foundation)

Events Next Week

OpenExpo Europe

Source: https://lhs.fyi/ef (OpenExpo Europe)

KubeCon China

Source: https://lhs.fyi/eg

LHS Open Source Challenge

Install an application using flatpak or snap.

This Weekend in Hedonism (Segment 3)

Cheryl’s Recipe Corner!

Garlic Soup

Description

One (of many!) of my favorite items on the menu at Zydeco’s 5 in Mooresville, IN… the restaurant owned by our friend and fellow Ham, Carter Hutchinson (K9KJN).  I came home from Hamvention sick… so a brief whine at Hutch managed to get me the recipe, and I think it mostly cured (along with antibiotics) what ailed me.  Thank you, Hutch!

Ingredients

1 cup of minced garlic (I used jarred, that I buy at Walmart; Hutch suggests fresh)

1/2 teaspoon White Pepper

2 teaspoons Thyme

1 stick butter

1 loaf stale French Bread

48 ounces chicken or vegetable broth/stock (might need more)

Heavy Cream (optional)

Slices of french bread (optional)

Directions

Saute garlic, pepper and thyme in butter until garlic is light brown.  Pulverize french bread in a food processor to a very fine crumb, then mix into the garlic mixture.  Warm the broth/stock to boiling in the microwave (or on the stove).  Once everything is hot, mix everything together and float a slice of french bread on top. NOTE: You may need more broth/stock to make the soup the consistency that you like, I used a typical loaf of French/Italian bread from the Walmart bakery, and ended up having to use about 72 ounces of broth/stock (which made the soup fairly thick, and provided about 8 bowls of soup).  I typically warm my stock in a saucepan and add the garlic/bread mixture to it and then serve it immediately; you can NOT simmer this, though, as the bread will sink to the bottom and stick to the bottom of the pan.  Dish up the soup, stir in some heavy cream (if desired) and float a small slice of bread (which I usually toast) on the soup.  I HAVE sprinkled some shredded Swiss (or mozzarella) cheese on the top, too, with some dried chives.  All optional serving ideas.

Russ’s Drink Corner

Wild Turkey Rare Breed Bourbon

Description

The true, bold spirit of Wild Turkey has been captured in this authentic barrel proof whiskey, creating one of the finest bourbons in the world. Uncut with water, Rare Breed is an uncompromised Kentucky bourbon with tones of sweet tobacco and hints of orange and mint, making it a remarkably smooth whiskey legend. It is reportedly a blend of 6-, 8- and 10-year old whiskies and is a multiple award winning bourbon.

Details

Mashbill: 75% Corn, 13% Rye, 12% Malted Barley

ABV: 58.4% (116.8 Proof)

Region: Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, USA

Color: Lightly honeyed caramel

Nose: Caramel, vanilla, gingerbread, raspberry, citrus extract, sawdust

Taste: Butter cake, fruitcake, clove, brown bread, bread grain

Finish: Good length, oily pine resin, caramel

Price:  $45

Rating: 92

Bill’s Whatever Corner

New Belgium Brewing - Fat Tire

ABV - 5.2%

IBU - Not enough

A nice clean amber ale, but the wife didn’t know better.  🙂

Listen to Episode #287

Segment 1 (Lead Topic)

ARRL Field Day 2019

Source: https://lhs.fyi/arrlfd (ARRL)

Segment 2 (Amateur Radio)

Our Sun’s Mysterious 11-Year CyclePossiblyDriven by****Planetary Alignment

Source: https://lhs.fyi/eq (Science Alert)

High-altitude****Research Balloon Found One Year After Disappearing

Source: https://lhs.fyi/er (CTV News)

FM Satellite Griefing

Segment 3 (Open Source)

Linux Mint’s Record Month

Source: https://lhs.fyi/es (Linux Mint Blog)

Widevine**: The W3CProprietaryS****tandard?**

Source: https://lhs.fyi/et (BoingBoing)

Dissenter - Meet the Free Speech Web Browser

Source:

https://lhs.fyi/ew

https://lhs.fyi/ev (github)

Meet HiddenWasp: The New Linux Malware

Sources:

https://lhs.fyi/ei (IsBuzz)

https://lhs.fyi/ej (Security Intelligence)

Segment 4 (Linux in the Ham Shack)

WSJT-X 2.1.0-rc6 Released andThen Pulled

Source: https://lhs.fyi/eu (WSJT Mailing List)

First On-Air Test of FreeDV 2020

Source:

https://lhs.fyi/ek (Southgate ARC)

https://github.com/drowe67/freedv-gui/tree/brad-2020

Segment 5 (Social Media Roundup)

Facebook

Roy Ward

Stuart Tankersley

Paul Andrews

Michael Warren

Christopher Rowan

Twitter

@MtnDulcimer

@3dBDown

@WJ5FF

@erikdewildt

@TechnoVince

@DxStationForum

@jphebus

@Jim_Cook

@SegHaxx

@PY2ZA

@FabakaryJabang1

@BioennoPower

@KD4IIW

@vy2hf

@ekimyerac

@n5vdc

@stocktweetsman

@lambropoulos

@VE3VVS

@Nxlog_team

@N8XRV

@YOTAregion2

YouTube

Jared Crane

Jim Harriss

Nisbet Samuel

John Amdor

MrGaryvic

Michael Wolfe

N8XRV

Welcome to Episode #286 of Linux in the Ham Shack. The hosts are back from Dayton Hamvention 2019 and have stories to share about their experiences. We touch on everything …

Thank you for tuning in to Episode 285 of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode we wrap up our experiences with day one of the 2019 Hamvention in …

Listen to Episode #284

This Weekend in Amateur Radio (Segment 1)

Contests

VOLTA WW RTTY Contest: 1200Z, May 11 to 1200Z, May 12

Source:   https://lhs.fyi/6F

CQ-M International DX Contest: 1200Z, May 11 to 1159Z, May 12

Source:   https://lhs.fyi/e7

Contests Next Weekend

EU PSK DX Contest:  1200Z, May 18 to 1200Z, May 19

Source:   https://lhs.fyi/e8

His Maj. King of Spain Contest, CW

Source:   https://lhs.fyi/e9

Special Events

Golden Spike 150th Celebration

Source:  https://lhs.fyi/ea

Landing Day Celebration

Source:  https://lhs.fyi/eb

W7K Special Event - Redefinition of the Kelvin

Source:  https://lhs.fyi/ec

This Weekend in Open Source (Segment 2)

Distros to Try

Fedora Core 30

Source:  https://lhs.fyi/fedora

Events

Eyeball QSO - May 15th.  Please RSVP by the 13th

Hamvention May 17-19

Events Next Week

Cephalocon

KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe

This Weekend in Hedonism (Segment 3)

Cheryl’s Recipe Corner!

Mushroom Asada

Ingredients

2 (24 ounce) containers mushrooms, cut in quarters

1 cup water or chicken stock

2/3 cup soy sauce

4 scallions, finely chopped

Juice of 1 lemon or 2 limes

6 tablespoons dark brown sugar

1 teaspoon garlic powder

1 teaspoon ground cumin

1-2 teaspoon red pepper flakes

Directions

Place all ingredients in a large crock pot or slow cooker, and stir. Cover, and cook on high 5-7 hours. Serve with a slotted spoon so that the liquid drains out

R****uss’s Drink Corner

Old Bardstown Estate Bottled Bourbon

Description

Old Bardstown Estate Bottled — a Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey — features a high-corn recipe and is fermented using Kentucky limestone water. This bourbon is aged for a minimum of 4 years in new, American oak casks and bottled at 101 proof.

Details

ABV:  50.5% alc./vol. (101 proof)

Region: Kentucky, USA

Color: Caramel with light auburn tones

Nose: Oak, Mint

Taste:  Caramel, Tobacco, Leather, Nutmeg, Corn Sweetness, Barrel bitterness

Finish:  Oak bitterness, Barley, Caramel Vanilla, Cherry

Price:  $31

Rating:  85

Bill’s Whatever Corner

Bodhizafa IPA

Description

Location: Georgetown Brewing Company (Seattle, WA)

ABV: 6.9%

IBU - 60

For normal people it’s a darn tasty IPA. For beer lovers, this IPA gets its light silky texture from rolled oats. The flavor and aroma both express mandarin and citrus all around. Over five pounds of hops per barrel makes this IPA truly Bodhilicious. Gold medal winner in the American Style IPA category at the Great American Beer Festival in 2016!

Listen to Episode #283

Segment 1 (Lead Topic)

Segment 2 (Amateur Radio)

FT4 has arrived in a Release Candidate of WSJT-X

Source:  https://lhs.fyi/e5  (wsjt-x)

World Scout Jamboree Gearing Up for Significant Amateur Radio Presence

Source:  https://lhs.fyi/e6 (ARRL)

Segment 3 (Open Source)

Linuxfest Northwest Wrap-up

Additional Info:

https://live.lfnw.org/ (2 days)

https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/1030/jblive/

Segment 4 (Linux in the Ham Shack)

Fedora Core 30

LHS Readiness: 4.8

Source:  https://lhs.fyi/fedora